People always ask me, as a man (I suppose) who’s always calculating things in his head: what is the greatest song of all time?

“Easy”, I always respond, “Otis Redding: You Left the Water Running. Easy”.

(should you be unfamiliar with it, the song is here)

Why am I randomly bringing-up the greatest song of all time in a comedy blog? Because it
proves one my favorite theories:
how grating black music becomes when performed by white people, versus how awesome it is when the Japanese do it.

white people performing “You Left the Water Running”:

–versus–

The Japenese:

NOTE: you are not expected to listen to the full clip of white people performing “You Left the Water Running”
(though it is fine if you do). Also, that clip of the Japanese guys, The Fave Raves, is from 2007, even though it looks like honky tonk footage from the 60s. They are my new favorite band. And, yes, you heard correctly: that white lady started her version with, “shake it out”.