A couple of a weeks ago, Burlington’s crown princes of pop, The Jazz Guys, took the local interwebs community by storm with a great cover and video of “Single Ladies,” the recent chart scorcher by pop diva Beyoncé. If you haven’t seen it yet — or simply wish to relive the glory — here it is again.

Anyway, as I mentioned in my SoundBites column two weeks ago, they are itchin’ to get back into the studio and do it all again. The only hitch: They need your help to figure out which song they should lampoon next. Decisions, decisions.

Below is a list of five songs the band is currently considering. Take a look, cast your vote and in a couple of weeks, The JGs promise to rock our worlds yet again with another funny tune — and maybe a copyright infringement lawsuit.

 

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This article appears in Nov 4-10, 2009.

Dan Bolles is a culture coeditor at Seven Days. He joined the paper in 2007 as its music editor, covering Vermont's robust music, comedy and nightlife scenes for a decade before deciding he was too old to be going to the Monkey House on weeknights to see rock shows for a living. He became assistant arts editor in 2017 and culture coeditor in 2021. Bolles has received numerous local and national awards for his writing on Vermont arts, sports and the occasional celebrity canine murder mystery. He loves...

13 replies on “The Jazz Guys: They Rock, You Decide”

  5. Their version stunk… mostly because they weren’t wearing leotards. Before they move on to another song, I think they should redo the video. Fully leotard-ed. And high heels would be nice.I’m 100% with Amber. “Tardy for the Party” is a must.

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