feeling listless

Music The short list for the Grammies has been released. Knowing I know nothing about music, here are my picks:

Record Of The Year Don't Know Why - Norah Jones (because it's the only one which hasn't been on Mtv or Emap heavy rotation long enough to irritate the hell out of everyone)
Album Of The Year Come Away With Me - Norah Jones (it's the only album I have -- and Eminem -- again!?!)
Song Of The Year Complicated - Avril Lavigne & The Matrix, songwriters (Avril Lavigne) (Because I love the idea that The Matrix from the film was behind the record as a way of subjigating the masses in preparation for the upcoming overthrowing of humanity by the machines. And the thought of Agent Smith hunched over a piano trying to work out how a teenage girl feels about boys is a bit funny)
Best New Artist Norah Jones (they wouldn't touch Ashanti after last time. John who? And it's almost as though no one but Lavigne recorded anything this year
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance Soak Up The Sun - Sheryl Crow (although -- for once I've actually heard all of the songs. Hard decision. I'm sure Spears will get it becuase it appears to be only thing she's been nominated for).
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance Your Body Is A Wonderland - John Mayer (still haven't heard of him)
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal Hey Baby - No Doubt (it would good to see No Doubt back.
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals The Game Of Love - Santana & Michelle Branch (something I didn't mind seeing on heavy rotation)
Best Pop Instrumental Performance 18 - Moby (or the made up award so that Moby can win something)
Best Pop Vocal Album Let Go - Avril Lavigne (just to be fare -- didn't any men record any good albums last year? What was Ryan Adams up to other than kicking people out of his gigs?)
Best Dance Recording Gotta Get Thru This - Daniel Bedingfield (because I'm in a charitable mood -- once this was a hit he started to produce ballads. Makes sense.)
Best Female Rock Vocal Performance Alone - Susan Tedeschi (haven't we been here? Picked this time because I like her surname)
Best Male Rock Vocal Performance45 - Elvis Costello (just for being nominated)
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With VocalIn My Place - Coldplay (for getting Gwyneth Paltrow. You really do deserve an award, my friend)
Best Hard Rock Performance All My Life - Foo Fighters (because I've heard of them)
Best Metal Performance My Plague - Slipknot (because that takes some conviction)
Best Rock Song The Rising - Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)
Best Rock Album C'mon, C'mon - Sheryl Crow (it's the one I bought)
Best Alternative Music Album Behind The Music - The Soundtrack Of Our Lives
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance More Than A Woman - Aaliyah (she'll end up winning it posthumously anyway, so what the hell)
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance Take A Message - Remy Shand (with a name like that he may have been picked on at school)
Best Contemporary R&B Album Cookie: The Anthropological Mixtape - Meshell Ndegeocello (see above)
Best Female Rap Solo Performance Scream a.k.a Itchin' - Missy Elliott (my god she's lost weight)
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group And lo my musical knowledge escapes me. Who are all you people and are you any good? Skip to the end ...

I've a good feeling about Norah Jones. I mean she may win a few awards on the night ...