tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8180498216869726946.post-18219195908967322892007-12-14T12:48:00.001-08:002007-12-14T13:02:59.279-08:00<a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_oW-tNsb0CZ0/R2LsPWh6P-I/AAAAAAAAAEU/MMHfbL3tUNU/s1600-h/clayidol.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143933472900530146" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_oW-tNsb0CZ0/R2LsPWh6P-I/AAAAAAAAAEU/MMHfbL3tUNU/s320/clayidol.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><p><strong>Clay Aiken</strong>, in the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame someday? Not as crazy as you might think - especially after <em><strong>Madonna</strong> </em>was enshrined this month. Now, you might argue that Madonna is a mega star who has been churning out hits for the better part of a quarter of a century. And there's no arguing her influence on pop culture (before Madonna, girls only flashed their boobs on Bourbon Street during <em>Mardi Gras</em>; now, they do it to and from church...). Still, even the biggest Madonna supporter can't argue with a straight face that she is a <em>rock</em> star! Pop, definitely. Dance, absolutely. Music video exhibitionist, no question. But <em>rock</em> star? I defy anyone to name one Madonna song that even remotely sounds like rock n' roll. So what the hell is she doing in the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame, alongside such greats as Elvis, The Beatles, and The Stones, to name a few? Beats me. Which brings us to Clay Aiken, now two years separated from his first Manilow-esque recording. Should Clay hang around the charts off and on for the next two decades, it's not out of the question that the Alfred E. Neuman look-alike will one day sport a bust inside the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame. Thankfully, I'll be dead by then. At least, I hope...</p><p>Return to <strong><a href="http://www.seespanrun.com/">See Span Run</a></strong></p>Sue D. Nimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04184967982088304683noreply@blogger.com