Modest Mouse’s ‘Float On’ – Reality Singing Show Fails
When the dozen ‘American Idol‘ Season 6 finalists got together to sing Modest Mouse‘s 2004 hit ‘Float On’ in a Ford-sponsored montage, the backlash was both immediate and damning. “Last night’s ‘American Idol’ rendition of ‘Float On’ is clearly the most disturbing thing to ever happen to our country’s yup-rock taste-barons,” reported Idolator at the time, summing up the indie community’s sentiment in one concise sentence. ‘Good News for People Who Love Bad News,’ indeed.
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