Michael, thanks so much for the video (meaning this). A pick-me-up, just as you said. One thing that struck me, while watching the video, was that these pop singers sang in tune. I think it was kind of expected, no big deal. It doesn’t mean everything in singing, but it means a surprising lot.

I’ll give you a living pop singer who can sing in tune: Dolly Parton. Smart as hell, too. I love what she says about being called a dumb blonde: “I’m not blonde, either.”