NKOTB? More Like OPOTT, kwim?
That’s Old Peepaws On The Toilet, coz that’s what their music still sounds like, just with older guys singing it.
In case you’re interested (and in case you still sleep with your New Kids On The Block pillowcase and still argue with your friends over who is hotter, Jordan or Jonathan), here’s their new video for their new song, Summertime.
Just how old does one have to be before one is no longer a New Kid?
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You can correct me if I’m wrong but are you sure New Kids on the Block really has anything to do with their age? Cuz seriously, I always thought it was just a name. *shrug* If that’s the case, Kid Rock should change his name too because he is neither a kid nor a rock. And all those sports teams? They should all just be names like “The Boston People” or “The LA Sports Participants”. Yah, good theory.
Comment by Ava — June 10, 2008 @ 10:13 pm
Take yourself seriously much? *shrugs*
My point was that they had their boy band moment way back in the day. Now, they just look desperate and pathetic, trying to make a comeback over ten years after their star flamed out. It had nothing to do with age.
But, thank you so much for explaining that it’s “just a name.” We’re all richer for the experience. I’m so relieved…I can sleep better tonight knowing that they aren’t literally “kids”, and there is no “block”, and they aren’t “on” this proverbial block, and that Kid Rock isn’t truly a young aggregate. I was so confused!
Comment by k — June 10, 2008 @ 10:33 pm
They certainly aren’t NEW kids on the block, for that matter, heh. Or I guess if they are having a come-back they are the NEW New Kids On The Block. Or the Newer Kids On The Block.
Whatever they are… they still suck. Never liked them when I was 10, don’t like them when I’m 14. Stopped halfway through the video, laughing.
Comment by Brooke — June 11, 2008 @ 7:00 am
Or rather when I’m 24. Whoo, finger slippage.
Comment by Brooke — June 11, 2008 @ 7:01 am
I loved them when I was 8 but they don’t translate well into the 21st century. They really seem ridiculous and the name certainly doesn’t help. How about No Longer New Kids on the Block? Then we know up front that they are neither new nor good.
Comment by squishers — June 11, 2008 @ 8:52 pm
You make fun of them and yet you come up with something as lame as “Old Peepaws On The Toilet” Give me a break. And who cares about age? Tell that to Aerosmith and the Rolling Stones.
Comment by Shelley — June 11, 2008 @ 9:54 pm
If you can even begin to think to compare NKOTB to legends such as Aerosmith and the Rolling Stones, then you’re beyond any form of help.
Basically, since you can’t seem to figure it out on your own, the latter two rawk, NKOTB suck….and always have. Age has nothing to do with it, although they DO look ridiculous trying to bring back a “boy band”.
Donnie has three kids, for cryin’ out loud…does he really need to be on a stage doing synchronized boy band steps to a bunch of screaming women in mom jeans who are trying to relive their youth? I’d think they’d be embarrassed!
Comment by k — June 11, 2008 @ 11:12 pm
Man, calm down, k. It’s not that serious. I see them more as a pop band. Boy band? Nah. I hate that term. Either way, they’re just here to have a good time and the fans are having a GREAT time. This reunion is for the fans, not the haters. They’ve missed them for 15 years, for god’s sake! Why rain on their parade? Just be cool.
Comment by Ava — June 17, 2008 @ 3:43 am
I wasn’t comparing them talent-wise. I was comparing age wise. And stop stating your opinions as facts.
Comment by Shelley — June 17, 2008 @ 11:03 am
A. They are in the public eye.
B. Because they are in the public eye, they are inviting comment.
C. I, as a blogger and a human being with a working brain, can then comment.
Not too hard to follow.
I mean, if they still have some fans, great. More power to ya. But if they’re gonna be in the public eye, people like me are gonna be there to point out the obvious.
Comment by k — June 23, 2008 @ 2:42 pm