How Do You Compare The Incomparable?
I discovered Estelle's new song Thank You Wednesday night waiting for some food at a local sub shop. I listened carefully to the lyrics of the song to see whether or not I could relate to what she was singing. And I could. I made a mental note to myself to YouTube the song and put it in a playlist for future reference. I was reading the comment section of the video post and someone noted that Mary J. Blige would "have killed this song but Estelle did a good job" or something like that. That made me wonder why we like to do that. And by that I mean compare (and potentially replace). It caused me to think about the song and how well Estelle did (or didn't do). That seed, planted by someone who instead of accepting what is longed for what could be, is planted regularly. I'm not sure if the people who are planting the seeds are always looking for "something better". I'm not sure if they are in search of perfection. But it seems like it's a seed of