RIP Chris Cornell

What a voice.

Soundgarden. Audioslave. And one very very memorable session with fellow bandmates and friends called Temple of the Dog, which did two things: 1) Delivered "Hunger Strike," one of the best and most iconic songs of the 1990s, and 2) Kinda resulted in the formation of a band known as Pearl Jam.

The man did a lot and indeed left a mark. And damn could he sing.

Some people just look like rock-n-roll, in addition to sounding like it.

Chris Cornell was no doubt one of those people. He so very, very was.

RIP Chris. You'll be missed.

And for the record, this was one of the scariest and most unforgettable videos ever made. It still is.

Billie Jean

I've got a(n, admittedly, imaginary) friend who believes that if there's a civilization 100 years from now, "Billie Jean" is one of the small handful of songs from the 1980s that'll survive. I'm pretty sure he's right but I would have chalked it up, largely, to the bassline. But this cover makes me wonder if it's not just as much the lyrics and melody.

Of course, it could be this version and it could be that the future is already here.