Doin' The Resurrection Shuffle

May, 1995

Doin' the Resurrection ShuffleLet us consider the Pop Resurrection. You know: Tony Bennett on MTV Unplugged, Johnny Cash at the Viper Room, Roy Orbison onstage with Bruce Springsteen and Elvis Costello. Every few months another old guy hangs out with some not-so-old guy and gets on MTV (or at least VH-1), looking for a comeback even if he's really never been gone.Why does it work? Well, maybe baby boomers are so worried about getting old that they're desperate to find really old people to admire...