When I first heard Frank Bennett's cover of Radiohead's "Creep" I was hooked. There was no doubt that this was novelty music, but it was the idea of bringing these two worlds together. He obviously named himself after the two leaders of big band, lounge, swing - Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett and wore his influences on his sleeve. The difference, of course, was the choice of material. The album 'Five O'Clock Shadow' featured the aforementioned "Creep" along with Pearl Jam's "Better Man" - Smashing Pumpkins' "Disarm" - Nick Cave's "Red Right Hand" - Tricky's "Poems" and others from U2, The Red Hot Chili Peppers and this song, Michael Jackson's "The Way You Make Me Feel"... the 50's never sounded better. He's just too hip baby!
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