Why Should The Devil Have All The Good Music?

Tom: Why should the devil have all the good music?

Harry: You mean like Bach?

Tom: No, not like—

Harry: Haydn? Monteverdi? Tallis? Josquin des Prez?

Tom: No, like modern stuff.

Harry: Arvo Pärt?

Tom: No, he’s—

Harry: John Tavener?

Tom: No, he’s too churchy. That’s not what I’m referring to.

Harry: Eric Whitacre?

Tom: Who? No. I don’t know who that is.

Harry: Who are you talking about?

Tom: I mean, like, The Flaming Lips. The Flaming Lips are amazing. They—

Harry: Never heard of them. Do they sound like Chumbawamba?

Tom: What? No. Not at all.

Harry: Chumbawamba isn’t churchy.

Tom: That’s not my point.

Harry: I bet the devil likes Chumbawamba.

Tom: Why?

Harry: They’re not churchy. Neither are The Black Eyed Peas. Do they belong to the devil?

Tom: I don’t know.

Harry: You said the devil shouldn’t have all the good music and I wondered if you were referring to “My Humps.”

Tom: Obviously not. That song is terrible.

Harry: Does the devil think it’s terrible, too?

Tom: Look, my point is—

Harry: Your point is the devil likes The Black Eyed Peas.

Tom: Geez, there’s no talking to you. I’m going home.

Harry: Have fun listening to Chumbawamba with the devil.