That's certainly a backhanded complement at best...though still better than "Handsome like Richards".

Er... he's not talking about Jagger's DANCE moves...

A point like this may be worth repeating, but not at the expense of my sanity for having been reminded of this absolutely terrible song er, uh, genre.

Curious, I was just thinking about Sir Michael yesterday. I'd head a song, "Tik Tok" by Kesha (or Ke$ha), describing a night of clubbing. It included the lines
"the boys are lining up 'cause they hear we have swagger/
But we kick 'em to the curb unless they look like Mick Jagger."

This woman was born in 1987. I suppose the full sentiment of 'unless they look like Mick Jagger did when my parents were entering puberty' would have complicated the rhyme scheme.

Also, thank you for the image of a chicken attempting to imitate a horse.

In all fairness, the song says "moves" and not "dancing skills", and have you ever seen a video Jagger at a live show?!? HE'S ALL OVER THE PLACE! ALL THE TIME! It's like a curse was put on him to make his feet boil if he stops moving for more than 3 seconds... Or he's possessed by a chicken with equine aspirations.
That being said those lyrics are dumb, but to me the irony just makes the song more fun.

The second panel describes one darn talented chicken.

Haven't watched any video of Jagger recently enough to have an opinion. Well, I do have one, but my opinion is that I don't care.

I love BI though. This continues the theme of people getting really passionate about things that don't matter to most other people.

To the above, Jagger has always been legendarily ugly. It was noted that he was the best example of music being more important than looks as far as getting women--if someone as hideous as him can get the girls with enough musical skill, anyone can.

I too have this skill. Gleefully will I crap all over the prized music of the 1970s, and I'm not even talking disco (which is too easy). In particular I loathe the low female vocals of that era and their cruel tendencies toward singing folk. But I can also dump on the music of the newer generations too, or at least what passes for music since most of it doesn't have a melody. I refuse to believe, however, that Nicki Minaj represents the next generation's music, or indeed any kind of music at all.

Not a fan of Maroon 5, but I'll give them credit that at least they didn't rhyme it with 'swagger'.

To be fair, the man once managed to put the "moves" on David Bowie...

"Whines like Meyer." Man, you're gonna have a SONG named after you! I'm so jealous!!!

Tastes differ. I'm about the same age as Jagger and to me, he was visually appealing back in the day. But Elvis Presley, ugh.

Tim's comment up there is right--it's a Maroon Five song, which means that it's about the only thing it can be about: how great Adam Levine is at sex.

I have to second Robert's comment - that was the first thing I thought of after reading this comic. Ke$ha (pronounced keh-dollar-sign-ha, I assume) apparently throws parties so awesome that they only accept blokes who look like a baseball glove that's been soaking in vinegar for 30 years. Or a ballsack.

I'm somewhat amazed that Graham (don't ask how long it took me to find his name in the archives) thought that the people in the video were actually dancing well.

I agree with Remy on the swagger part!

Am a great fan of the song and the video!

I am advance-ordering "Whines Like Meyer" on itunes.

At last, a kindred spirit, all Jagger has is a dyspeptic chicken strut, and if 'moves' doesn't refer to dancing, I'm not sure just having butt loads of money really counts as a move. And to Robert, maybe 'look like Mick Jagger' means looking like you have a butt load of money.

There's already a song parody called "Moves Like Frogger", much better than the original, at least if you know the game Frogger:

http://www.thefump.com/fump.php?id=1475

A new smash hit from the creators of Whines like Meyer:
Fails like Rick.

You aren't the only one. I've been screaming it since it first showed up. Who in their right mind thinks that Jagger had moves?!

It's only an improvement if you formerly had "Moves like Cocker" (Joe).

There's been a few of these lately, where the "musician" references an older artist. Some guy claiming to be like Ray Charles, purely because he's got his shades on, and another which has completely escaped my mind while I wrote this sentence :( Sign of my age.

And Remy, don't even get me started on f**&ing Swagger Jagger. Tom Lehrer said that Clementine was a musical turd excreted by the musically illiterate*. Cher Lloyd heard the turd and reached for the polish.

* I'm paraphrasing.

I read the last line and was thinking, yeah, I could get behind a song mocking John Mayer, why wait for someday?

But yours is good too! :)

This reminds me of a great Sunday strip of Bloom County from back in the day.

I'm going to have to go out there and agree with Tim -- this isn't a song about dancing.

until my seven year old came home singing this song and I looked it up; I had liked Maroon5
that ended immediately

Panel four is right.
These are the things that no one ever told me in my youth;
a pretty lie will get you by much better than the truth...

I invite you to consider the song, "Swagger Jagger". I am not making that up. The title appears to mean "One who imitates the graces of another..

Freddie Starr aped my Jagger - I wonder if you've heard of him.

Or of Max Wall, who did it before Mick Jagger did.

See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Jagger#Personal_life

Jerry Hall. Carly Simon. Margaret Trudeau. Carla Bruni. Edith Grove.

YOUR WIFE WILL NOT LET YOU READ THE FULL LIST OF MICK JAGGER'S GIRLFRIENDS.

That's good moves.

I hear the song was going to be 'moves like Jagielka' but it only scanned well in Polish. :p

Wait. You're all judging pop music based on the defensibility of its lyrics? Excuse me, but... are you from the past?

"Mick Jagger dances like a chicken that's imitating a horse" would be an awesome fortune to pull from a cookie.

Anyone who moves like Jagger should probably get some physical therapy. Also, anyone who looks like Jagger should probably get some booze. Because beer goggles is the only way Jaggerwockys can get lucky. My significant other has informed me that "if I ever look like Jagger", she will leave me for a more attractive man. Unless I am as rich as Jagger. Then she will stay.
I think that is the real message in the song. "moves like Jagger" is actually just code for "makes money like Jagger".

also, @mp: hilarious. I too am passionate about things that don't matter. I think that, if you took a poll, most of the reader of this comic would feel the same. As Scott obviously does.

So, how 'bout Plastic Bertrand's sweet moves?

He makes Jagger look like Fred Astaire!

It is so nice to be in the company of like minded people. The truth is like getting into a warm bath. A little difficult at first, but once you're balls deep in it you can relax.

The song is referring to his skills performing oral sex. When he refers to Jagger I think he really means the Rolling Stones logo of the gigantic tongue.

Anyone likely to be impressed by the comparison to Jagger is unlikely to actually like the song anyway.

To those not understanding the appeal of Jagger:

People find people with full lips attractive. They generally are good kissers. Fronting one of the all-time best bands and being richer than Midas doesn't hurt either.

As for the song, I find it infectious. My previous opinion of Maroon 5 had been that of a pop band led by that guy on that reality show with the spinny chairs. No, not that ripoff reality show. The original one with the spinny chairs.

This is a much better version, IMHO. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaDS3yktLlY

You ain't lying about his dancing. When I first heard the song, I thought "is he really telling the world he can't dance?"

Great conclusion to the topic, too. Bash at yourself to distance yourself from most modern-music-genre haters.

the only version of "moves like jagger" that I find listenable is the jazzy, ipad-y version with the legendarily bearded Jordan Rudess.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8gffhbeUhs

Are the lyrics really all that important? I mean, who really even understands the lyrics to Bohemian Rhapsody, the greatest rock song of all time?