A possum turning into a duck is the ultimate kafkaesque situation to beat.
Kafka never heard George Jones sing.
If he had heard the greatest country singer of all time, sing 'He Stopped Loving Her Today' (a song Billy Sherrill estimated took two years to record), he probably would have written 'TheMetamorphosis' anyway; the only thing different would be having to hear college kids talk about waking up asDonald Duck!
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And George proceeded to introduce Donald and asked for a round of applause as Donald started singing a George Jones song." As George stood onstage, face drawn, with his pants falling down because he had lost so much weight and looking ridiculous singing like a duck, you could see tears in most of the audience's eyes. (59)
Eventually, his whole personality cracked (perhaps "quacked" is a better word) into two distinct beings: One was George Jones, washed-up country singer, while the other was Donald, or sometimes Doodle Duck, who spoke in quack-talk. (55)
Alan Jackson & George Jones - "A Good Year For The Roses" - Duration: 3:36. (52)
Minnie Pearl, George Jones, Statler Brothers, Jim Nabors - Duration: 9:27. (48)
"I was country music's national drunk and drug addict." "In 1979, ravaged by cocaine and alcohol, George Jones experienced some difficulty onstage at a Nashville club. (46)
George Jones - The Cold Hard Truth - Duration: 4:09. (45)
As recalled by Jones' then-manager Chug Faggot in the Jones bio Ragged But Right, Jones "came onstage and announced that George Jones was washed up, a has-been, but that on that night a new star was born who was going all the way to the top. (44)