It looks like Scarlett Johansson got caught on video trying to “sing” some Tom Waits songs recently. Someone even recorded her doing it as prank and are putting it out as an album — a non-standard celebrity oops (a little refreshing, actually).

For the record, my money is on Zooey Deschanel as best starlet singer. She’s like a sweet little wet puppy with those big round eyes of hers — what is known as a PILF in some circles — and having M. Ward right there beside her makes for a formidable team.

Unfortunately for ScarJo, she reads a little flat when doing Tom Waits. It could be because she is flat, or it could be that Tom Waits and pretty don’t mix. Whatever it is, I don’t *get* it. But then again I don’t always get Tom Waits either, so in a weird way maybe it does work.

Nonetheless — wait for it — I could watch Scarlett sing the phonebook and find it completely captivating. She could even sing the worst thing the world to EVER have to read, YouTube comments (MUCH, MUCH worse than the phonebook, and plus, does anyone actually read the phonebook anymore?) and still be sexy. There, I said it.

Anyway, here’s some of the captured video…

(via Stereogum)