The three of you who read this blog know that I spend a considerable amount of time in my car each day. My commute of 45 minutes (each way!) gives me lots of time to call my mother, think about toenail polish, fall into a state of mental numbness, or come up with what the hell it is I'm going to do with the children that day. Sometimes I do all four at once; it's a perk of my attention deficit disorder.
Today, though, I listened to music on the radio. I haven't done that in a while, so my ears weren't as calibrated to the rhythms and words as usual. I had forgotten how strange and interesting song lyrics can be. So here is a list of what could best be referred to as my random thoughts on the topic:
1. Cheesiest lyrics of the day: Rick Springfield, "Don't Talk to Strangers": he's concerned because his girlfriend seems to like "one slick continental dude." What does that mean, I ask you? A slick continental dude? What's a continental dude--an American that doesn't live in Alaska or Hawaii? Rick does make up for his lack of lyrical quality by being so durn pretty.
2. Lyrics with the most hidden meaning: Boy George, "Karma Chameleon": "Loving would be easy if your colors were like my dreams, red, gold, and green, red, gold, and greeeeeeeeen." I think the words mean something. I just don't know what. Perhaps I'm not as advanced as Boy George.
3. Lyrics you can always count on to make sense: Dixie Chicks & Indigo Girls. Every time. And Veggie Tales.
Turn up your radios, my friends, and enjoy!
Today, though, I listened to music on the radio. I haven't done that in a while, so my ears weren't as calibrated to the rhythms and words as usual. I had forgotten how strange and interesting song lyrics can be. So here is a list of what could best be referred to as my random thoughts on the topic:
1. Cheesiest lyrics of the day: Rick Springfield, "Don't Talk to Strangers": he's concerned because his girlfriend seems to like "one slick continental dude." What does that mean, I ask you? A slick continental dude? What's a continental dude--an American that doesn't live in Alaska or Hawaii? Rick does make up for his lack of lyrical quality by being so durn pretty.
2. Lyrics with the most hidden meaning: Boy George, "Karma Chameleon": "Loving would be easy if your colors were like my dreams, red, gold, and green, red, gold, and greeeeeeeeen." I think the words mean something. I just don't know what. Perhaps I'm not as advanced as Boy George.
3. Lyrics you can always count on to make sense: Dixie Chicks & Indigo Girls. Every time. And Veggie Tales.
Turn up your radios, my friends, and enjoy!
2 comments:
Your beau plays in a band? Schweet!
"What some call love,
Well, that's like hypnotizing chickens."
-- Iggy Pop
and the most important part...you can actually UNDERSTAND the lyrics! i soo envy you. Must be that SLP thing, you understand how those Brains work.
(I'd like to make an appt.)
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