August 29, 2007
My Life, My Love and My Lady Is the Sea
Today, I bought the following songs off iTunes:
"Criminal" by Fiona Apple (genre: heroin chic)
"Don't Disturb This Groove" by The System (genre: 80s R&B)
"Africa" by Toto (genre: essential)
"Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)" by Looking Glass (genre: nerdy)
"What Is Hip?" by Tower of Power (genre: can't not dance)
"The Dutchman" by Steve Goodman (genre: folksy angst)
"Freedom" by George Michaels (genre: supermodel)
"Dream a Little Dream of Me" by The Mamas & The Papas (genre: pure awesome)
"Don't Answer Me" by The Alan Parsons Project (genre: 80s angst)
Yes, I actually paid a dollar of Husband's hard-earned money for "Brandy." You're rolling on the floor in pain, aren't you?
Oh! I forgot to buy "Overjoyed" by Stevie Wonder! And there's a song about eBay by Weird Al that I want.
Speaking of Weird Al, my bro-in-law and Spikette went to see him the other night. Bro-In-Law knows Al's drummer, so they got to go backstage and hang with Weird Al and the band. B.I.L. is the guy in the middle:
The other guy who's not Weird Al is Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz, Al's drummer. I don't know who the chick is. Probably some Weird Al groupie. Love the hot pink bra strap. Sexxxy!
Nephew was home with a babysitter, so B.I.L. had Al call Nephew and tell him to Go to bed! But Nephew is a Weird Al fan, too, so I doubt he could sleep after that!
B.I.L. is so ultra-cool -- in ways that you and I will never be -- the he also knows the drummers for Styx and R.E.O. Speedwagon. Know how? CUZ HE'S A DRUMMER!
A'doi. And he's awesome. And he just joined a new band called Luna Blu. Okay, yes, the name is a bit gay and sounds more like a boat than a band, but he didn't pick it, and it in no way reflects the personality of the band. So shut up.
If you live in the NW Chicago area, Luna Blu is gonna be at Arlington Park "Party in the Park" next Friday, September 7, at 3:00 p.m. So go and be groupies so they will book many gigs and make lots of money and B.I.L. can buy me presents!
And if you spot some blonde in a sparkling skull shirt dancing like a spaz, come ask me for my autograph! Or just go up to the drummer and say, "Hey, I read your sister-in-law's blog. Tell me horribly embarassing stories about her." You'll be there 'til Tuesday.
Their playlist looks like my iPod list:
"It's My Life" by No Doubt
"Hit Me with Your Best Shot" by Pat Benetar
"Missionary Man" by The Eurythmics
But no "Brandy." Dang.
Comments
Okay, the guy you need to check out (and he's on iTunes) is Jonathon Coulton. The song you absolutely must hear is "Re: Your Brains".
Trust me on this one, darlin'.
Posted by: Uncle Twitchy at August 29, 2007 08:44 PM
Pirate, you and yours need help. REO Speedwagon is so uncool that even my Heart group makes fun of them! I'm sorry, I just couldn't "fight the feeling" to say that out loud.
Some of your itunes purchases are more embarrassing than your boofing story. Here is a hipper suggestion list for you of new music:
Phantom Limb/The Shins
Turn the Lights Out/The Ponys
Garden Rose/Lavendar Diamond
Gold/Interference
No One Would Riot For Less/Bright Eyes
Neon Bible/The Arcade Fire
Straight Lines/Silverchair
Well Thoughtout Twinkles/Silversun Pickups
You Know I'm No Good/Amy Winehouse
Friday Night/Lily Allen
You Are The One/Shiny Toy Guns
Standing In The Way of Control/The Gossip
The entire album that each of these songs is on is well worth purchasing too!
Posted by: Kelly Garrett at August 29, 2007 10:12 PM
"Don't Answer Me" by tAPP was "The Song" for me and my first love. I thought we were the only ones in the world who liked it.
Have you seen the video? It's kewl!
-L.
Posted by: Lori at August 30, 2007 12:24 PM