Day 137: I have always been a little bit fascinated by the concept of the One Hit Wonder. It is said that everyone gets 15 minutes of fame, and for many artists, having just one hit break through to reach the masses is a major success. But, I actually like to extend this concept to move that just single songs. Sometimes, in my opinion, bands are "One Album Wonders" or sometimes they may be quite popular, but I only really like a small subset of their work. Or, other times, I really just had space to highlight one of their tracks in this particular project. In any event, I open this new, somewhat long chapter of this project on Valentine's Day. I have been talking about various aspects of Love for a couple of weeks now, and so for today I wanted to say one last thing about the subject with today's track, the sweet and Fun(?) track "Wembly" from the British band The Candyskins. They actually put out two pretty strong albums in the early 90s with that very iconic early 90s British sound, but they never really had any real commercial success. I think that this might be their best overall song. Why? "Well let's just say there is something in your smile."
02/15/2015
Day 138: Another one of the beautiful things about 120 Minutes back in the day was that it exposed me to all sorts of obscure bands that I would have never heard of if it were not for those 2 hours of video bliss. I had a pretty good rule of thumb to separate the wheat from the chaff as well. Anyone can crank out one good song, so if I saw one video from a band that was good, I would wait for the release of the video for the 2nd single. If that was also good, I would consider spending that precious $9.99 of allowance, farm labor, of gift on a shiny new cassette tape. Many bands, such as today's artist, Daisy Chainsaw, did not make the cut. But of course, that doesn't mean that the first single wasn't kind of awesome, which is the case for today's track "Love Your Money." In reality the song is a chaotic mess of punk rock noise, but you have to admit that the guitar line does kind of sound like a chainsaw. Maybe, just maybe, you can admit that the song is kind of catchy. I certainly wouldn't pay $9.99 to own this song forever, but $0.99? Well, I don't love my money *that* much.
02/16/2015
Day 139: Some may think that early ninety alternative music was pretty much a monolithic, single entity. But, in fact, there were several interesting subgenres that emerged before the whole shebang went mainstream. One of the more interesting subgenres is the ethereal, mesmerizing and often hauntingly beautiful style know as "shoegazing." Today's One Hit Wonder selection, "Quick as Rainbows" from the British band Kitchens of Distinction with its wall of sound is a fine example of the genre. The shoegazer style never really took off like the rest of alternative music universe, and the album from which today's track comes, 1990's "Strange Free World" is a bit of a One-Album-Wonder as well, but even today there is something a little magical about this track. I am guessing there is still a pot of gold to be found somewhere.
02/17/2015
Day 140: A few years ago during my music Renaissance while watching Subtararen on MTV2, I came across the video for today's track, "Sweet Disposition," by some group called The Temper Trap. It had a cool sound, a cool falsetto, and a cool hook, "Oh, reckless abandon. Like no one's watching you. A moment of love; A dream; A laugh; A kiss; A cry; Our rights; Our wrongs." It was even featured on So You Think You Can Dance a few times. I think I tried to listen to a few other tracks from the band, but from what I remember, none of them were notable. But, as far as 21st century alternative One-Hit-Wonders go, this song has me ensnared.
02/18/2015
Day 141: It seems like probably everybody had heard of the band Modest Mouse. They seem to be kind of a thing in modern alternative music circles. They even seem to have gotten The Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr to play with them from time to time. But, in general, I don't really get the hype. The exception to that, of course, is today's track, the ubiquitous "Float On" from the 2004 album "Good News For People Who Like Bad News," which at the very least is an awesome name for an album. As with any great One-Hit-Wonder, this song is super catchy with a super catchy hook: "Even if things get heavy we'll all float on alright." The whole really seems to be about getting by in life even when you are kind of slacker. I think that we all probably feel a little bit like from time to time. Float on indeed.
02/19/2015
Day 142: I have already started up several of these entries with some like to the effect of, "I don't really like this band that much… but…" and I guess today is another one of those days. But then again, that is really the essence of a One-Hit-Wonder, now isn't it? Today's band, Scotland's Teenage Fanclub certainly falls into that category. They gained very moderate fame in alternative circles in the early 90s with their 1991 album "Banwagonesque" and Wikipedia tells me that they actually put out 9 other studio albums in the UK. But for me, their main contribution to society is today's fun little number "December." I will offer up no further comment than the pervasive bass line is really catchy and I sometimes still get it in my head. I can hear it now, "du, dudu, dudududu, du, dudu, dudududu..."
02/20/2015
Day 143: Sometime during my time at MSU, I heard a song on the Impact with a funky, soulful beat and an awesome slide guitar part. I was fortunate enough to catch the name of the artist and track, and it happened to be today's selection "Ground on Down" from Ben Harper. A few years later, I actually bought Harper's next album, 1997's The Will to Live, and it was OK, but not spectacular. It was not until the iTunes ear that I went back and spent the 99 cents to own today's song. So for me, Ben Harper remains a One-Hit-Wonder. But, oh, what a wonder it is, with lines like, "cause there's good deeds and there is good intention; they're as far apart as heaven and hell," and did I mention the sweet, sweet slide guitar? Right on.
02/21/2015
Day 144: What? The Stone Temple Pilots a One-Hit-Wonder? Well, in my book, Yes. Like several others band from the 90s, I could simply take or leave their music most of the time. But, at some point in 1999, I happened across the video for today's selection "Sour Girl." There was just something about the guitar progression in the song that really grabbed my attention. For the first time in their career, in my opinion, STP had found the right balance of sound. Furthermore, the video (which is way more creepy than I remember) has an actress that I swear looked just like Sarah Michelle Gellar. As it turns out... it actually IS Sarah Michelle Gellar (which I found out JUST NOW). I eventually went out and bought the STP album "No. 4" just to own this track, but alas, "Sour Girl" seems to be the only good song on it. But, just like any other One Hit Wonder, having just one song that is good is still pretty sweet.
02/22/2015
Day 145: Sometimes there are bands that are One-Hit-Wonders in the truest sense of the word. In the case of today's band The Feelies, I literally only know one song of theirs, today's selection: "Doin' It Again." And, just like any other decent One-Hit-Wonder, the song is pretty darn catchy. The monotonous guitar riff they carries on through the bulk of the song can really get lodged in your brain, in the best possible way. I also remember this song getting stuck in my head anytime we needed to repeat a sequence in marching band practice. I am even quite sure that I used to sing parts of the song to my squad when I was a Senior. (Oddly, it didn't catch on.) I imagine that I tried to investigate a few other tracks from The Feelies 1991 album "Time For A Witness," but I am sure none of them were any good. The song today is so obscure that you can't even find it on iTunes. But. I was able to download it from somewhere on the internet and the original video is available on YouTube. So, take a listen and hopefully by the end of the song, you'll want to do it again.
02/23/2015
Day 146: Sometimes bands are One-Hit-Wonders because they simply only have 15 minutes of talent to share with the world. But sometimes they are One-Hit-Wonders for more tragic reasons. The band For Squirrels put out a single album in 1995 called "Example," Shortly before the album was released, the band was involved in a car accident in their touring van that claimed the lives both the band's drummer and lead singer. The first single from the album is today's selection "Mighty K.C." which Wikipedia tells me is a tribute to Kurt Cobain. It achieved minor success in alternative music circles at the time, but mostly as a requiem for the band's fallen members. The grungy and dark verses of the song give way to a softer, retrospectively haunting chorus that remains some of my favorite lyrics of the 90s, "And by the grace of God go I into the great unknown. Thing are gonna change in our favor. And if we gather, if we fall over the great unknown. Things are gonna change in our favor." It still gives me chills. I also remember buying this album at the Universal City Walk in L.A. when my parents and I visited Dawn and Jack for the holidays. It is a pretty solid album, but nothing on it really compares to its first single. Godspeed, For Squirrels, Godspeed.
02/24/2015
Day 147: Back in the early to mid-90s, if you were looking for a middle of the road alternative rock band, Buffalo Tom was a good bet. They were so middle of the road that they practically had a yellow stripe running up their backs (and I say that with love in my heart). The problem with being so middle of the road is that it is really hard to stand out from the crowd. If nothing else, that is yet another way to be relegated to One-Hit-Wonder status. Buffalo Tom had a handful of decent songs, but for today's selection I decided to go with "Summer" from the 1995 album "Sleepy Eyed." Much like the majority of the songs in this chapter, it is a solid little pop song with a solid guitar line and a solid hook. I hope it brings you a little taste of summer on this late February day (even if the song is about summer coming to an end...)
02/25/2015
Day 148: If you were to hear the phrase "One-Hit-Wonder" and the band The Cardigans, you would probably guess that I would be highlighting the sacrine sweet pop song "Love Fool," but in this case, you would be wrong. Believe it or not, the Cardigans put out another album in 1998 called "Gran Turismo" that contains today song, "My Favorite Game," which also happens to be, by far, my favorite song from the group. In contrast to Love Fool, today's selection has a darker, more nuanced feel, with a great little wah-wah guitar line and surprisingly slick lyrics like "I had a vision I could turn you right; A stupid mission and a lethal fight. I should have seen it when my hope was new; My heart is black and my body is blue." Give it a try. You never know, it just might become one of your new favorites.
02/26/2015
Day 149: The early 90s really were a fun time to be an emerging music fan. With every episode of 120 Minutes that I devoured, it seemed like there was at least one new and interesting song that I would drum across. That is once again how I discovered today's track "The Truth" from the British act The Real People. As I have gone through this project, I will from time to time look up a band on Wikipedia to see if there are any interesting facts about some of the more obscure bands, and Wikipedia does tell me that apparently The Real People helped to get the band Oasis started back in the day. Who knew? Unfortunately, the poor blokes were so obscure themselves that I don't even remember seeing a second video from them. But, the truth is, this song is still pretty catchy.
02/27/2015
Day 150: Not all obscure alternative bands of the 90s hailed from the Britain. Some of them, like today's One-Hit-Wonder The Ocean Blue, come to us from places like Hershey, PA. I once again discovered this band on 120 Minutes when their video for today's track "Ballerina Out of Control" hit the airwaves. The song itself has just a phenomenal repetitive low guitar line the permeates the entire track as the title character dances all of her problems away. It seems like The Ocean Blue had a couple of other tracks that popped up over the years, but none of them could hold a candle to the Ballerina.
02/28/2015
Day 151: As it turns out, bands from Down Under can be alternative One-Hit-Wonders too. Or, more specifically, bands from New Zealand can be One-Hit-Wonders. At some point in 1993, I came across today's track "Courage" from The Bats on 120 Minutes, and I was once again drawn in by the infectious guitar line. Wikipedia tells me that there are actually a fairly influence act in New Zealand that have been active from the early 80s into today. Who knew? It also reminded me that the Bats were signed by a record label called "Flying Nun" which you have to admit is pretty awesome. As for me, I think I actually got up the courage to buy a used copy of the album "Silverbeet" that contain this track, but alas, nothing on the album can compare to the opening number. Oh well. Why am I hungry for kiwi fruit all of a sudden?
03/01/2015
Day 152: When one thinks about the Seattle music scene in the early to mid-90s, bands like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Soundgardern all come to mind, along with a army of long-haired dudes wearing flannel shirts. But, there are also a few other band that came out of Seattle at around the same time with a slight different, more introspective, yet still a bit hard sound. Today's band, Sunny Day Real Estate is perhaps the most notable of these acts, especially with their 1994 debut album "Diary." In some ways, the style is like a harder, angrier, darker version of the Shoegazer subgenre that I mentioned a few weeks ago. The album itself has several solid tracks, but today I decided to feature the opening single "Seven," which is just a great slice of the mid-90s. Sunny Day Real Estate apparently released a few more albums and broke up and got back to together a couple of times over the years, but for me, they remain a One-Album-Wonder, but album is a 7 out of 7.
03/02/2015
Day 153: If you are looking for yet another band from the State of Washington from the mid-90s with a bit of a softer rock sound, then perhaps The Posies are a band for you. They had a couple of minor hits in alternative circles back in the day, and if I examine my iTunes library carefully, I see that I actually own two of their albums: 1993's Frosting on the Beater and 1996's Amazing Disgrace (which I must admit are two pretty awesome names for albums). If I remember correctly, both albums are actually pretty good, so perhaps the term One-Hit-Wonder is a bit unfair. But then again, there are only 365 days in this project. So, today I would like to celebrate the song from the Posies that first grabbed my attention, the lovely "Solar Sister" which I first heard on 120 Minutes as a live performance instead of a video. The song even seems to make a literary reference to the Theodore Dreiser novel Sister Carrie. I have never actually read that novel, but I can at least respect bands that try to be a little more academically minded.
03/03/2015
Day 154: Back in those heady days of the early 90s, when the mandolin seemed primed to take over alternative music (thanks Peter Buck…) the band The Wonder Stuff burned like a supernova. Their 1991 album "Never Loved Elvis" actually generated 3-4 decent singles in alternative circles, and they were all fun, light-hearted tracks like today's selection, "Caught In My Shadow." All-in-all, the album is a very solid effort. But, in the vein of the One-Album-Wonder, they never really came out of the shadows again to do anything of note. But, this song once again captures that early ninety spirit. The liner notes from the cassette tape contained notes about every song on the album, and after pulling the physical tape out of my closet I was reminded that for this song the band wrote, "Fear and loathing on the streets of Birmingham. Just a regular pop song, it won't hurt anybody." I also thought that comment was a bit interesting. It just seems a little playful, like there is an inside joke there somewhere. (Is it really *more* that just a regular pop song?) I don't know. Before I get too caught up, maybe I will just have another listen.
03/04/2015
Day 155: Sometime late in high school, while watching 120 Minutes, I ran across the video for today's One-Hit-Wonder, "Lenny Valentino" from some group called The Auteurs. The track itself has this really catchy yet almost too-cool-for-school vibe which perhaps appealed to the late-high-school version of Paul. I suppose when you give your band a name that more-or-less implies that you are a creative genius, I little attitude should be expected. I actually went out on a limb and bought a used copy of the CD "Now I'm A Cowboy" at Street Driven Music at MSU, but in all honestly, the whole album is pretty bad. Perhaps in true Auteur spirit, I was bold enough to attempt to sell the CD back to a different used CD store (Flat, Black, and Circular) but the guy simply looked at me and said, "we don't get a lot of requests for that one." It took every ounce of restraint not to just slip the CD in among the other and sidle away. Hmmm, perhaps I am underselling today's track. Anyway, it actually is a pretty catchy song. It may not be worth the $5 I likely paid for it in 1994, but 99 cents? Yeah, I think that is fair.
03/05/2015
Day 156: The term One-Hit-Wonder has probably been used to describe the L.A. band Concrete Blonde, but it is mostly likely used in reference to their 1990 anthem "Joey." That song is OK, but for me, I have always been partial to a different song on the 1990 album "Bloodletting," specifically, "Tomorrow, Wendy." The song itself is as dark as it is beautiful, and apparently it is also a Cover from another singer named Andy Prieboy. The song is about the anger and the struggle surrounding the death of a friend, in this case from AIDS. Johnette Napolitano's voice sits really well on the track as she delivers some very heavy lyrics like, "I told the priest don't count on any second coming. God got his ass kicked the first time he came down here slumming." It is intense, but in many ways also brutally honest, just like any good song should be. I may not be fond of any of Concrete Blonde's other work, but this one is a keeper.
03/06/2015
Day 157: It is pretty hard to make the argument that singer / songwriter Beck is a One-Hit-Wonder, especially if the song I select is not "Loser," but hear me out. Yes, many casual fans probably only heard or like "Loser," and it is OK, but in general I just don't much care for Beck's work. Except, of course, for today's track, "The New Pollution" from the 1996 album "Odelay." In all honesty, the incident that really did it for me was when I saw a live version of the song on some MTV Award show. Usually, Beck's quirky style kind of rubs me the wrong way, but for some reason it all came together for a brief moment during that one performance. From that point on, I really liked the song... but nothing else from Beck, not really. On an odd note, the video from this song features a cameo from 24's Mary Lynn Rajskub (Chloe O'Brien) before she was famous. Wacky!
03/07/2015
Day 158: I have a bone to pick with The Pet Shop Boys. It is not their fault, really, but I don't really know who else to blame. Sometimes, a band becomes a One-Hit-Wonder for all the wrong reasons. Many of you have probably heard of the British electronic / dance band because of the song "West End Girls." But, truth be told, I essentially despise that song. It's mere existence makes me angry. It is not a very good song, yet it is pretty much the only song you ever hear from this band. Now, don't get me wrong, it's not that I think The Pet Shop Boys are super brilliant or anything, but they do have other songs. Well, at least they have ONE other song that is actually really good, which is today's selection, "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)." In many ways, this is a classic 80s anthem to (or more likely commentary on) greed: "You've got the brains, I've got the looks. Let's make lots of money." It seems a bit dated now, for sure, but just like Miami Vice white suit jackets, cell phones the size of large bricks, and bangs teased up to the heavens, this song is also kind of awesome. Gordon Gekko would certainly approve.
03/08/2015
Day 159: Sometime in the middle of my undergrad days at MSU, I ran across today's selection, "Smile" by The Gufs, mostly likely from The Impact. It is just one of those songs that gets in your head and never comes out. I am trying to not throw out this term around very often, but the song is kind of a mid-90s masterpiece. It has a little bit of everything. It is a 5 minute plus song-burn anthem with its rockin' parts and mellow parts with lyrics that are both simple and complex at the same time: "Is it any wonder what are we doing now. You cannot control me anymore. Tried to live without you for a while. And I can now control you with a smile." It is hard to describe but the song is just *interesting.* I think that Jen might have even bought the CD for me for my birthday or some other occasion. The album is OK, as I remember, but nothing on it comes close to "Smile." So, for that reason, The Gufs might just be the best One-Hit-Wonder in my collection. It certainly puts a smile on my face every time.
03/09/2015
Day 160: Music is wonderful due to its ability to explore a wide range of emotions. I have already touched on many subjects such as love, loss, greed, anger, etc. but I have not said so much so far about humor. There are certainly a lot of bands out there that specialize on the more whimsical side of things (like They Might Be Giants, King Missile, Wally Pleasant...) but you don't often remember a One-Hit-Wonder because they are funny. Today's selection, The Dead Milkmen's delightful "Punk Rock Girl," is perhaps the most awesome exception to this rule. The whole song is just good natured fun with lines like, "Punk rock girl give me a chance. Punk rock girl let's go slam dance. We'll dress like Minnie Pearl, just you and me punk rock girl." It just makes me smile. The other thing about this song that sticks with me that perhaps Jovon and Melissa might remember is how our old pastor Jeff Wright used to think that the Dead Milkmen were a punk act that sang the song "I Saw Your Mommy," and I always had to remind him that no, that was Suicidal Tendencies. Every. Single. Time.
03/10/2015
Day 161: It seems like the early 90s alternative scene was just littered with British acts that made a brief splash and then faded away. Yet another example is today featured act The Charlatans, who were also sometimes known as The Charlatans UK due to some sort of copyright issue. They had a couple of minor singles from their debut album "Some Friendly," but I was always partial to today's song "Weirdo" off of their 1992 sophomore effort "Between 10th and 11th." One thing that sets the Charlatans apart is their awesome use of the organ, a fairly underappreciated instrument of the early 90s. "Weirdo" makes *really* good use of it. The video is delightfully odd as well, so please give it a listen. I promise you won't feel cheated.
03/11/2015
Day 162: Brittan's Mighty Lemon Drops were one of those bands that I feel like were more popular than I think they actually were. In my head, they were kind of a cool mid- to late-80s alternative act, but as I think back on them, I can only bring one their songs to mind, today's selection "Inside Out." I am not sure if I just heard the name of the band once and though it was cool, whether they appeared on some movie soundtrack, or what. But in any event, "Inside Out" is a fun little rock track that also tends to stick in your head, and the video was cool too, with the band lying on the floor of a bar/dance hall as various action takes place around them. Maybe it's just that I like lemon candy... yeah, that was probably it.
03/12/2015
Day 163: When I think of the phrase "One-Album-Wonder," 9 times out of 10, I am thinking of one band and one band only: The Afghan Whigs. The Cincinnati-based pseudo grunge act fronted by Greg Dulli were a kind of darling of the early Alternative Rock era. They put out several albums 90s, but I only own one of them: 1993's "Gentlemen." It is a brilliant, brilliant record from top to bottom, but the weird thing is that I have heard several other songs from the band's other album, and I literally don't like ANY of them. But, man do I like "Gentlemen." The music rocks in an intense and dark way through the whole album, and Dulli's lyrics are complex, interesting, and cool. I had a hard time picking the track to feature today, but I decided to go with the first single "Debonair." The guitar line is just so compelling and with lyrics like, "Feel it now and don't resist. This time the anger's better than the kiss... Cause it don't bleed and it don't breathe. It's locked its jaws and now it's swallowing. It's in our heart, It's in our head, It's in our love, Baby it's in our bed..." Sorry, guys, I just can't resist.
03/13/2015
Day 164: It's Friday, so I will be brief. Two words are really all that I need to explain the awesomeness of today's selection, "Under the Milky Way," by the Australian rock band The Church. Those two words are: "bagpipe solo". Enjoy!
03/14/2015
Day 165: The Colorado-based rockers Big Head Todd and The Monsters are probably used to the tag "One Hit Wonder." They broke through with their alternative blues rock sound in 1993 with their hit "Bittersweet," which is a solid song. But years later in grad school when I finally bought a best-of CD of theirs, I did it not for that song, but instead for today's selection "Resignation Superman." Anybody can write a decent love song if giving enough time and life experience, but how many groups can pen a song about what happens when a superhero decides he is done and wants to retire? And so it goes in today's song. Some of the lyrics say it all, "Yes, he's tired of fighting in this town. All the suffering and vice; He wants to fall in love and maybe settle in and live a life. Now I'll turn my back on this world." I always thought that is was a clever topic for a song, with a cool guitar line and beat. So, I recommend retiring a quite place this morning and giving it a listen.
03/15/2015
Day 166: When I look back at my CD collection from the early 90s, another band that seemed more prolific in my head than in reality in the Manchester, England alternative band Inspiral Carpets. I think that I technically own three of their albums, but the only one that really matters is the masterful 1992 release "Revenge of the Goldfish." The One-Album-Wonder is a lovely snapshot of that organ-heavy sub-genre of alternative music in the early 90s, and the whole album simply rocks, even on the slower songs like "Two Worlds Collide" and "Rain Song." But today, I think that I will focus on the opening track "Generations." Ironically, I picked this song out for this day months ago, and as Jen, Evy and I welcomed the newest member of our family yesterday, a song that seems to focus on the love and connectivity between generations only seems appropriate. This is especially true since the little guy shares his birthday with his Papa The Carpets sing, "The days we spend are sent from heaven, And you've given me my life... Planet spins, planet spins and another generation gives the hope, And the joy and the life, To the beat to the heart of the next." Right on. And, did I mention that awesome organ? Yeah... right on and rock on.
03/16/2015
Day 167: OK, I think that I may be cheating a little with this one. The New York City based band Madder Rose was another group that I had in heavy rotation in the mid-90s. As I look back at my CD collection, they really were not a One-Hit-Wonder per se. They were more of a Two-Album-Wonder, but hey? Who's counting? Their sound is a unique blend of the beautiful vocals from lead singer Mary Lorson and the grungy, heavy guitars from Billy Cote. Like of all the truly great contrasts in life: fire and ice, black and tan, sweet and sour, the combination was magical. Madder Rose's first two albums are some of my favorites from the entire decade of the 90s. So today, I would like to feature the track "Razor Pilot" from their 1993 debut album "Bring It Down." it is just a great little song that features the beautiful contrast that in my mind made this band special... at least for two albums, that is.
03/17/2015
Day 168: Well, I suppose I am going to cheat a little bit today as well. At some point in the mid 2000s, Jen ran across the Austin, TX based indie rock band Shearwater. Their music is this super cool combination of a dark and brooding instrumentation, with male falsetto vocals. They just have a such a compellingly interesting sound that Jen and I were hooked. We were originally introduced to the 2007 album Palo Santo, but we now own 3 of their albums. I guess they are really not One-Hit-Wonders in any aspect other than you have probably never heard of them. Oh well. In any event, for today's track I have selected "Red Sea, Black Sea" one of my favorite songs of their that features a super rocking banjo part and maybe even a triangle, as well as the awesome line "And the walls came down, it was a f***in disaster. The whole thing's changed in unthinkable ways, and now you have come to inherit it."
03/18/2015
Day 169: It has been over a month since I started on this chapter focused on alternative One-Hit-Wonders, and today I bring that chapter to a close. It seems that I have been getting a little liberal with my definition of a One-Hit-Wonder over the past few days, so why break the trend today? In my defense, the pseudo one-man-band known as World Party (that one man being Karl Wallinger) is a kind of One-Hit-Wonder best know for the song "Put The Message In the Box"" But, World Party has a couple of other decent songs as well, stretching over a couple of album. Perhaps my favorite is today's selection, "Way Down Now," from the 1990 album "Goodbye Jumbo" The whole song just has this fun, optimistic vibe despite the somewhat incomprehensible lyrics such as "The clocks will all run backwards, All the sheep will have two heads. And Thursday night and Friday will be on Tuesday night instead." I am not sure if the phenomenon is world-wide or not, but this song sure seems like a party to me.
Well, let me see, what does the colander say? Is it mid-March already? Oh my... I am starting to feel a little odd. It is like some strange madness is slowly overtaking me. I don't think I am going to make it into work tomorrow. But, I think that I will be well enough to start a new chapter; a chapter where I can fully embrace this, this March Madness.
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