I've heard from a couple of you beloved Blogladytes out there that my feelings about the late Jim Croce may have been over the top. I'm willing to concede this point. Perhaps, the man didn't deserve the vitriol that I spewed in his general direction. I should try to be nicer. I guess it's possible that some people actually enjoyed his music. I'll back off a little, try to show some class and quit picking on the guy. I want to point out, however, that there is still no excuse for the mustache. He looked like he was
trying to eat a hedgehog. Or a stoat.
But, you're right. I'll feel better about myself and life in general if I try to show a little kindness and compassion. Even toward stoat-munching quasi-folk singers, a breed I have great difficulty sharing the planet with. I have to remember that "Even Richard Nixon has got soul."*
Another List For You Music Fans
We love lists, don't we? No, not Franz Lists the piano player, but lists of our favorite albums, songs, bands and performers. Maybe you guys will help me compile another one. How about a list of our favorite songs about masturbation? This could be the best list ever, hands down. Here, I'll get it started:
(I Think I'm) Turning Japanese - The Vapors
Donald & Lydia - John Prine
She-Bop - Cyndi Lauper
Praying Hands - Devo
Dancing With Myself - Billy Joel
Rosie - Jackson Browne
The Lemon Song - Led Zeppelin
I look forward to your submissions.
* From Neil Young's "The Campaigner"
Saturday, December 1, 2007
I Shouldn't Have Messed With Jim...
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What a sick and twisted idea. How dare you even suggest such a disgusting topic!
Ok, that's out of the way, here's my list:
ORGASM ADDICT, BY THE BUZZCOCKS (natch!)
THE STROKE, BY BILLY SQUIER
("You put your right hand ou/ Give a firm hand shake", etc)
MY DING-A-LING, CHUCK BERRY
WHIP IT, BY DEVO
PICTURES OF LILY, BY THE WHO
AND, of course, who could forget the Christmas standard "OH COME ALL YE FAITHFUL"?
God, I'm such a wanker...
oh, and by the way, I think you mean "Billy Idol", right? Although I think you are correct in that I am sure Billy Joel "Danced With Himself" quite often, according to Christie Brinkley's latest memoirs...
could you ever leave off The DiVynals, "I Touch Myself?" I would also nominate Violent Femmes, "Blister in the Sun" although Gordon Gano still maintains it isn't about masgterbation, but a girl he knew in high school (same difference, I say). Same goes for Devo's "Whip It," which the boys deny a masterbation bent.
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