Blogs are so passe and pretentious. Oh well, here's my blog about music that's stuck in my head when I wake up in the mornings along with adventures of the Cash family and wacky wacky crazy wacky shenanigans.
Well, we're all here to have a good time aren't we?
So don't be offended by the song stuck in my head.
Honestly, usually I always have a melody of some kind going in my head. This morning, this was not the case. I woke up, and nothing.....totally blank. Then I was like, "oh crap, I'm supposed to blog today" and so I forced a song into my head, and this one was the first I thought of.
You likely know the song, and you should know that it's probably PG-13 rated, so this isn't for sensitive ears:
Wow, is this song really from 1991? My my my....
So I didn't know anything about the band behind this song. They are called Divinyls. They're Australian, and formed in 1982. "I Touch Myself" is from their 4th studio and self-titled album. They released one more album in 1996 before going on hiatus.
Divinyls was fronted by Chrissy Amphlett. Tragically, Amphlett lost her life in 2013 after a battle with multiple sclerosis and breast cancer. This song was an enormous hit for her and the band, and whether you're offended by the song's content or not, you have to admit, it's an incredibly catchy melody.
Well friends, I'm back after a week-long cruise in the Caribbean. It was good fun. How could it not be? I'm a lucky fellow.
Today I had a song stuck in my head by this English singer-songwriter named Kate Nash. I have a thing for piano playing female singers. It's just this thing I have please don't go hatin' on me for it.
But here's the thing about Kate Nash. Holy moly, the first time I heard her I was blown away. She was brash, vulgar, no-nonsense and had this delightful little English accent.
Then the truth set in: Kate Nash was brash, vulgar, no-nonsense and had this annoying little English accent. It didn't take me long to be disillusioned by Ms. Nash.
Regardless, her song "Mariella" found its way into my head this morning, specifically the part at the end where she says "evah evah evah evah evah evah evah evah evah" like 500 times. Maybe neat to some, slightly annoying to me. This song has no traditional song structure. It's all over the place, and I'm not really a fan. Here's the song:
"Mariella" is from Nash's 2007 album MADE OF BRICKS. The song itself is about a school girl named Mariella, who is a mysterious introvert who dresses in black.
I think introverts are some of the most mis-understood people. I'm an extrovert, but there was a time when my insecurities forced my beaming personality into an inauthentic introvert. That time was Jr. High...... BUM BUM BUM.
-A quick story.....
I've talked about it before, but when I was a teenager, I was really, really small. In the 8th grade I looked like I was 8 years old. I had a crush on this girl named Amanda. I had history with her during 2nd period and typing during 6th period. She was beautiful and had curly dark hair. She was confident and popular and I was totally crushing, even though this girl could probably eat me for lunch. (Seriously guys, I was small)
Well, she sat right next to me during typing, and still to this day when I'm typing (like I am now) I think about her and the very humiliating thing that happened to me when I finally mustered up the courage to talk to her.
Like I said, I had history with her during 2nd period. On this particular day, she had done a presentation in class. I stared at her dreamily the whole time not understanding or hearing a word she was saying about whichever historical topic she had been assigned.
Sixth period rolled around and I decided that this day would be the day I would finally speak to Amanda. During a quiet moment I cleared my throat and with my pre-pubescent voice said "you did a good job during your presentation."
"Sorry, what?" her reply.
"During history, you did a good job."
"Oh, thanks! Wait, are you in that class with me too?"
3 months into the semester, and she hadn't even noticed I have that class with me. My hell! My skinny chicken legs began to shake in terror.
And then she spoke again. "Sorry, I never noticed you in that class before. I'm probably too loud not to notice."
And immediately the words just came out of my mouth- "you're too pretty not to notice." I can't believe I had said it!
And silence..... total silence.
Amanda never spoke to me again. And I never spoke to her.
Maybe being a quiet introvert is the answer in life?
Thank goodness I never have to be a teenager ever again.
And thank goodness I found my dream woman anyway. Here's a picture of us from last week in Puerto Rico. I. Love. This. Woman.
My wife bought a bunch of songs from various musicals. She teaches musical theater both out of our home and at a nearby university, so it's good for her to keep up with the world of musicals. Anyway, what I'm getting at is that there are a lot of songs on my iPod, and since I shuffle songs frequently, I get to listen to these songs.
Today's song comes from The Book of Mormon musical. The song is called "Hello!"
I haven't seen this musical and as a practicing Mormon, I have mixed feelings about its existence. Admittedly, I am a fan of the show's creators and I'm all about satire, just not at the expense of things I hold sacred.
And of course, I'm not out to destroy the show's reputation; I'm just saying that I probably won't see it. I don't think I'm a prude, I just feel like standing up for my peeps.
With that being said, here's the song itself. From what I understand it's a pretty tame track from the show, but if you're offended by lighthearted use of the name Jesus Christ, maybe this song isn't for you.
"Hello!" is the opening song in the show. It takes place in the LDS Missionary Training Center (or MTC) with various missionaries doing mock door-to-door tracting. This all relates to home for me considering I myself spent 10 weeks, in 1998, at the MTC in preparation to serve a mission in Rome, Italy.
If you don't believe me, here's proof:
Well, I'm boring myself, so I can only imagine how anyone reading this would feel.
