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I keep forgetting what Eric’s apartment number is
Jesus, what the f*ck is Matt's cousin's apartment number?
This is just a simple little songstory from about 10 years ago. Matt, myself, and a few others were going out to Matt’s cousin Eric’s apartment. I don’t remember the occasion, but it’s possible we were staying there the weekend of one of the MixFests in Boston.
I don’t think Eric had been living there that long, because when we arrived at the apartment, we had to ring the buzzer for the appropriate unit. Well, Matt couldn’t recall the correct one at first, and as we were were trying to figure it out, Matt started singing, “I keep forgetting…what Eric’s apartment number is” to the tune of I Keep Forgetting (Every Time You’re Near) by Michael McDonald. I don’t remember if we had just heard it in the car, or what the deal was, but I remember it seeming out of nowhere and everyone being thoroughly amused.
Tags: 80s music, apartment, boston, eric's apartment, i keep forgetting, i keep forgetting (every time you're near), i keep forgetting what eric's apartment number is, michael mcdonald, mixfest
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My Best Friend’s Girl
Last night, Jo and I went to see My Best Friend’s Girl, starring Dane Cook, Kate Hudson, and Jason Biggs. I have no excuse other than we had a babysitter, and it was the only movie we could remotely agree on.
It was a bit funnier than we expected, but it was your standard romantic comedy fare. This isn’t a movie review site, so I’m not going to waste your time telling you how average it is. Or how utterly “Dane Cook” Dane Cook is.
My reason for bringing it up is because the movie gets its title from the Cars song of the same name (from 1978’s self-titled album). This makes sense not only because of the plot of the movie, but also because the movie takes place in Boston (why they didn’t name it after a Boston song, I’ll never know). Though for a movie that shares its name with the Cars song, it’s surprising that the song isn’t used in the film. Oh, wait a minute. Yes it is. Repeatedly. I mean, really. To the point of ridiculousness.
Movies using song titles as their own title is definitely a form of songspeak, and there are many others. Some Kind of Wonderful, for one. I’m sure there’s a whole laundry list of them. Can you think of more? Post ‘em in the comments.Tags: 00s movies, 70s music, alec baldwin, boston, dane cook, jason biggs, kate hudson, movies with song titles, my best friend's girl, romantic comedy, some kind of wonderful, the cars
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Building a History
Back in 1997, Matt and I were still discovering the joys of the interweb. This was also the year that the album Surfacing by Sarah McLachlan was released.
The first big hit off of that album was Building a Mystery. We kinda liked this song, and were even quite surprised that she drops the F bomb in it. We saw her perform it live at MixFest in Boston that year (other notable acts included Barenaked Ladies, 10,000 Maniacs, the Monkees, Paula Cole, and Duncan Shiek, among others).
This was also the year that Matt and I found out about this “brand new and innovative” online instant messaging program called ICQ. Apparently, ICQ still exists, but I don’t think too many people use it anymore. Anywho, when using ICQ, it would save a log of any conversations you had with your online friends, and it called this a “history”.
Well, one night, in the middle of a rather lengthy online conversation on ICQ with Matt, he messaged, “You know what we’re doing, Jame?” I said, “No, what?”, and he simply responded with, “We’re building a history” (an obvious reference to Sarah McLachlan’s Building a Mystery).
That’s it. All that build-up for that. That was back when Songspeak was in its infancy. It was a simpler time.
"how r u? i m gud. lol"
Tags: 10000 maniacs, 90s concerts, 90s music, 98.5, 98.5 mixfest, barenaked ladies, boston, building a history, building a mystery, chat log, duncan shiek, history, icq, instant messaging, mixfest, paula cole, sarah mclachlan, surfacing, the monkees
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