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The first flush is the weakest
"I'm gonna drop a deuce all over this place."
A few years ago, Sheryl Crow did a cover of The First Cut is the Deepest by Cat Stevens. At the time of its release, it was played on the radio incessantly.
At this time, Jo and I were living in our condo in Southampton. There was a period of time where the water pressure in our upstairs bathroom left a little to be desired, to the point where our toilet would barely flush.
Now, Jo can’t stand Sheryl Crow, and with The First Cut is the Deepest being overplayed, she really couldn’t stand that song. Yet she would still find it in her head to the point that she admitted singing, “The first flush is the weakest” to the tune of it when she’d get up in the morning and go to the bathroom.
Even when you’re alone, and even if it’s a song and artist you hate…songspeak will find you.
Tags: 00s music, 60s music, cat stevens, condo, sheryl crow, southampton, the first cut is the deepest, the first flush is the weakest, upstairs bathroom, water pressure
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We’re just Biden our time until the DNC
I can't believe it. It's really me. OMG!!!
The Democratic National Convention starts this evening with a bunch of speakers, including Ted Kennedy, among other things. But last night there was a big kickoff concert. “Green Sunday At Red Rocks” featured performances by recording artists and environmental advocates including Dave Matthews with Tim Reynolds, Sheryl Crow and Sugarland.
Sheryl Crow dedicated Strong Enough to Barack Obama and Joe Biden, changing the lyrics… “Are you strong enough to be my man, or my president?” Dave Matthews performed an acoustic set with Tim Reynolds, still dealing with the sudden loss last week of his bandmate, LeRoi Moore.
We’ll have to see which songs are used in the campaigns from this point forward. There will be plenty of pep rallies, and there will be many songs used. Hopefully, the campaigns are putting a little bit of thought into which songs are used.
In 1984, President Ronald Reagan’s campaign used Born in the U.S.A. as its pep song. Many people consider it a song about American pride. Lyrically, however, the song is really about how the U.S. poorly treated (ignored) the Vietnam war veterans as they returned home. It’s one of the more misinterpreted songs of Bruce Springsteen’s career.Of course, besides picking a good song, the Obama-Biden campaign also has to figure out a way to make sure newscasters are getting the name of the ticket right. CNN’s Betty Nguyen had trouble with this the other day, the morning after the famous text-message/email from Barack Obama announcing his running mate. She referred to the ticket as “Obiden.”
“I’ve got to stop you,” her co-anchor T.J. Holmes said. “That’s the second time you’ve done that, ‘Obiden.’ ”
“I said ‘Obiden?’ Really?” Nguyen said.
“You didn’t realize you said it, but… Obiden.”
“It’s becoming a household name.”
Tags: Barack Obama, betty nguyen, born in the u.s.a., campaign, cnn, colorado, dave matthews, democratic national committee, democratic national convention, denver, dnc, green sunday at red rocks, joe biden, obiden, president, ronald reagan, sheryl crow, sugarland, t.j. holmes, ted kennedy, tim reynolds, vietnam
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AC/DC: They’ve got the biggest balls of the Wal-Mart
In an interesting move, the new AC/DC album, Black Ice will be released only at Wal-Mart stores and the band’s website. Way to stick it to the man, AC/DC.
I think what surprises me most is that over the years, Wal-Mart has banned albums by Sheryl Crow, John Cougar Mellencamp, The Goo Goo Dolls and books by John Stewart, George Carlin and others. These are products Wal-Mart considers to have the wrong values for their stores. And yet, AC/DC, a band who for decades has almost exclusively had songs about sex and booze makes the cut. Wal-Mart accounts for 10% of record sales domestically, so they have a huge influence. I wonder if AC/DC will sanitize this release.
AC/DC’s last album in 2000, Stiff Upper Lip, contained the brilliant Safe In New York City, a song which Jamie and I mock profusely for the number of times the words “I feel safe in New York City” are repeated.Oh AC/DC. Like an old friend. If all their previous albums are any indication, I’m sure that this will fall under the category of good ol’ fashioned rock n’ roll. I doubt anyone will be surprised by what it sounds like.
Tags: ac dc, ac/dc, black ice, george carlin, good ol fashioned rock n roll, john cougar mellencamp, john stewart, safe in a cage in new york city, safe in new york city, sanitize, sheryl crow, stiff upper lip, the goo goo dolls, wal-mart, walmart
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