Music Blather Sunday

–Sebastian

I haven’t had a music blather entry in a while, so I have so catching up to do.  Two artists on my "will buy without hearing any of the songs" list have just come out with albums.  But I won’t be talking about Tori Amos or Erasure this time because I want to digest their albums a bit more before I comment. 

I do want to comment on the return of fun rock.  I suppose that Bare Naked Ladies carried the torch, but in the past six months or so, I have  been exposed to two rock/pop groups that are just fun to listen to.  Fountain’s of Wayne sing the really funny song "Stacey’s Mom" about a gradeschool kid who has a crush on a neighbor’s mom.  They had a very catchy hit in the mid 90’s which I think was called "Sink to the Bottom with You"  or maybe "Sink".  Now that I’m thinking about it, I’m going to have to get a hold of a copy.  There is also Bowling for Soup which recently put out the hit "1985".  Their whole album is hilarious.  They have recently released a great song called "Almost". 

I almost got drunk at school, at fourteen
Where I almost made out with the Homecoming Queen
Who almost went on to be Miss Texas
But lost to a slut, with much bigger breast-es
I almost dropped out to move to LA
Where I was almost famous for almost a day
And I almost had you
But I guess that doesn't cut it
Almost loved you
I almost wished you would've loved me too
I almost held up a grocery store
Where I almost did five years and then seven more
Cause I almost got bopped for a fight with a thug
Cause he almost made off with a bunch of the drugs
That I almost got hooked on cause you ran away
And I wish I would've had the nerve to ask you to stay
And I almost had you
But I guess that doesn't cut it
Almost had you
And I didn't even know it
You kept me guessin' and now I'm destined
To spend my time missing you
I almost wish you would've loved me too
Here I go, thinking 'bout all the things I could've done
I'm gonna need a forklift, cause all the baggage weighs a ton
(baggage weighs a ton)
I know we've had our problems, I can't remember one
I almost forgot to say something else
And if I can't fit it in, I'll keep it all to myself
I almost wrote a song about you today
But I tore it all up and then I threw it away
And I almost had you
But I guess that doesn't cut it
Almost had you
And I didn't even know it
You kept me guessin' and now I'm destined
To spend my time missing you
And I almost had you (almost had you)
Almost had you
I almost wish you would've loved me too

I love the grocery-store hold up line.  (Hmm is that like a quick check-out line?)

Two other random thoughts about modern pop music: 

Can some inform Kelly Clarkson and Avril Lavigne that just because someone broke up with you doesn’t mean they were lying about loving you the whole time? 

Why do the lying cheats in songs say  "Don’t throw it all away"?  You are the one who threw it all away you idiot! 

We may now resume normal political ranting.