Music

Because of my ungodly commute, I signed up for Sirius XM radio which gives me a greater variety to listen to than traditional FM/AM radio.  I can listen to sports talk radio -- which, in this area, is almost non-existent -- music from the 60's, 70's, 80's and 90's, talk radio...it's just easier to sit in rush hour traffic and have my attention diverted, pleasantly.

While I've been entertained, certain thoughts about music have occurred to me, so I'm going to list them here:

--  It's weird to hear the sweet, soft, lilting tones of Olivia Newton-John on the 70's channel and then turn the dial to the 80's channel and hear her trying to sex up her image.

--  Sirius XM radio is a great way to rediscover one-hit wonders.

--  Hands down, the most underrated band has to be Little River Band.

--  How is Three Dog Night not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

-- How is Janet Jackson in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

--  Listening to Sirius XM is a great way to rediscover one-hit wonders.  I keep a list of songs that I want to put on my Ipod by listening to the radio.

--  As someone who grew up in the 80's, it's weird to have Alan Hunter, Nina Blackwood, Martha Quinn, J.J. Walker and Mark Goodman spinning records still.  But is this all they know how to do?

--  I hear The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald enough that by the time I die I may actually know the lyrics to the song.  What the heck:  I've even been to Whitefish Point, which is nearby where the ship went down.

--  I don't care how goofy, or the fact that Guardians of the Galaxy included the song in the movie:  Any time Brandy by Looking Glass comes on, I sing.

-- Speaking of singing, The Eagles Take It Easy is perhaps their most fun song.  I only know the lyrics though the second verse, where Glenn Frey is standing on a corner in Winslow, Arizona.  Perhaps someday I'll see the statue of him they put up there.  Whenever that song comes on the radio, I belt it out until the verse about Winslow, Arizona.

--  I do miss Glenn Frey.

--  It occurred to me just how many singers are divas.  The thought amused me, because in most cases, these people were given gifts by God that -- yes -- they worked hard to maximize.  But to be such an unpleasant person around people and act as if one is God's gift to creation...I'm speaking to you, Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilera, Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Beyonce...

-- I've gained an appreciation for Roxette and the Cranberries.

--  Now that we all know that Barry Manilow is gay, it puts a spin on the song Mandy, doesn't it?  For those slow on the uptake, ever hear of Mandy Patinkin?

--  I've asked Karen several times who's in which band, but I'll never keep straight who was in The Backstreet Boys, New Kids on the Block and and *NSYNC.

-- I miss Dan Fogelberg and Jim Croce.

-- For my money, The Spinners are the best Motown group to ever make it big.  The songs they recorded -- Rubberband Man, September, And Then Came You, Could It Be I'm Falling In Love, I'll Be Around, Games People Play, Working My Way Back To You -- are classic.  Other groups may have had bigger hits, but no group had better music.

-- I do wish there was a channel devoted to Irish punk so I could listen to Flogging Molly.

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