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Wednesday July 18, 2002 - 3:13 p.m. Well. So, there's this commercial that plays hereabouts that just depresses the great good moley out of me. It's this dude in a bright yellow suit, and he's singing about a furniture store to the tune of one of those swing songs that was popular, oh, how many years ago was it? Seems like a lot, yet still not quite safely enough, doesn't it? It depresses me for any number of reasons, and it also makes me really sad for the people involved as well. At the end of the commercial, there's a little tag sorta like on music videos, giving the guy's name (Quinn something...I can really pay attention next time, in case you want to be on the lookout for his debut album or something) and the name of the song (something like Furniture Rocks My World...Swing On, Daddio (If I'm Wearing Sunglasses It Means I'm Cool, Right?)) and then some kind of copyright, like they've actually published this song somewhere. In one commercial, Quinn whats-his-name says "Stop by [generic furniture store] on Saturday for [insert great furniture-buying deals]! While you're there, be sure to have your picture taken with me!" It's just so sad to me, although it could just be me, I get sad for people a lot, and usually for random reasons. I just hope Quinn whats-his-name has anything else going for him, like a day job. And I've been wracking my brain for about an hour trying to remember which song it is they've ripped off. It's really driving me crazy. It was one they played on the radio all the damn time, but they've all sort of blurred together for me since then. I was thinking it was that Cherry Poppin Daddies song, but then no, now I don't so much think so. A minute ago I tried to search Amazon to see if I could refresh my memory but I ended up in a dreaded haze and had to flee as if my life depended on it. Maybe it was that Brian Setzer song that was big...I can't remember the name, but for some reason I think of people in a backyard so maybe that has something to do with it. I do like Brian Setzer, though. I dig the Stray Cats stuff. I just can't take swing music. Sorry. I think it has a lot to do with where I was living at the time it was so big. Trust me, if you had lived there, I don't care how much you, personally, love the stuff, you would feel exactly the same way. Oh, dear God. I think I may have post traumatic stress syndrome or something. As a last thought, noses are weird, when you think about them. If you didn't have one you'd look strange, but really, logically, you'd think that you'd be more aesthetic that way. I mean, without a big growth of cartilage on your face? Come on. Noses are weird. Just go with me on this one. Over and out,
-Mlle R
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