Songs of the Day
Just got off the phone with some near and dear friends who are more like kin than some that are kin. I asked for favorite songs as they are both deeply into music. Tom picked "Burning Heart" from Bruce Springsteen while Storm "my wife" picked "The Black Flame" by Renaissance.
Let's look at Tom's choice: Maybe he meant the artist was Survivor because I can't find anything from Mr. Springsteen with the title "Burning Heart." Not that I care anything for "The Boss" anyway. Even his cover of Edwin Starr's "War" is bad. How do you mess up that one?
As for Storm's choice: Huh? Never heard of Renaissance or that song. I found the lyrics, though, which tells me someone cares. Actually, there were tons of Google hits. Maybe there are lots of people into some of the worst rhyme I've ever seen. Not that I know poetry or even listen much to lyrics, but I hope this one has a really good tune.
My nomination? "The Tale of Mr. Morton" by Skee-Lo from School House Rock! Rocks. This is a cover of an educational tune first heard on (as the album name implies) ABC-TV's School House Rock! shorts from Saturday mornings. What an awesome song. It's a sweet story about a shy man in love put to an awesome tune by great vocals. And it teaches us that "the predicate is the verb that's the action word that gets the subject up and out." How could it be better?
Yes, It Really Rocks!
