With all these posts about music I may have to edit my blog's subtitle Personal observations and rants, most likely. My intent was not to become a music critic but rather to start writing again and giving myself an assignment was the best way to do that. Many things that I enjoy in life are the same way. The only time I cook is if I assign myself to do something special. Photography, once one of the great loves in my life, is now a chore unless I think of it as an assignment. Writing is something else that I consider a love but didn't do much of it after college. There just wasn't any need. I tried keeping a journal, but that was pointless.
And then came the Web log. The idea hooked me and I gave it a whirl. After a few dry spots -- some rather long -- I found myself writing pretty often. If you've been reading my blog (and I swear that I'm the only one, really) then you might have noticed that I often write about my faith, the news and other current events, and music. The latter started sort of as an assignment for when I had nothing else to write about but quickly became the Song of the Day.
Which brings us to the latest SOD: The first song I bought on iTunes, "Couch Potato (Parody of "Lose Yourself" by Eminem)" from "Weird Al" Yankovic's Poodle Hat album.
Yes, I have the Eminem original, but when I want the music without the heavy concepts or the foul language I'll listen to Mr. Yankovic's rendition. It may not be as brilliant as his "Amish Paradise" or the parody of "Money for Nothing," but it's certainly very funny and well done. He's a comedy genius with a unique ability to skewer the essence of pop culture events and trends through music. Someone else's music, mind you, but he is very good with original tunes, too. I rather like "Fun Zone" and "Generic Blues" from the UHF soundtrack.
