Weekend Assignment #94: Evil Earworms :
There are a few songs that come to mind when I think of those Evil Earworms... One of them in particular is that Captain and Tennille "hit" from the late 1970's: Muskrat Love. Just check out these lyrics--they still make me squirm! (Come to think of it, ANYTHING sung by Captain and Tennille makes me squirm!)
Doin' the town and doin' it right in the evenin'
It's pretty pleasin'
Muskrat Suzie, Muskrat Sam
Do the jitterbug at a Muskrat Land
And they shimmy, Sam is so skinny
And they whirl and they twirl and they tango
Singin' and jinglin' a jangle
Float like the heavens above
Looks like Muskrat Love
Nibblin' on bacon
Chewin' on cheese
Sam says to Suzie
Honey, would you please be my Mrs
Suzie says, yes, with her kisses
Now, he's ticklin' her fancy
Rubbin' her toes
Muzzle to muzzle
Now anything goes as they wriggle
Sue starts to giggle
And they whirled and they twirled and they tango
Singin' and jinglin' a jangle
Floatin' like the heavens above
Looks like muskrat love
Another Evil Earworm song I'm not fond of is: Dust In The Wind by Kansas. Do not play this song if you find yourself any way near suicidal. I can understand why the song was written, but I find it a little to damn depressing for my taste.
I close my eyes, only for a moment, and the moment's gone
All my dreams, pass before my eyes, a curiosity
Dust in the wind, all they are is dust in the wind.
Same old song, just a drop of water in an endless sea
All we do, crumbles to the ground, though we refuse to see
Dust in the wind, all we are is dust in the wind
[Now] Don't hang on, nothing lasts forever but the earth and sky
It slips away, and all your money won't another minute buy.
Dust in the wind, all we are is dust in the wind
Dust in the wind, everything is dust in the wind.
Other songs that get a "unhonorable mention" goes to Madonna's "Hung Up"--(very annoying song---I like ABBA better),
and 2 a.m. by Anna Naylick---(breathe already!!)
Extra Credit* My answer to kill the earworm in my head? I like listening to U2, Rob Thomas, or ELVIS... :)
2 comments:
Can't say much for the Captain and Tennille lyrics - that's for a certainty. Dust in the Wind seems more or less resigned to doom rather than suicidal - or at least to me.
Good entry.
Dianna
Julie, I know how badly you want a ABBA reunion, but sadly I heard they all got jobs at Ikea up in Elizabeth, NJ.
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