Ever get a song stuck in your head?
What do you do when that song is… shameful?
Do you bury the knowledge of it deep down in your subconscious, hiding your secret shame from the world, never to be mentioned again?
If you’re like me, you blog about it, thus giving the thirteen people who read your drivel a good chuckle at your expense.
So as you can guess, I’ve had this song running through my head for a week, and it’s been driving me nuts. I think I just woke up with it one morning, and it was one of those that wouldn’t go away until I heard it in its entirety. I’d catch myself humming it in the shower, or singing it under my breath during my walk to the bus stop. Then I’d stop and curse, because not only was it shameful, but I couldn’t remember all of the words, and there’s nothing worse than singing to yourself and be stuck with dee dee dee do do dah. Because then you think to yourself, “Well, maybe if I sing it again from the top, I’ll remember all of the words this time!”
Yes, it’s a party in my head most days. If you only knew.
Anyway…
So what song was it, you ask, that was causing me such an existential dilemma?
My Heart Will Go On by Celine Dion.
I know, I know. I might as well just turn in my membership card to the Man Club (or, as I call them, the Y-Chromosomers) right now. I’m also aware that just a few days ago I was giving Jeff crap because he had the Monkees on his mp3 player, and here I am airing my dirty laundry. Well, I’m nothing if not self-deprecating.
Anyway, I had to hear it, so I downloaded purchased obtained it. And I put it into my iTunes (though not on my iPod playlist) and I pressed play and I listened to the whole thing, start to finish. And it was sappy, and it was Celine Dion.
And now it’s over, and everything’s good again.
February 8th, 2009 at 10:50 am
not only turn in your card but burn it man!
February 8th, 2009 at 3:06 pm
I’d like to think I redeemed myself by listening to some Blink 182 immediately afterwards.
February 9th, 2009 at 12:01 am
Now the bitch of this is, I couldn’t remember how that song went in the first place, so I sat here and tried to sing it to myself, youtubed it, and now it’s stuck in my head.
Jerk.
February 9th, 2009 at 7:36 am
I wish you speedy recovery, mate. Blink 182 may not be enough - do you like Metallica? Ozzy? Sabbath? Aerosmith … I dunno. But if it’s not Celine Dion that certainly is an improvement.
February 9th, 2009 at 9:18 am
rassles: you’re welcome!
And I can’t tell you how happy it makes me to see youtube used as a verb.
February 9th, 2009 at 9:20 am
Chris: I swear that since that time it’s been nothing but hard rock, and I deleted the Dion from the iTunes. That should save my membership, eh?
February 9th, 2009 at 5:14 pm
There is no salvation for such a lapse. Suspect you have tried to hide your female parts beneath ballsy confession. Alas, you have failed oh light loafered one. However, you amuse me and that is worth something. I hereby award you one gene toward your missing Y chromosome.
February 9th, 2009 at 9:04 pm
Um… thanks for the gift, I think. It’s not needed, though - no lightness of loafers here.
February 10th, 2009 at 9:44 pm
Big sissy.
February 10th, 2009 at 10:18 pm
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February 11th, 2009 at 8:15 am
Shelly: hey, now! None of that! No name-calling!
February 12th, 2009 at 4:12 am
By the way, Big Si- I mean, wolf… have you ever thought of submitting some writing to Sloth Jockey? Your style would really suit the e-zine.
Here’s the link
http://www.slothjockey.com/
February 13th, 2009 at 8:13 am
Thanks, Shelly! I’ve thought about submitting something, but I don’t really know what to submit amongst my collection. I’ll give it some more thought.
February 14th, 2009 at 10:06 pm
I am saddened for two reasons…that you were haunted by the evil one and that you further padded her pockets by purchasing her music.
February 15th, 2009 at 9:04 am
Don’t be too sad. I can’t honestly say I purchased her music.
Shhhh.