I’ll carry it awhile my brother,
all that weight on your back
You know I’ve seen lesser men smothered
by half of what’s in that pack
.
Sure I’ve got some of my own
and we’re all climbing uphill
but I’ve always got a minute to loan
If you feel a fading will
.
I’ve also slowed down at times
Even stopped now and then!
But a funny thing about the pain of the climb
-It’s softened as a shared burden
Song of the Day: Dean Martin - Volare. Please allow me to do the distinct honor of bringing some classy music to your dashboard. What we have here is an exceptional standard from none other than the infamous Dean Martin. The man is backed by a splendid band and complimented by a dash of Italian lyrics. Be sure to have top-hat and champagne on hand when playing this timeless classic.
Old farm house in a thunder storm
Old wood stove keeps the family warm
Dad hauls wood which should keep us toasty
A ghostly chill runs across the floor
just before he shuts the door
.
Pots and pans scattered on the floor
A flash outside’s followed by a roar
This old house speaks through creeks and shutters
Children are wrapped in Mom’s quilts
Under the roof Grandpa built
.
Mom sits reading in her rocking chair
kids go to bed after saying prayers
Dad adds whiskey to his mug of Robusta
You could go bust to replace
Memories made here in this place
Song of the Day: Me - Surf’s Up. This is my awful cover of The Beach Boy’s classic psychedelic tune. My singing isn’t anything good, but I think I have most of the piano down ok. I had to sing in a lower register than the original because my vocal chords aren’t a national monument like Brian Wilson’s.
If there are music award shows that point out what artists did very well and what should be celebrated, I think there should be a show that tells artists that they suck and should quit sucking. Instead of “The Grammys” we’d have “The Shittys” and whoever won a Shitty that year would face sanctions from the U.N. and would have to gain board approval before releasing their next album.
This way bands and artists that could do better (like Weezer, Paramore, and Metallica) would have to do better and bands that are simply not capable of music (Nickelback, Maroon 5, Creed, Simple Plan, All American Assholes, Yellow Card, [and those other shitty bands that sound just like the last three], everything Disney, all of mainstream pop, and Bigtime-corporate-cocksucking-Rush) would die out.
The Shittys would inject a sort of Darwinism into the industry that used to be a more natural process, you see, in the old system, it worked like this: somebody or a band makes really good music, we as consumers buy that music rather than bad music, the artists get money to make more good music. But now the process seems to be: A beautiful person is given a generic song to sing by one of the 3 existent companies, we give them money because that’s literally all we hear and that’s our impression of music… repeat.
I believe music is an art but it’s being treated as a business. Rather than seeing the next beautiful step in music, we see what sells the most. These two ideas have been mistaken as being the same but they aren’t. The Shittys would offer a level playing field for the little composer and would encourage talent to prosper.
There are young McCartneys, Lennons, Wilsons, and Beethovens out there but we won’t get to see them until we demand genius back in music. So ‘til “The Shittys” is giving awards kick back and tune your radio to America’s top 40 Pop abortions!
