I have no idea what 1982 Sony was trying to create here. It seems a bit too sophisticated to have been intended as a toy, but nowhere near sophisticated enough to be taken seriously as any sort of musical instrument or recording device. It occupies a strange space somewhere in between, and therefore winds up …
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Journey And Solo Steve Perry Narrate Your Day
This one’s kind of hit and miss, but the Smoke Alarms bit made me laugh. The damn thing even fooled me into getting pissed off for a second when I thought it was our actual smoke detector about to go off for no reason when neither of us in the house could deal with it. …
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Can Can, Can You Play In This Orchestra, You 3-Year-Old Music Playing Kid
When I was three years old I couldn’t put on my own pants and shoes. This kid is drumming in an orchestra. He even gets a solo! His name is Lyonya Shilovsky, and you can read more about him here. Lyonya was led out by his father and was dressed perfectly for the occasion. He …
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Don’t Suffer In Silence
New favourite ad jingle, right here. I howled, and not because I took his advice and decided not to suffer in silence. How many takes do you suppose it took to get this just the way they wanted it? “Can you put some more annunciation on Hemorrhoid Treatment Center and then try to hit them …
I Shall Be Leaving Now, Because I Am Brave And Strong
Talking to Carin about her All About Soul thing reminded me of another one of my own little kid song misinterpretations. I think the saying in general may have been the bigger problem, but the song definitely played into it since it was everywhere for a while when I was five or six and that’s …
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All About Soul-Searching
Steve and I were talking the other day…maybe some news story came on about how many couples didn’t make it in the pandemic or something, and I got thinking about a song I haven’t thought about in years. “All About Soul” by Billy Joel. and suddenly, a memory came rushing back to me. I’m sitting …
11,780 Votes
Old in a news sense but new to me. Donald Trump pressuring officials to find him votes that don’t exist…in song!
Billie Joe Armstrong, Music Playing Kid
Here’s something I didn’t know. When Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day was little, he traveled around singing at retirement homes. Apparently he was liked well enough that when he was five years old, his music teachers helped convince an independent record label to put out one of his songs, Look for Love. Tell me …
All I Want For Christmas Is You…To Get Vaccinated…And Maybe Take A Couple Voice Lessons…
At this point This video is a relic from back in the days when the public, the politicians and the health officials still kind of acted like we might be in the middle of a health crisis instead of whatever out of mind out of sight thing it is we’re doing now, but if I …
Your Jumpin’ Heart
I have no words. DO NOT press play. This cannot be unheard. You’ve been warned. Music used in this mashup: Hank Williams – Your Cheatin’ Heart Van Halen – Jump