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Baby Party - 2007-08-04 14:40:51
Drift Away by Dobie Gray! Love it.
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Paula - 2007-08-04 15:54:53
Bingo! It makes me swoon every time I hear it.
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grigorss - 2007-08-04 16:03:16
I too share Mr. Wilson's dismay at the lack of jetpacks and space elevators -- and the lack of domiciles that look like this one; Starchild would be pleased with these accommodations, I feel certain of it. On the other hand, I do have a phone that looks an awful lot like a "communicator" from Star Trek, so it's not all disappointment on that front.
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grigorss - 2007-08-04 16:24:39
Okay, I URL'ed over to iTunes and took a listen to "Drift Away" -- the title of the song I had forgotten, but within a few bars I recognized the song itself -- a fave. So much classic rock seems sort of dated, but all those Motown/R&B standards still sound as good as ever; to me at least...
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Paula - 2007-08-04 16:38:24
Thanks for that Gizmodo link--I'd forgotten what a fun site that can be, and got all caught up in the breaking DefCon mole story.
(Here's some more coverage)
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Greg - 2007-08-04 20:37:34
I can't think of any songs about music I like. Drift Away is a great tune, but does that qualify? I guess it does. I'm going to add the Ramones "Do You Remember Rock N Roll Radio" and "Sheena Is A Punk Rocker." Lou Reed's Rock & Roll is lame. I can probably think of more, but you're right... songs about music generally suck.
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Greg - 2007-08-04 20:41:37
At work we had a conversation about songs about drugs, because someone said songs about drugs and getting high were stupid and all bad. I had to disagree and within minutes came up with dozens of fantastic songs about drugs.
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Mr Lojban - 2007-08-04 20:57:50
I had no idea until two minutes ago that Dobie Gray was a member of my tribe. IHoP is an awesome conduit of knowledge.
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Greg - 2007-08-04 21:36:39
A member of your tribe??? He's a Lojbanite????
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The Jestaplero - 2007-08-05 02:00:54
my favorite part: "and of course, lunch time is great"
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Paula - 2007-08-05 12:21:11
I think Mr Lojban means "Catholics."
No, I didn't realize what DG looked like, either. I always picture someone looking like this.
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amatt - 2007-08-06 10:11:13
I know it's P's blog, but what the heck, here go's... I had a crush on a girl on my block when I was like 12, 13 14 years old. I took Drift Away and wrote lyrics to it about her, and then sang it to her. (DUH). She never talked to me again. About 6 years or so ago, I met her at a concert and started talking to her. I told her I had a crush on her when I was young. She started to cry. I had no idea what to do, I felt like crap.
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Paula - 2007-08-06 11:43:31
Amatt, this is one of the best comments anyone has ever left.
Do you remember what the lyrics were? And why, do you think, was she crying?
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Mr Lojban - 2007-08-06 11:51:21
Paula: Yeah, like that. Except perhaps with more facial hair, de rigueur in 1973.
Amatt: I'm on the edge of my seat...
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amatt - 2007-08-06 13:29:07
Nothing more happened after that, but I do believe that maybe she cried because she felt the same way about me back then, and just didn't know how to deal with it. Maybe regret on her part? or maybe just wishful thinking on my part?
I don't have any feelings for her now, but can someone actually carry something like that for that long?
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bad meow - 2007-08-06 14:40:29
There is now a light saber duel raging in my head. "Drift Away" is the Jedi; "I Write the Songs" is the Sith.
amatt, I'm sure she was touched! Yes, someone can carry something like that for lifetime. That is such a sad/sweet story.
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Alan - 2007-08-07 11:28:17
My guess also works, also released in 1973, and later the victim of a horrid Fugees version. "Killing Me Softly With His Song", by Roberta Flack.
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Paula - 2007-08-07 17:46:33
Alan: that's pretty cool!
That song haunted me as a kid, and gave me weird, mournful feelings I didn't have any matching experience for.
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