Just how to fake it

[clevermanka]

Last night mckitterick and I made a run to the grocery store. As we were walking through produce, a certain song came on. After a couple measures, about the time we got to the floral section, mckitterick started humming along in a silly, way off-tune voice. I had almost started to sing at the exact same spot, but got distracted by a bromeliad or something. We laughed over the fact that we both felt moved to mock at the same moment.

I know all the words to this song, people. The world is a sick, unfair place.

"" (Watch on YouTube)

Comments

[nottygypsy.livejournal.com]

I can't even click on it but just seeing the title has it playing in my head! GREAT, scrambling for iPod!

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

For real. It's still in my head, but I had to find it on YouTube for this post before I started up my office MP3 player.

Edit: BTW, you should totally watch it when you get home. The video is so bad. I mean really really really mega bad. It's everything that was awful about the 80s (well, except for politics) wrapped up in a tidy five minute package.

[nottygypsy.livejournal.com]

I can hear it over Guy singing Crossroads! WTF!

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

....sorry...

[annamatic.livejournal.com]

Oh Lordy, Lordy. Last time I was in Dillons "Keep On Loving You" came on and fuck if I had that damn song in my head for THREE DAYS.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Yikes. I think I'd take Air Supply over REO Speedwagon.

Did I just say that???

[redheadfae.livejournal.com]

DID YOU JUST SAY THAT>?!!

LOL.

Trite 80s music is about when humanity started going to hell in a handbasket. I think it's a plot to de-intellect the populace.

Hand me my tinfoil hat.

[saffronhare.livejournal.com]

I can't bear to click. I just...can't. Thanks ever so much for the earworm. :)

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Misery loves company!

[kalimeg.livejournal.com]

Wow -- I really *am* old -- I never heard of it, but find the tune and words banal and predictable. Almost a pseudo "Total Eclipse of the Heart" ... eeeeeeeeeee.

[pamelonian.livejournal.com]

That's because both songs were written by Jim Steinman. They are essentially the same song. Steinman also produced Meatloaf and wrote his most famous songs.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

They came out at the same time, so I'm not sure why you're going on about this "old" thing. Unless you're carrying it as a badge of honor or something...

[kalimeg.livejournal.com]

Well it's in the vein of "I never heard of it". I went without listening to the radio an awful long time, and have missed whole careers with my way of staying away from mass media. OK. I can't name you even one Michael Jackson song. No ABBA. No Air Supply. No [name an artist -- go ahead].

Sigh.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Aw, that's just a matter of not caring about pop culture. Has nothing to do with your biological age!

I had almost started to sing at the exact same spot...

[pms-inc.livejournal.com]

When ridiculing soppy, sentimental, slop, TIMING is EVERYthing.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_luaineach/]

Well, while my eyes are totally scalded by that video (ARGH!), I have to say I have a small soft spot for air supply. I think because Lost in Love came out when I was 10 or 11 and I liked that song. I was also partial to Every Woman in the World...

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I have a small soft spot, too, because I have nice memories of liking to listen to when my mom would play their albums (and sing along). She was a moderate fan. But soft spot doesn't equal fondness. =D