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Dec. 5th, 2007 09:28 pmOkay, I like this time of year. Because when you get closer to December 25th, people tend to be nicer to each other all over. Most of the time. But I see it; they're just a bit more considerate of others. Of course, the trick is to get them to be like that all year 'round. We're gonna need more work.
Anyways, one of my favorite things about this year is the music. I have a distinct weakness for Christmas music. Mostly the newer stuff. And one of the locak soft music radio stations has gone all X-mas already, but they play mostly stuff that was done before 1960. Like, the same five songs every two hours.
One of the ones I heard today, even if I know it was getting airplay last year, was Baby It's Cold OUtside. This time by Rod Stewart and Dolly Parton. Not the weirdest duet I've ever heard of, though I'm usually very antipathetic towards Stewart. Parton always had a nice voice. You ever hear her version of Collective Soul's Shine? Trippy bluegrass stuff.
But let's get back to Baby It's Cold OUtside for a sec. See, the 'plot' of the song is basic. It's cold outside, and the lady wants to go home, and the guy whose home she is visiting wishes for her to stay. And she stays at the end. It's pretty basic. But there's one exchange in this...
Dolly: Oh, the neighbors might think...
Rod: But baby, it's bad out there
Dolly: Say...what's in this drink?
Rod: No cabs to be had out there..
Wait. A. Frelling. Second. Did she just say What's in this drink?
Uh. Um. Okay, then. Apparently, nothing embodies the Christmas spirit and the feeling of togetherness than The Christmas Roofie Song. Perhaps they'll follow it up with more Christmas Classics like 'Spike the Halls,' 'Feliz Spanish Fly,' and 'Jolly Old St. Mickey.' Or perhaps they'll skip the skullduggery and just go straight for the hard stuff.
But. BUT, the song is still Miles ahead of 'The Christmas Shoes.' Man, that song is a guilt trip wrapped in tinny Christmas background music. It even outdoes 'Do They Know It's Christmas' for mood-spiking. Sheesh.
As for other Christmas music? One simple rule: When it comes to Christmas Eve Sarajevo 12/24 there is no, absosmurfly NO, volume setting for this that can be 'too loud.' If your speakers aren't bleeding tinsel and kickass while it's playing, you're not playing it loud enough.
Anyways, one of my favorite things about this year is the music. I have a distinct weakness for Christmas music. Mostly the newer stuff. And one of the locak soft music radio stations has gone all X-mas already, but they play mostly stuff that was done before 1960. Like, the same five songs every two hours.
One of the ones I heard today, even if I know it was getting airplay last year, was Baby It's Cold OUtside. This time by Rod Stewart and Dolly Parton. Not the weirdest duet I've ever heard of, though I'm usually very antipathetic towards Stewart. Parton always had a nice voice. You ever hear her version of Collective Soul's Shine? Trippy bluegrass stuff.
But let's get back to Baby It's Cold OUtside for a sec. See, the 'plot' of the song is basic. It's cold outside, and the lady wants to go home, and the guy whose home she is visiting wishes for her to stay. And she stays at the end. It's pretty basic. But there's one exchange in this...
Dolly: Oh, the neighbors might think...
Rod: But baby, it's bad out there
Dolly: Say...what's in this drink?
Rod: No cabs to be had out there..
Wait. A. Frelling. Second. Did she just say What's in this drink?
Uh. Um. Okay, then. Apparently, nothing embodies the Christmas spirit and the feeling of togetherness than The Christmas Roofie Song. Perhaps they'll follow it up with more Christmas Classics like 'Spike the Halls,' 'Feliz Spanish Fly,' and 'Jolly Old St. Mickey.' Or perhaps they'll skip the skullduggery and just go straight for the hard stuff.
But. BUT, the song is still Miles ahead of 'The Christmas Shoes.' Man, that song is a guilt trip wrapped in tinny Christmas background music. It even outdoes 'Do They Know It's Christmas' for mood-spiking. Sheesh.
As for other Christmas music? One simple rule: When it comes to Christmas Eve Sarajevo 12/24 there is no, absosmurfly NO, volume setting for this that can be 'too loud.' If your speakers aren't bleeding tinsel and kickass while it's playing, you're not playing it loud enough.