Interesting how many of my favorite karaoke songs are on that list (Benatar, Bon Jovi, Journey). I guess karaoke is where I'm a warrior.
Ha! I think it's because of all the yelling and passion those songs entail. They're fun!
"Don’t Stop Believing" is in many ways the ultimate Journey song, packed to the gills with the staples of '80s rock. It includes vague references to singing in bars, drinking, cheap perfume, taking your chances, livin' in the city, romance at midnight, a jaded city boy, a lonely small-town girl, and a mysterious train whose destination, one assumes, is rock 'n' roll.
ETA: I haven't even made it all the way through the list, and I already want a mix of all these songs to accompany every single car ride I ever take for the rest of my life. That, my friends, is why I have terrible taste.
The Eye of the Tiger entry has made me burst out laughing at my desk.
That, my friends, is why I have terrible taste.
Or possibly AWESOME taste!!
Or possibly AWESOME taste!!
No, no. bon had it right.
runs away, fingers in ears
Hey tommyrot -- Looks like the Magnetic Fields are hitting flyover country after all: [link]
I went to see The Magnetic Fields a few years ago. Stephen Merritt had food poisoning and could barely stand up, and it was still one of the best gigs I've been to.
My favorite Magnetic Fields moment was many years ago, when they were still playing tiny clubs. Merritt lit a cigarette while singing in mid-lyric.
Stephen Merritt had food poisoning and could barely stand up, and it was still one of the best gigs I've been to.
Somehow that seems appropriate, as if Merritt ought to be in discomfort to achieve Magnetic Fields perfection.
