Stuck on you
Where I begin to title all my posts with cheesy song lyrics from the 70's, 80's, 90's, and today. Wait, I will not be held to anyone's rules, not even my own. Any song, any era.
It’s been a week, or two...
So, in lūʻau of my usual mini-dive…
Stuck on You, Lionel Richie - 1983
So, I’m still stuck on my short story binge like I was stuck on John Stamos back in 1983. This is how I roll. I tend to learn everything I can about a single topic and then utterly exhausted, jump to something else. Yeah, I might have some ADHD mixed in with my dyslexia. Anyway, right now, I am truly, madly, deeply in love with the short story.
It Cuts Both Ways, Gloria Estefan - 1989
This is my most quoted song in the house, though I often remix it with Bryan Adam’s Cuts Like a Knife for a rather unsatisfactory effect. Just leave it at Gloria.
The Gambler, Kenny Rogers - 1979
On a warm summer’s evening, I played spades with my brother and his friends in my mom’s kitchen. We also played The Knife Game, though recently I’ve been told it’s called the Five Finger Fillet. It’s the game where you stab a steak knife back and forth between each of your fingers, then you let someone else do it between your fingers. The point of the game is to demonstrate bravery despite the inevitable hand-stabbing and blood.
Achy Breaky Heart, Billy Ray Cyrus - 1992
My dad’s second wife sang this song on a karaoke machine fifteen times a day for their whole marriage. I made fun of it so much, that it became part of my DNA. I’m part Billy Ray.
Don’t Give Up, Peter Gabriel - 1986
My God, these songs are cheesy like Velveeta, but this is the longest recorded hug-duet in history, like over 6 minutes.
Show Me Love, Hundred Waters - 2014
and maybe grace, and maybe a salad, please.
My Silver Lining, First Aid Kit - 2014
One of the current fixes for aneurysms in the brain consists of inserting a tube in the femoral artery and extending it up through the heart into the carotid artery, and finally into the brain stem. I imagine there’s a coal mine cart and railway system that moves the tools, stents, and coils up and through the artery to assist the micro-doctors (with the most delicate hands you’ve never seen) who repair the ballooning blood vessel.
Baby Got Back, Sir Mix-A-Lot - 1992
Oh my god, Becky, look at her butt. It’s just so middle-aged.
Snow On Tha Bluff, J. Cole - 2020
I didn’t get to see my niece today, had to reschedule.
Love "My Silver Lining." Very much feels like an end credits type of song.