Cracklin' Rose, you’re a store-bought woman

[Tom]

You make me sing like a guitar hummin’
So hang on to me, girl
Our song keeps runnin’ on

Play it now
Play it now, my baby

God, the Korean corner store plays the worst music on Saturday mornings. I just wanted a freakin' scone. Now that song's gonna be stuck in my head for the next 24 hours.

[Tom]

Oh, I love my rosie child
You got the way to make me happy

GAAAH!

*thumpthumpthump*

I KNOW ALL THE WORDS!

[Cei-U!]

I feel your pain. I once endured a week with "Macho Man" stuck in my head. Hell holds no terrors for me 'cause I've already been there.

Cei-U!
I summon the empathy!

[hulahulk]

But...but...NEIL DIAMOND AIN'T BAD MUSIC! Blasphemer!:p

*waves ID card for Neil Diamond fan club*

[Tom]

What the hell is a "store-bought woman" anyway? Is that whole song about a guy and his blowup doll?

[Michael P]

Hell, I'm still trying to figure out what he meant by "and no one heard at all, not even the chair."

[Tom]

Just turn on your heartlight, Michael and try not to think about it too much.

[Michael P]

Heh. Y'know, I actually like some of Diamond's stuff, like "Sweet Caroline" and "Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show," but sometimes I have to wonder if he wasn't on more drugs than the Stones when he wrote his lyrics.

[Donald M.]

See, I don't have this problem because I love all music, especially crappy music. Once, when on vaction in New Hampshire, I spent much of my week in the car with my aunt who only listen to a station that played instrumental versions of every song imaginable as long as you can only imagine top 20 hits from the 70's and 80's, and I liked it, god help me, I liked it . . .

[Cei-U!]

Hell, I'm still trying to figure out what he meant by "and no one heard at all, not even the chair."

It means "Pot is groovy, man."

Cei-U!
I summon the aging hipster!

[hulahulk]

Wake Me Up! Before you go-go
Jitterbug [4X]

You put the boom-boom into my heart
You send my soul sky high when your lovin' starts
Jitterbug into my brain
Goes a bang-bang-bang 'til my feet do the same
But something's bugging you
Something ain't right
My best friend told me what you did last night
Left me sleepin' in my bed
I was dreaming, but I should have been with you instead.

Wake me up before you go-go
Don't leave me hanging on like a yo-yo
Wake me up before you go-go
I don't want to miss it when you hit that high
Wake me up before you go-go
'Cause I'm not plannin' on going solo
Wake me up before you go-go
Take me dancing tonight
I wanna hit that high (yeah, yeah)

You take the grey skies out of my way
You make the sun shine brighter than Doris Day
Turned a bright spark into a flame
My beats per minute never been the same

'Cause you're my lady, I'm your fool
It makes me crazy when you act so cruel
Come on, baby, let's not fight



(http://www.songlyrics.com/link.php?id=8)
We'll go dancing, everything will be all right

Wake me up before you go-go
Don't leave me hanging on like a yo-yo
Wake me up before you go-go
I don't want to miss it when you hit that high
Wake me up before you go-go
'Cause I'm not plannin'' on going solo
Wake me up before you go-go
Take me dancing tonight
I wanna hit that high (yeah, yeah, baby)

(Jitterbug)
(Jitterbug)

Cuddle up, baby, move in tight
We'll go dancing tomorrow night
It's cold out there, but it's warm in bed
They can dance, we'll stay home instead

(Jitterbug)

Wake me up before you go-go
Don't leave me hanging on like a yo-yo
Wake me up before you go-go
I don't want to miss it when you hit that high
Wake me up before you go-go
'Cause I'm not plannin' on going solo
Wake me up before you go-go
Take me dancing tonight
Wake me up before you go-go, don't you dare to leave me hanging on like a
yo-yo
Take me dancing

(Boom-boom-boom)

[Wonder Bebs]

I asked my mom about this one a while back because she totally loves this song. Seems to me that Cracklin' Rosie is a kind of wine, or something.

[JeffreyWKramer]

Jitterbug [4X]

If you move next to the Captain and Tenille, we're justified in using WMDs against you.

Just a fair warning.

[hulahulk]

If you move next to the Captain and Tenille, we're justified in using WMDs against you.

Just a fair warning.

Hey, I ALMOST posted the lyrics to "You Light Up My Life" by Debbie Boone. Consider the dire alternatives, man!

[Michael P]

See, I don't have this problem because I love all music, especially crappy music. Once, when on vaction in New Hampshire, I spent much of my week in the car with my aunt who only listen to a station that played instrumental versions of every song imaginable as long as you can only imagine top 20 hits from the 70's and 80's, and I liked it, god help me, I liked it . . .
Heh. You haven't lived until you've ridden in the car with my grandma. I don't know what station would want to play only music recorded before 1947, but dammit, she found one.

[howyadoin]

I asked my mom about this one a while back because she totally loves this song. Seems to me that Cracklin' Rosie is a kind of wine, or something. Bingo.


And I love that song. The Jewish Elvis turned out a handful of pretty good pop tunes in the early stages of his career.

[Punchy]

And I love that song. The Jewish Elvis turned out a handful of pretty good pop tunes in the early stages of his career.

Especially "Forever in Blue Jeans", I love that one.

[Spike-X]

"I got a song been on my mind,
And the tune can be sung and the words all rhyme!"

[Ed Cunard]

All I got to say is "play it on, play it on now baby... "

[Slam_Bradley]

My best friend's band does a rocked up version of "Sweet Caroline." It's a great song. And it never fails to get the 30 and 40-something ladies up and dancing...which is a very good thing.

[hulahulk]

"Cherry, Cherry" ain't bad either. "Sweet Caroline" is played at Fenway Park all the time.

[Tom]

Great.


Now all of these songs are stuck in my head.

[Fabian]

At least they're not "Papa Don't Preach" by the Osbourne daugter

[Smoogis]

Great.


Now all of these songs are stuck in my head.

Why do you build me up? Buttercup, baby, just to let me down...

[howyadoin]

Great.

Now all of these songs are stuck in my head.Even "Joey" can't defeat them?

[Puffy Treat]

Hell, I'm still trying to figure out what he meant by "and no one heard at all, not even the chair."

As Dave Barry once said:

"What did he expect? For the chair to tell him: WHOA, I SURE HEARD That!"

[hulahulk]

Even "Joey" can't defeat them?

Are you referring to the Concrete Blonde song or the schmuck from "Blossom"? I heard he had a single out at one point.

[howyadoin]

Are you referring to the Concrete Blonde song or the schmuck from "Blossom"? I heard he had a single out at one point.The Concrete Blonde song. Tom suggested this years ago as a cure for having songs you hate stuck in your head.





I can't believe you asked that question.

[hulahulk]

The Concrete Blonde song. Tom suggested this years ago as a cure for having songs you hate stuck in your head.





I can't believe you asked that question.

Ha Ha!
And yeah, I figured it was the CB song, although I never knew about Tom's reccommendation.

[Sam A. Robrin]

Here:

http://www.ubu.com/outsiders/365/index.html

I've been rejoicing recently since this site restored its MP3s. Something there should get those tunes out of your head. . . .

(And it's pronounced "ro-zay," with an accent acute over the "e." "Crackling" refers to its carbonation. At least it isn't a love song to Rosie O'Donnell . . .)

[Tom]

I've been using Joey for years for just this sort of thing and it's kinda lost its effectiveness.

I find that Brass in Pocket works sometimes now.

[Sam A. Robrin]

I've been using Joey for years for just this sort of thing and it's kinda lost its effectiveness.Is that the one that goes, "We had joey, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun . . ."?

[Tom]

Is that the one that goes, "We had joey, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun . . ."?
When I was in first grade, we used to sing "We had joy, we had fun, We had boogies on a bun."

Ah, 1972. Good times.

[Sanagi]

I find the best thing is to start up a piece of music in my head that's in a different time signature. For instance, once I've got a 3/4 rhythm going, most pop music can no longer sink in as it's almost always 4/4. (That's no help if the song you're trying to get rid of is On the Wings of a Dove, though)

[Corrina]

But...but...NEIL DIAMOND AIN'T BAD MUSIC! Blasphemer!:p

*waves ID card for Neil Diamond fan club*

You just like him because they play him at Fenway. :)

Which is as good a reason to like him as any I know.

Me, I know ALL the songs because my mom had an eight track.

[Nitmo]

Could be worse, you could not know the words.

Then it would be really annoying, like me.

[dougputhoff]

Could be worse.

That Korean store could've been playing "America."

That song has always made me want to defect to the Communists.

Besides having a Top 40 run, a local auto dealership used that song in its commercials for years.

[hulahulk]

You just like him because they play him at Fenway. :)

Which is as good a reason to like him as any I know .

Me, I know ALL the songs because my mom had an eight track.


But of course, dear Corrina!

And I'm jealous of your Mom.

[howyadoin]

Then it would be really annoying, like me.Was that joke intentional?

[Nitmo]

Was that joke intentional?


Yes it was, I thought it might cheer him up a little.

[Nitmo]

Was that joke intentional?


Yes it was, I thought it might cheer him up a little.

[JeffreyWKramer]

Yes it was, I thought it might cheer him up a little.

He's more likely be cheered up by a rendition of "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" by Diamond and Streisand.

[Nitmo]

He's more likely be cheered up by a rendition of "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" by Diamond and Streisand.

Are you sure it's not the "Chili's Baby-back ribs" song?

especially as sung by Fat Bastard.

[K'Nort]

The Concrete Blonde song. Tom suggested this years ago as a cure for having songs you hate stuck in your head.

They did their reunion tour less than a year after he died. They included Portland, I was able to go, and she sang it. Pretty emotional experience.

[howyadoin]

They did their reunion tour less than a year after he died. They included Portland, I was able to go, and she sang it. Pretty emotional experience.Yeah, I saw them here, too.

Didn't get a bad song stuck in my head for months afterwards...

[Guts/Batman]

The grocery store i work at recently started playing Rocky music...kickass.

[LtMarvel]

The cure for Tom: Go see Madagascar. Stay for the credits.

I like to move it move it. I like to....MOVE IT.


Speaking of lyrics...

Number forty-seven said to number three
"You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see"
"I sure would be delighted with your company"
"Come on and do the Jailhouse Rock with me"
Let's rock, everybody, let's rock.
Everybody in the whole cell block
Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock.

Now rock was slang for copulating...

[phoenixrising]

Man, I love Neil Diamond, and this reminds me why. Only I do.


*is a store-bought woman*

[Pól Rua]

When I was in first grade, we used to sing "We had joy, we had fun, We had boogies on a bun."

Ah, 1972. Good times.

Ours was 'kimbies on our bum'.