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Ooh then we touched, then we sang, about the lovin’ things.

Does anyone else feel like there’s a Journey renaissance going on right now? I can’t remember a day in the last two weeks where I haven’t heard either “Any Way You Want It,” “Wheel in the Sky,” “Only the Lonely,” Don't Stop Believin',” or “Oh Sherry” (and yeah, nitpickers, I know that last one’s just Steve Perry, but whatever). Every day. And if I’m not hearing it, I’m reading about it. It’s not omnipresent—it’s not like when you hear four Duran Duran songs on the radio in quick succession and automatically conclude that Simon Lebon has died—it’s just constant. I have mostly my iPod to blame. I’ve been obsessed with trying to fill its near-limitless capacity, throwing—among other things—Journey’s Greatest Hits on there (which is more Sarah’s than mine). Since then, the Random button doesn’t seem all that random. I think whoever wrote the algorithm for that is probably the biggest fucking Journey fan in the world. There’s probably four other random bands that Algorithm Boy had a boner for, and if I ever find the combination (maybe Yes, Dan Fogelberg, and The Moody Blues) my iPod will go into Maximum Overdrive.

In other news, I’m still alive.

Comments

Beth said…
Glad to hear that you are still alive, Dave. Now get drinkin' on post on WT already! =)
Anonymous said…
Glad to see you're still around, Dave!

My MP3 player also has a seeming pattern to its 'random' selections. I can basically predict what songs are going to come next. And the guy who wrote the random programming for mine apparently loves Montell Jordan's "This is How We Do It" and anything by Rascal Flatts.
Anonymous said…
Welcome back!

The radio station I listen to is like that - on weekends, they seem to have an Elton John-Billy Joel lovefest goin' on. Not an hour passes when I'm not treated to the sounds of "Rocket Man" or "Piano Man".

Given that over a third of the songs on my iPod are Rufus Wainwright, he turns up pretty frequently.
Anonymous said…
Pssst...

When you speak about the randomizer on your iPod, it's called algorhythm.

Sheesh.
;)
Anonymous said…
Why is the third Brandenburg Concerto always followed by Kool Keith's Bitch Gets No Love?
Anonymous said…
And it continues. We we out Xmas shopping this evening, and what happened to be playing at the first store? Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'". God, I love Journey. Steve Perry kicks all kinds of ass.
Beth said…
I want to hurt you just to hear you screaming my name ...

That's what's playing on my iPod right now. Yes, I do realize that it's 3:45 am where I come from and I really should be sleeping.
Jay said…
My bathroom has a weird wormhole where only Toni Braxton's "Unbreak My Heart" can be heard, because Jason inexplicably knows all the words, and according to him, porcelain makes for great accoustics. So if the worst you have is Journey, count yourself lucky.

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