May 6, 2003

[Music] Rhymes with "Ocean", people.

Okay, I'll admit it. I'm a little touchy when it comes to the Bee Gees. My Dad was a fan back in the day--and by "the day" I mean the many, many days before they became a phenomenon. I mean the days in the early 70s when the Bee Gees were making real, soulful, emotionally resonant, melodic, harmonic, bluesy music, days like 1974, for example, the year of "Mr. Natural", for my money the best album they ever, ever did.

I was hungry and I was cold
Had a father far too old
Couldn't make it to the place
He'd like to be
In a tree trunk in the park
He was living in the dark
Keeping other dogs like him
Company

And in the evening I'd go down
To a nightclub in the town
Try to get some bread
To make another way
Back to the park I'd go
Dig him out of the snow
You know he's lived a thousand years, day to day

So, I am a little touchy, a little picky a little...well, a little unreasonable at times. I know this. But folks, work with me here.

In 1977, Barry and Robin Gibb wrote a song which was recorded by Samantha Sang. You know the one. The lyrics went like this:


And where are you now
Now that I need you
Tears on my pillow
Wherever you go

I'll cry me a river
That leads to your ocean
You never see me fall apart
In the words of a broken heart

It's just...

It's just what? What is the next word?

Well, if you are Destiny's Child...or Ryan Seacrest...or Kimberly Locke...or any number of additionally ignorant peckerwoods, well, that next word is apparently "emotions".

Except that it isn't. It's Emotion. Singular. Rhymes with Ocean.

Now, see, this seems like a minor point to many of you. But, just like the woman that couldn't spell her own occupation, I think that if you are going to record a song, or announce the title of a song on national television, or sing the song in a talent competition..well, you should have to at least know the name of the freaking song.

Posted by Lori at May 6, 2003 11:21 PM