I have early shifts this week, which makes me happy. For some reason (probably imagined, I know) it makes me feel like I have more time to do things. Sure, I have to wake up at 5:30 and I’m in bed by the time all the non kid tv shows come on, but the upside is that by the time I finish at the gym, it’s not too late to drum without pissing off the neighbours. I feel like I can’t drum in the morning incase someone’s sleeping and I can’t do it late at night for the same reason, but morning shift means that I get home at just the right time.
The other alarming thing that’s happening is that I’m listening to top 40 radio and liking some of it which hasn’t happened since I was 15 and even then there was resistance. I was that kid in year twelve who got picked on because she didn’t know who Maroon 5 were, but could name every Beatles song ever and listened to Roy Orbison instead of whatever boy was singing whatever hit at the time about some girl that just wouldn’t pay enough attention to him. In my defence, it’s only two songs I actually like and one of them I at least saw coming (Get Lucky). The other one happened cause it has Pharrell in it and that is one talented dude. I’ve noticed two things about Pharrell. All his stuff seems to be done with joy – he always has this smile on his face, he’s always smiling in his film clips, dancing around, acting like a bit of a clown (I had a you tube session yesterday morning) and there’s always a great beat and great music in his songs. Sure, some of the lyrics can be questionable, but compared to certain other dudes out there who are trying to do the same thing, he’s pretty ace.
Also, for the record, I bought both songs. I was waiting for Daft Punk’s record to become exactly that, but it hasn’t happened yet so I bought the iTunes version. People say that iTunes is killing the cd industry and maybe that’s true, but there are some CDs I take pride in, I love having the Bruce CDs I have, I love my White Stripes collection and let’s face it, The Beatles not on record is just stupid (yes, I understand the convenience of it and I have them on my iPod too, but if I could find a way to get a turn table on a train without it damaging my record and pissing off a whole train, I would), but at least with iTunes or something like it, I’m creating less clutter and not entirely contributing to consumerism and more importantly, I’m not ripping the artist off. I understand Pharrell and co probably have enough money that they don’t need my $20, but these days so many people have that attitude that if we don’t do something, then artists aren’t going to be able to make a living at all and where would that leave our beloved music? There’s food for thought on your way to work/home from it.
Have a great day and have a song.
help me, calliope 