I’m the music-centered person of my family (obviously), but the husband is a fan of any random music, though has odd favorites. He likes to stream music videos to the tv while I’m in the room and to tolerate it I have to say things like the following:
“I bet Jim Croce didn’t have groupies.” “Did he say all of that to the operator? because she needed a raise for listening to all of that foolishness.” “How does one eat with that kind of mustache?”
Another Jim Croce song. “Have you ever seen so much beige? The other guitarist’s hair is beige. This song is even the sound equivalent of beige.”
He starts typing in “Denver” and I start saying “no no no no no noooooooo.”
During “Come On Eileen”: “that must have been a overalls-only town. Only overalls and hats. One store: Overalls and Hats R Us.”
“OH, THIS IS NOT A CELINE DION HOUSE.”
During Rick James: “he was coked out of his mind.” “They just told the women to act slutty.” “I wonder who his stylist was and if she lives far.”
“I’ll give you twenty bucks not to play Genesis.”
To be fair, I do this to bands I like as well, but don’t want to hear at the moment.
During Duran Duran’s “Come Undone”: hell if that’s not the sexiest straight jacket I’ve ever seen.”
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers’ “You Got Lucky,” the actual song doesn’t start until at least a minute into the video. I say “dammit Tom, we get it — start the song!”
He puts on Kool and the Gang and in my best Stefon voice I say, “Kool and the Gang has everything. Sexy sequined vests, random berets, bare chested bongo player, out of step dancing, shiny Afros, platform boots, and look over there — a guy on keytar with a non-ironic keyboard printed keytar strap!”
The video for Hall & Oates (one of my favorite bands) for “She’s Gone” is hella insane. I’ve put it on the blog before. It’s super straight up 1974. The boys are sitting in chairs with a weird tasseled end table with an ashtray and Monopoly money on it. They lip sync and when the “she’s gone” part comes up, a woman walks in front of them, followed by a dude in a sequined devil costume during “I’d pay the devil to replace her” and THEY THROW THE MONOPOLY MONEY AT THE DEVIL. I freaking love this video. I could watch it everyday and make remarks to myself. Every single time I see it I say, “Daryl was on the ‘ludes in the 70s.”
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