We all have it every once in a while. As soon as that song, and I mean that song, gets stuck in your head, there is almost no way getting it out. Why? Because the song in question is that fucking good. Yes, people, I'm talking about ear worms. I'm not gonna write a definition out of course......oh, what the hell, it's a portion of a song or other music that repeat compulsively within one's mind. There; I put the def. out. Are ya happy, fuckers? Anyways, there is one irresistable tune that popped up as I was listen to my MP3/radio player on a Sunday morning. I set the station to K-Rock and listen to a long list of notable songs playing back to back like the playlist of awesomeness (Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust" and Kiss' "Rock n Roll All Night" are among them), but there is one tune that came up and intrigued my ears. It was set to a electric piano melody and the chorus, performed by guys singing in falsettos, was along the lines of "Goodbye stranger, it's been nice; hope you find your par-ra-diiiise", then followed by "Goodbye, Mary. Goodbye, Jane. Will we ever meet agaiiiin?" I was hooked like a fish. I lied in bed humming it in my head, and since I was partially tired (being up all night will do that to you) and didn't bother to get up on Youtube to look for it. As soon as I did, I was wasn't clear on whih part of the chorus was the title, so I put in the "Goodbye, Mary; Goodbye, Jane" part to see what I got. The results was pleasant as I found a scene from a movie containing the song.
YES!!!! It's "Goodbye Stranger" by the '70s rock group Supertramp, and it's used to great effect in this scene from Paul Thomas Anderson's Magnolia. It's a damn shame on many level because I just now discovered this song, especially from a well-known band like Supertramp. I never got into the band's music like that, but I've heard only "Just a Little Bit" once and maybe a little of "The Logical Song". On top of that, I've never seen the movie Magnolia before, an even bigger regret for me as a film buff. I never had the time to watch it because, simply it was too damn long according to my scources. But time went and I became a little more sophisticated with films to the point that the running time was no longer an issue to me, unless the filmmaker was padding it with some unneccessary bullshit. So, anyways, I'm still jamming out to song, even while I'm writing this blog. I even manged to find a parody of song from The Office (the U.S. version btw) sung by Micheal Scott and directed at his personal punching bag Toby on his going away party.
The song is now giving me thoughts on expanding my horizons and become aware of more great music out there, whether if it's from the '60s, '70s or '80s. Well, the eighties not so much since I'm already an nut when it comes to Tears for Fears, Bananarama, Wang Chung, INXS, New Order, etc. So I'll be splitting, most likey listen to Goodbye Stranger again, or Goodbye Toby. lol Until then , laters. :-)
