The video above is for "Life is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me)" -- a #8 from 1974 for the band Reunion. It's bloody awful -- and it received a couple of votes last week for Worst Song.
Here's the thing -- I've never heard this song before in my life. I thought maybe watching the video and hearing the song would jog a memory or two (the fact it's from '74 isn't a consideration -- I've got a pretty good memory for songs as old or older than I am.) But nothing. Nada. Zip. This was the first time hearing this song. And that's why we do this.
Now -- don't vote for it anymore. I can't possibly sing that fast.
Fun Fact: the singer for Reunion is Joey Levine, who also sang lead on the Ohio Express bubblegum hit "Yummy Yummy Yummy" -- and, if that wasn't cool enough, was the inspiration for Joey Ramone's name. Rock on.
3 comments:
Forget singing that fast...the question is will you EVER be able to memorize the song - sober or drunk?
I'm not sure what you mean...what is this "sober" you speak of?
I remember this song well. We listened to it over and over on Diane's battery-op tape player in the back of the station wagon in the car pool to dance class. OVER and OVER. Seeing as how you and I are about the same age, my guess is that you also listened to it in the back of a station wagon in the carpool to dance class... only you blocked it out. To test this theory, do this: Close your eyes. Stand with your hands to your sides. Clear your mind. Now do a port de bras and a jette. Plie, demi plie, pirouette. If you did this without thinking, you were in that station wagon with me.
Wish I could be in Seattle for the show. Rawk on! -Jane
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