There is something decidedly comforting yet disturbing about the emotional fragility that goes along with being ragged out. Like, when you’re really, really hungover and you’re watching TV and you’re too lazy to change the channel when the latest Pam Dawber/Lindsay Wagner/Meredith Baxter Birney movie of the week comes on and it’s ludicrously sappy but at the end when the mom and the daughter finally come together over the brother/husband/grandfather’s death you can’t help but get all weepy. I swear, sometimes Norman Lear can play me like a cheap Steinway.
I experienced such a hokey frisson today at the Mayor’s Art Awards–a really large banquet held to honor a few artists, arts organizations, charitable foundations, and corporations that have made an impact on the arts here in New Orleans. And like any awards show (goddess, how I loathe them) they played this 15-minute video montage featuring the work of each artist/group and at the end of it all, I couldn’t help but think, “These people really are special. They make our arts scene so vibrant.” Of course, being the po-mo guy I am, I immediately realized how shallow my sentiments were and sorta wanted to throw up into my pecan pie, but, you know, at the same time, I felt it. Irony without the irony. Alannis, are you listening, you fetid little sow? I guess I should attribute it to the fact that I’m still feeling groggy from my restless night of half-sleep.
On a completely different subject (actually, going back to the previous entry that dealt tangentially with 80s pop), is there anyone out there who remembers the rap song with this little break:
The two great tastes that taste great together
Will be around forever and ever–
A symbol of love that will last through time
A river in France, a statue in the Guggenheim
Every so often, it runs through my head, and it’s the only time I can ever remember hearing the Guggenheim mentioned in a song of any sort so I’d like to have a copy. I think the title was something like “You’re My One and Only True Love,” but I dunno. It came out around the same time as “It Takes Two”–not the Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock version, the soft, girly version. Little help, please?
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The song was by Seduction, but it's hard to find the version with the rap by Freedom Williams, which is what you were remembering. It's even harder to find the version that all the verses of the rap:Cruising, miles don't mean a thing. The seconds persisting but I'm on the up swing.Time of dimension of love at first but when youreally fall in love you never give it a reverse.Back up — then slack up I won't hear of pushing and shoving to get to my lady love. I'm her protection she's my divine.If she was a drink she'd be a fine wine.Oh yeah a little over there. Whisper a little something into her ear. Touch me so much I fall into her clutch. She'd be the dutchess I'd be the dutch.We're two great tastes that taste great together.We'll be around forever and ever.A symbol of love that will last through timeA river in France, a statue in the Guggenheim.Never leave a stone unturned I'm gonna earnWith you as my girl these things I have learnedThe good stay honest and oh so trueAnd her love will come back to youShe's my one and only, only
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@Anonymous: WOW. You really know your 80s pop! If you ever find a copy, please drop me a line — I still wake up humming it now and then….xo
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