It's late September and I really should be back in school. (Sir Roderick David Stewart is 76, back in school?)
School's out for the summer... school's out, forever. Vincent Damon Furnier, aka Alice Cooper hasn't been in school for 56 years.
One bourbon, one scotch and one beer... This song was written in 1953 by Rudy Toombs, the year Maker's Mark by Jim Beam came out. In 2014, Japan's Suntory bought Beam, Inc. for 16 billion dollars. George Thorogood could not afford that, letalone a scotch and a beer (and rent money).
I'm Dreaming Of A White Christmas. Irving Berlin wrote it in 1942. I know I know, most popular version by Bing Crosby. Berlin and his family came to Ellis Island, New York in 1893. Maybe Irving dreamed of it 'cause it didn't happen that often. In fact, it's only happened 21 times in NYC since the Berlins arrived from Belarus.
Why Don't We Do It In The Road was written by good ole Paul in 1968. During 'rut season' bucks chase does in attempt to possibly do it in the road. Since this song was written, may 68.9 million deer rest in peace from roadkill accidents. Two of the 68.9 million I am accountable for. Winged another, but he got up and went on, hopefully 'reaching his goal.'
Paradise By The Dashboard Lights was written in 1977 by Jim Steinman, and of course sung by Michael Lee Aday (aka Meat Loaf)... No Meat Loaf, don't worry, it ain't gotta last until the end of time. In fact, since you sang this there have been over 33,000,000 divorces. Don't think on it, go for it.
The Girl From Ipanema.. Long ago, Viniius de Moraes would watch the beautiful Heloisa Eneida Menezes Paes Pinto walk by to enter a bar where she would buy cigarettes for her mother. As she departed, there were always 'wolf whistles' by the men nearby. The girl from Ipanema, "tall and tan and young and lovely" is now 76 years old.
Tomorrow, a show song written for the musical Annie, and performed by a little redheaded brat (relax, I'm redheaded too).. indicates the sun'll come out tomorrow. Since this was written, there have been 12,428 days in Anchorage Alaska without sun.
Betty Davis Eyes.. . were they still around, they would be 113 years old.
Anthony Dominick Benedetto was drafted into the Military in 1944, the final stages of WWII, but, he would see extensive combat duty as his unit was sent to fill in for the heavy losses suffered in the Battle of the Bulge. In March of 1945, he joined the front line, and would later describe it as "a front row seat in hell." Hit unit crossed the Rhine and entered Germany, engaging in dangerous house-to-house, town-after-town fighting to clean out German soldiers. He narrowly escaped death numerous times. At the war's end, he was involved in the liberation of a Nazi concentration camp near Landsberg, where some American prisoners had also been held. Anthony returned to the US, had his first (song) hit in 1951. Some 70 years later, he would team with Lady Gaga for an album released this year (2021). You know him better as Tony Bennett, now 95 years young.
Every Breath You Take...... written by Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, aka Sting, recorded by The Police. After extensive research on the song, the song meaning, I'm still confused as all get out. Some say 'love song', Sting say 'no.' It was written at a time he'd just separated from Frances Tomelty, and began a relationship with Trudy Styler, who, oops, happened to be Frances's best friend. "It's a nasty song," he would say, "really rather evil, about jealousy and surveillance and ownership." I still ain't sure what all that means, but here's where we note the parties involved have now taken 327.6 million breaths each, since. Know you were just waiting for that.
Tossin' and Turnin'... good ole Richie Adams and Malou Rene wrote this, and it was recorded by Bobby Lewis in the fall of 1961. Consider that the average person turns over in their sleep 13 times an hour, sleeps an average of 8 hours per night, 365 days a year, 64 years since this was sung, Bobby Lewis (and us fellow old farts) have now tossed and turned 2,429,440 times. Some more, some who I always see on FB at 4am, less.
Centerfold, 1981 by the J. Geils Band. May the Centerfold rest in peace. Hugh decided Playboy would stop publishing nudes in 2015. Still, since J wrote this song, there had been 480 Centerfolds. That's 1,440 staples based upon three per issue, I never looked. 1,920 limbs. 960 boobies. (Just keeping you abreast).
I can tell you're getting bored. Me too. Speakinowhich, the average person gets bored 131 days a year, so, for me, I've been bored for 9,039 days of my life, or, basically I've been bored for 24.764 years. Ain't that the truth.
Needless to say, written because I was bored. Sorry. Kinda.
By Henry Gibson, figures double checked by The Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Love, Victurd
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