Tragedy

I came home from H's early this weekend to do Easter prep, so on the drive home I got to treat myself to one of my favorite things in life: Saturday night soft rock! As anyone (okay, anyone in the Winfrey family) knows, Saturday is when a lot of radio stations have flashback/70's/"lost hits" nights. Mama Winfrey is a BIG fan of this, and I can see why. I heard so many jams tonight! Specifically, this song by the Bee Gees. We love the Bee Gees around Winfrey Family HQ; Alex went through a fairly serious listening-to-the-Saturday-Night-Fever-soundtrack-on-vinyl phase when he was in high school. I was not familiar with this song before tonight, but after listening to it about a million times since I got home, I'm very, VERY familiar with it now.

This is the karaoke version, so you can learn the lyrics now. You're welcome.

Christopher Cross

I will admit that I'm only a casual fan of 30 Rock. Yes, whenever I watch it I love it, but also I always feel like I'm not the target audience. I mean, I earnestly love the Midwest a little TOO much. Regardless, this song from the upcoming 30 Rock soundtrack is GREAT! Clearly there are echoes of "Arthur's Theme" going on here. I predict Alex will love this one. You can download it on Pitchfork.

Uncomfortable Work Jam, Volume I

There are some songs that, when they come on the soft rock radio at work, make me so uncomfortable that I can't focus on what I'm doing. Maybe you don't listen to soft rock at your job, but just imagine any instance of being confined in a small space with a few other people while being forced to listen to creepy lyrics. It's weird. Here are the top 3 songs on my Uncomfortable Work Jams mix.
John Mayer: Your Body is a Wonderland. It should be obvious why.


Heart: All I Wanna Do is Make Love to You. Once this came on while I was at the orthodontist. That was years ago, but I still remember it as one of the most uncomfortable moments of my life. "I am the flower, you are the seed. We walked in the garden, we planted a tree." Are you serious, Heart? Also you have to sign into Youtube to view this, so you KNOW it's going to be weird.


And the grandaddy of them all. I literally leave my desk whenever this song comes on because I can't take it. I just walk around the hallway or go to the bathroom or whatever. Anything to avoid this song!

Saxy

Winfreys have a weakness for sax solos, and Winfreys also very often get soft rock stuck in their heads (I might just be talking about THIS Winfrey). I'm off work today (three-day weekend, y'all!) which normally means I try not to listen to any soft rock, but this song is just calling to me. I just have to accept that it is my lot in life to constantly let blog readers know what soft rock songs are awesome. You're welcome. This one is good because:
1.) Tons of sax.
2.) It was written specifically for Miami Vice.
3.) As someone who does not live in a city, I can only assume that this is exactly what city life is like. Am I right?