April 18, 2008 Earworm

"The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)" brought him a top twenty hit and endless airplay in his hometown of Baltimore in 1981 and "Jeopardy" made him world famous in 1983, but the Greg Khin song that I really love is little remembered "Happy Man" from 1982. Power pop of the finest and poppiest, it's simple message of all you need is the right woman is the testosterone version of the basic girl group theme of "boys boys boys!"

Greg knew the way to San Jose and is now a morning DJ there as well as an author/editor. By all accounts, he is a happy man.

Have a happy weekend.

April 17, 2008 Earworm

Oy! What a day. I've run out of time and I'm still running. So, see what happens when Greg Dulli and the rest of the Afghan Whigs wash the jaunty Jean Nate off of The Supremes' "Come See About Me" and rub it into the decay of someone's basement.

Back to back, this will take less than seven minutes. Enjoy.

Kmatt - sorry I didn't call you back. Toonces - we'll catch up, I swear.

April 16, 2008 Earworm

Okay, it's Wednesday. Hump day. Everyone is looking to get through it so we're that much closer to the weekend. With that in mind, today's earworm is The Grass Roots' "Let's Live For Today". We never know how many Wednesdays we have left so I think we should stop treating Wednesday like it's just a pit stop between, "Fuck! It's Monday again" and "Thank God It's Friday!"

I'm going to go to work and try to enjoy it as the soap opera it has become and then, thanks to learning last night that a can of spray paint called "watermelon" will provide "bubblegum pink" results when applied to clay pots, I'll stop by Home Depot for a less vivid choice. Nothing too exciting, perhaps, but it beats the alternative.

Oh, and The Grass Roots are under appreciated, just like Wednesdays.

April 15, 2008 Earworm

The dancefloor fillers are released as singles but it's songs like "Touch Too Much" that put Hot Chip's "Made In The Dark" album in heavy rotation at Earworm Central. Although they manage to combine the best bits of Vince Clarke, early OMD, and the fuzzy era of Love And Rockets and make it all sound brand spanking new, "Touch Too Much" isn't far from Monaco.

Beat that.

April 14, 2008 Earworm

What's good for a Friday should be a grand goose on the bottom of Monday and since Friday was spent getting ready for the arrival of a great - and often grand - friend and his brand new puppy and not blathering on about earworms, the opening track of the latest Magnetic Fields album should get us a jump on the working week.

Yes, Monday is a perfect day for "Three-Way". Video content is up to you.