I’ve had the weirdest combination of songs stuck in my head. It started when a friend sang Just a Closer Walk with Thee at … not church like you might expect. A funeral.
I’m pretty sure the deceased would say there are worse things that could be stuck in my head.
A PBS special about country music, hosted by Hee Haw dude Roy Clark – who by the way has been deceased for a few years – was on the television the other day. Iconic song after iconic song was featured.
Can we just stipulate that Tammy Wynette’s Stand by Your Man doesn’t play the same in 2021 as it did in 1968? K. Thank goodness that one didn’t get stuck in my head.
What did get stuck in my head was the oh so sweet and satisfying pre-chorus of Rhinestone Cowboy.
There’s been a load of compromising … On the road to my horizon … But I’m gonna be where the lights are shinin’ on me …
Admit it, you kept going. At least in your head.
Discussion topic: What compromising is okay and what compromising is not so okay? On the road to your horizon, that is.
P.S. Click on the link to watch the music video. It is vintage.
P.P.S. Does anyone else picture Robert Redford in The Electric Horseman when they think of this song?
Not quite so vintage, but it is Celtic … another PBS special inserted this one in my brain. I think it must be fundraising season.
For those keeping score, the annual Feliz Navidad – Christmas Shoes count stands at 11 – 2.2 in the group text. The good song always is #1. The bad one is #2.
You’re welcome.
And yes, 2.2. Someone heard a short clip on a radio show discussing worst Christmas songs ever.
I’m doing my part to be a team player by not listening to Christmas radio. I can’t escape the occasional store Muzak, but overall I’m winning.
So winning.
