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January 28, 2006
Don't Cha Wish This Song Was Not Stuck in Beth's Head?
Don’t Cha?
Okay, I have to preface this blog entry by confessing that:
A. I am on deadline. SERIOUS deadline.
B. I have the Pussycat Dolls’ “Don’t Cha” stuck in my head. SERIOUSLY stuck.
Not a good combination.
I’m not sure how that pesky song got in there in the first place—I suspect it snuck in when I was zoning out while driving. (I tend to miss a lot of highway exits while on deadline because I’m trying to work out plot problems instead of, you know, watching the road. You can feel good about sharing the road with writers! See you on the freeway!)
But anyway, the song is wedged firmly in there and it ain’t coming out any time soon. I’m trying to decide if downloading it to my iPod will make the situation better or worse. If I download, I’m admitting defeat, but if I don’t , I’m going to have to keep walking around the house signing it to the dogs with made-up lyrics. Sample:
Me: “Don’t cha wish Murphy was scruffy like you? Don’t cha wish Roxie had an underbite like you? Don’t cha…?”
Murphy and Roxie: (leave in disgust)
Whatever. True genius is never appreciated in its own time.
Anyway, now that I think about it, this song has bombarded me from all sides this week—from that cheesy parody song at the Golden Globes (clearly, the event planners should have hired ME to pen the lyrics) to “Dancing With the Stars” tonight.
Not that I, uh, WATCH “Dancing the Stars.” I don’t. Really. I don’t. Hey, look! What’s that over there? I think it’s a twenty dollar bill! Quick, look!
Now where were we? Oh, yes. The book party last week. It went great, thanks for asking! I forced a friend to take digital photos and I will upload them as soon as she emails them to me. Pinkie swear. I’m quite relieved to get back to my regular routine of introverted sloth this week. Going on TV sounds exciting in the abstract, but it turns out that after you do an interview, your publicist demands that you make her a “clip tape”, the creation of which requires that you watch your interviews and realize that your skin is so pasty white you glow in the dark, your voice is grating and nasally, and how in hell do you have any friends at all???
Hey, the dogs just wandered back into my office. They’re too shy to say so, but I know what they’re hoping for: a hot new dance to accompany my hot new songs.
Luckily, I have some moves that will blow them away. There’s this show on ABC…
Posted by Beth at 12:45 AM | Comments (9)
Comments
Ooo, that happens to me all the time! People will get on the bus and sing a little bit of some song and WHOOP! There it is! Stuck in the middle with you! So whatcha' gonna do? Send in the clowns? I mean, I've seen fire and I've seen rain, but here I am leavin' on a jet plane anyway! It was just me and you and a dog named Boo, travelin' and livin' off the land, and now here I am in the Hotel California, checking out another Tequilla sunrise while I'm missing my baby on Blue Bayou... There, was that enough song references to get the other annoying one out of your head? I could go on and on and on...
Posted by: Sheri at January 28, 2006 1:26 AM
I hate when I get a song stuck in my head, and it's always some song I don't really like! I make up lyrics for songs for my dogs too, I swear they are the only ones who like my singing...
Posted by: TeresaH at January 28, 2006 6:00 AM
Ugh, I hate it when a song embeds itself in my brain. And why is it the song is never one I like???
Posted by: Jan at January 28, 2006 12:27 PM
Sheri--
Ooh, "Hotel California" is pretty insidious, too.
In fact...
"On a dark desert highwaaaay...
Cool wind in my hair..."
Great. Now THAT's stuck in my head, too.
You guys are such a tremendous help.
Posted by: Beth at January 28, 2006 1:17 PM
I think the worst ear worm is that Archie's song "Sugar." You know, with "aww, honey, honey" thing.
Oh, thanks, Beth. Now I know what I'll be humming the rest of the day.
Posted by: Eileen at January 28, 2006 2:28 PM
i know what u mean that song is so catchy that everytime i hear it i have to break out in song!!
cant wait to see your pics because i love you and your book!
britt
Posted by: brittney at January 28, 2006 3:29 PM
My "go-to" song whenever my husband gets a tune stuck in his head is "Everyone knows it's Wendy." I don't know why, but I've been doing that the entire fifteen years we've been married. I'll sing it at the top of my lungs a couple of times and it completely obliterates whatever song he was stuck on before. A couple of hours later I'll hear him across the room (we share office space--opposite corners) humming "Wendy" then he'll look over at my corner and mutter, "Bitch." Hee, hee. I love to do that. *insert evil laugh here*
Posted by: Teble at January 28, 2006 7:13 PM
Well, at least the Eagles are classics, unlike some of these other one-hit-wonders! And what's wrong with Dancing With the Stars anyway? I loved the show last year, but I've only managed to catch one this year so far--again me with the TV dyslexia thing. You know, love a show, never know when it's on sort of thing? Yeah. I hope they got rid of the P. Miller guy--glad he didn't teach his son how to dance!(LIttle Romeo) And who is that amazing blonde chick with the legs?! Wow! As for music to work by--may I suggest checking out Benise? Instrumental, no words to mess with you, and it's absolutely AMAZING music. I have his "Mediterranea" CD. Very relaxing in an upbeat kind of way. You can hear clips of his music at his website--http://www.benise.com And did I mention that he is some really nummy eye candy also?! Yum!
Posted by: Sheri at January 29, 2006 11:29 AM
I keep getting annoying children's songs stuck in my head. Right now, "Thomas the Train" is rattling around in there.
And not in a good way.
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