Comments on thelma & louise: Neil Diamond and other inequities in the universe

'cracklin' rose' is RED WINE. store-bought 'woman...

2008-01-17T07:49:00.000-06:00

'cracklin' rose' is RED WINE. store-bought 'woman'? get it? he's a hobo drinking rose (rosay) or cheap red wine.

Another problem with Seasons in the Sun is that it...

2007-09-21T10:51:00.000-05:00

Another problem with Seasons in the Sun is that it's like a cancer. Once you think of the tune you can't get that awful song out of your head without using a gun!!!

Unfortunately, my creative side has been buried un...

2007-09-21T08:46:00.000-05:00

Unfortunately, my creative side has been buried under about 40 years of BS, but I do love the written word and appreciate the new blog. I'm a huge fan of Thelma's work...I'll have to get familiar with Louise's books.

Being creatively challenged has never stopped me from being a critic of course. Just becuase I can't turn a phrase myself, I'm perfectly comfortable dumping all over the attempts of those who can. And I'm with you completely on "Cracklin' Rose"...the lyrics are truly putrid (unless they are truly about wine...hadn't heard that theory before and it may give me cause to re-evaluate my opinion). The key to listening to this song for the average, no-talent music afficianado (like me), is to forget the lyrics altogether and just allow the familiar melody to transport you back in time. I was pretty easy yo please when I was 12 and a really happy kid. Singing along to Cracklin Rose didn't require any comprehension of the words...life was new and the tune made me feel good. When I hear the song these days, I simply disengage my frontal lobe and let emotion take me back to a simpler time.

Of course, that doesn't work for anything written after I was about 17, so thanks Trish for your inspiring lyrics...I'm able to enjoy your songs with both lobes!

Seasons in the Sun... What a DEPRESSING song. I c...

2007-09-21T00:05:00.000-05:00

Seasons in the Sun... What a DEPRESSING song. I can't listen to that without thinking of all the disasters of 7th grade. No one should ever have to go there...

You left out 17 year old Maren Morris. She has som...

2007-09-20T12:33:00.000-05:00

You left out 17 year old Maren Morris. She has some really good music out there and she is from TX. As for Cracklin' Rosie - It's a lame song. Seger's song, on the other hand, is just positive thinking. If you want a song that will make you pull of the road to puke try Seasons in the Sun. That song should be packaged with an airline barf-bag!