All the power, all the romance, and all the passion of rock music together
If you don’t follow me on twitter or read my Facebook status updates you probably aren’t familiar with my very special relationship with “Don’t Fear the Reaper.” It’s actually not my relationship. The relationship belongs to the Frat House (so dubbed for the neon beer signs that illuminate the basement and the hot tub out back) down the street who play “Don’t Fear the Reaper” on repeat whenever they have a party during the summer.
Their music selection amuses me endlessly. It’s usually three listens of “Don’t Fear the Reaper” followed by Wings (you know of Paul McCartney fame) Greatest Hits, specifically “Band on the Run” and “My Love” back to “Reaper” for three more spins, and then usually it’s back to Wings. Once they put in The Police’s Greatest Hits and I nearly fell out of my La-Z-Grrl. But that lasted for two songs before they went back to “Don’t Fear the Reaper.”
I love hearing the Frat House’s music, it sure beats the R&B B.S. the Used Car Salesman plays when he has a party. That stuff drives me up the wall.
The Frat House’s devotion to “Don’t Fear the Reaper” has weakened by resolve toward that song. I’m a big proponent for “Burnin’ for You.” So much so that I use it as my phone’s ringtone. Oh yes, I am that kind of girl.
Now that my resolve has weakened in regards to “Don’t Fear the Reaper” it is getting harder and harder to resist the lure of the Time-Life Power Ballads collection. I swear I get sucked into the informercial every time it comes on. I watch it like it’s an actual TV show. In fact if I have to get up while it’s on, I’ll pause it so I don’t miss anything. I blame the trippy pattern of Kevin Cronin’s shirt. I am pretty sure “watch me, Jodi; watch me, Jodi; you’re so pretty, Jodi; watch me, Jodi” is woven into the pattern and appeals to me on some sort of subliminal level.
The only thing that stops me from getting it is that for $20 I could get a shiny new orange iPod nano and then just fill it with the ultimate rock ballads I already have (more than I am willing to admit).
christa
September 21st 2008 - 3:00am
this is exactly how i ended up with “sounds of the 70s” when i was in college. that was my favorite commercial and i’d always stop what i was doing to sing along to the entire thing. buying it kind of zapped the magic, though. apparently i only like snippets of the song “chevy van” “afternoon delight” and “shannon.”
Jodi
September 21st 2008 - 11:22am
You bring up a good point. I might only like 3 seconds of every song (except for the Rod Stewart and Elton John ones). Owning the Power Ballads collection would probably make those songs less special.