I run for the bus, dear...
....the excessive commercialisation of Valentine's Day blah blah blah.
I'm not going to talk about it here because I'm sure you've seen enough of it for yourself over the last few weeks and I think every blogger in the world is talking about it (perhaps even the corporate ones, eh?)
I just wanted to check in to say that I have been stupid enough to turn on the TV, and now I'm stuck in front of "The Nation's Favourite Love Songs" or somesuch.
And now I'm annoyed.
We've only got to about number 24 ("Close To You"), but alongside such cast iron classics as "Say A Little Prayer" and "My Girl" is such terrible shite as "The Wind Beneath My Wings" (Westlife version), "Words" (Boyzone version), and I'm sure there's worse to come.
I know I shouldn't let it get to me, but I have. That terrible, insipid shite that is targeted at kids who don't realise what awful rubbish it is - pale, lazy, colourless cover versions performed by bland karaoke puppets . Gah! (and now Simon Bates has just claimed that the UB40 & Chrissy Hynde version of "I Got You Babe" is better than the original... Fuck off! I can't turn this off! help!)
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For reference, I'm spending the evening sharing a pizza and a pot of tea with my beautiful girlfriend. I hope you are as lucky.
I'm not going to talk about it here because I'm sure you've seen enough of it for yourself over the last few weeks and I think every blogger in the world is talking about it (perhaps even the corporate ones, eh?)
I just wanted to check in to say that I have been stupid enough to turn on the TV, and now I'm stuck in front of "The Nation's Favourite Love Songs" or somesuch.
And now I'm annoyed.
We've only got to about number 24 ("Close To You"), but alongside such cast iron classics as "Say A Little Prayer" and "My Girl" is such terrible shite as "The Wind Beneath My Wings" (Westlife version), "Words" (Boyzone version), and I'm sure there's worse to come.
I know I shouldn't let it get to me, but I have. That terrible, insipid shite that is targeted at kids who don't realise what awful rubbish it is - pale, lazy, colourless cover versions performed by bland karaoke puppets . Gah! (and now Simon Bates has just claimed that the UB40 & Chrissy Hynde version of "I Got You Babe" is better than the original... Fuck off! I can't turn this off! help!)
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For reference, I'm spending the evening sharing a pizza and a pot of tea with my beautiful girlfriend. I hope you are as lucky.
posted by swisslet @ 21:42
9 Comments:
At 10:12 pm,
Jenni said…
I got sucked into a similar love song countdown and was equally mortified by some of the choices. Glad to know I'm not the only one. :)
At 10:15 pm,
swisslet said…
Number 16 - I Just Called To Say I Love You.
Argggghhhhh!
At 12:12 am,
Arethusa said…
That's a GREAT song. Can't wait to hear from you about what topped the chart.
(hahahahahahahahhahaha)
At 9:58 am,
Teresa Bowman said…
Was it "Angels" by Robbie Williams?
I think the general consensus of the (terminally stupid) British public is that that's the best song in any genre, isn't it? Best gangsta rap song. Best happy hardcore track. Best example of 18th century baroque chamber music.
I was not watching TV last night. I saw The Bravery at the Bristol Fleece & Firkin. They were ace!
At 9:59 am,
Teresa Bowman said…
Oooh - by the way, glad you liked "Lido". Buy "Cedars" next! Go on!
At 10:24 am,
Graham said…
I spent valentines day by having a Spinster meal for one (microwavable beef macaroni) and then...mp3ing some of my fave Cd's. And then Me and my hetro life buddy (the silent Bob to my jay) went to visit tesco's in Redditch. At 1.00 in the morning. Some 2 hours and 15 minutes of browsing through the food later, we returned at 4am and then rearranged the Fridge.
Oh, the joys of singledom.
At 10:50 am,
Damo said…
...and once you've got Cedars, if you'd like something else Clearlake-related that you can't get anywhere else for love nor money, e-mail me your address!
At 12:16 pm,
Soaring said…
Well, I had a lovely Valentines day working on some wedding shawls with beaded ends... And I wrote a song about how come I can't stop my heart from falling, but that I'll choose to keep holding on and keep waiting for the right blokey to come along... and I must say, I did cry, but that isn't really becuase it was V day. Its just because it was that time of the month. DANG!
At 6:44 pm,
Statue John said…
Pizza and tea. Hmmmm...
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