In what will no doubt be my last pop culture post for at least a few days because I am starting to aggravate even myself, I wanted to call your attention to something that blew me away this week. One of my favorite ’80s bands is Journey. “Faithfully” is my and Jim’s “song” (corny geeks, I know, but we like it) and my all-time favorite, but I love their other stuff, too. Now, I don’t go around walking the dog with “Any Way You Want It” blasting through my iPod headphones, nor do I fold laundry while listening to “Open Arms”, but I get the warm fuzzies whenever I do…

Remember this Tears for Fears hit from 1985? It came on the radio today as the fifteen-year-old was Driving Miss Melisa home (still working on those learner’s permit hours!), and when he heard it, he let out some kind of primitive grunt noise: “UH!” “What?” I said. “This song. What a sucky remake!” I shook my head as I explained to him that the one he and his father immensely enjoy is, in fact, the sucky remake*: *Okay, I’ll admit that I do like the version by Disturbed also, but I just wasn’t going to let him have that one.

Yes Madonna, I’m talking to you. I realize that I’m taking the risk of people thinking I’m turning this blog into a Madonna Fan Site between today’s post and the other one I did, the one in which I apparently insulted Billy Joel (click here for the post and then read the comments), but I am not. I just have to say that I downloaded (after pre-ordering it, thank you very much) your new–what do we call them now: CD? Playlist? Bundle of Songs? Download?–uh, your new “release”, “Hard Candy”, rocks. I have not read the reviews by the so-called professionals, but I was told by my crazy class last…

Winter is back this week in Chicago. ugh. This song by the Artist Once Again Known As…well, you know, is one of my favorites by him, even as sad as it is. (By the way, it’s not about the weather. But the rest of it fits my mood tonight and quite possibly the weather…)