October 07, 2004
humidity: .006%
10/7/04
I am writing to you from a Flying J truckstop a few hours from Blythe, CA as we begin our trekward East. Tessa hates it when I fuck around on the internet while she just wants to get in the car and go go go, so I will have to make this brief.
In short, I have the following songs in my head, playing concurrently for TWO DAYS and it's making me batshit. They are:
"Anyway You Want It" by Journey
"Shower the People" by James Taylor
That Song by Avril Lavigne That Sounds Just Like That Other Song by Her
and "Good King Wenceslas".
Remedies, other than sticking a fast-food spork into my hindbrain, are much appreciated. And Bud, don't give me any more songs to deal with.
I would like to thank Ayr brand nasal saline spray and Allergan's Refresh Tears™ for getting me through this desert. How my pioneer forefathers did it is beyond me.
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"Good King Wenceslas" - I only know the version in Pogo "Good King Sauerkraut looked out, on his feets uneven"
but then I don't know if that is helpful
could be worse...you could have the britney spears version of 'my prerogative' in your head like i do.
damn vh1.
yesterday it was that new song by minnie driver (never thought i'd be saying that). actually not bad. and because nobody stands on their own and any new artist needs to be compared to several others, i'd say it's natalie merchant meets dido...with a little bit of a bluesy edge thrown in.
travel safely.
100% remedy: Sing the "I Dream of Jeanie" theme song. You'll forget the other songs and that one. Only drawback is you might start blinking with your whole head.
The only remedy is better music. I recommend a good classical station for at least the next 500 miles.
Of course, you then incur the risk of having some bizzare melody like "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies" coloring all your thoughts. But that beats the hell out of what you've got now.
The chorus to Dolly Parton's "9 to 5" is to me the most effective way to get another song out of your head. It has worked for me for over a decade. No fooling.
Though not having done a serious study of the composition, I believe that the tonal pattern is an intricate formula that is able to supress other tonal patterns - while simultaneously dissolving itself.
that's what I think
This commuting from NY to LA thing is a pisser!