its the final countdown....

nobody can be upset when the final countdown is on. but lets pause from this theory for a moment.

the picture on the left is why craig and i dont have more pictures together. neither of us can make a normal face to save our lives. i love him, but it is oh so true.

back to my music theory. seriously how can you be upset when europe is belting out that epic song of theirs? even if i hated everything that song would make me feel victorious. its a good bar song. people like to sing along to the chorus which leaves room for parts of conversation to flow over the lyrics im sure none of us actually know.
last night we went out to dinner with my parents and brother and his girlfriend. it was a good time as usual. i have a pretty awesome family. afterwards we met up with kevin and angie and some other woodmans people at a bar downtown. its a pretty chill place and very much the type of bar you can hang out in without the worries of date rape or lines for the bathrooms. angie bartends there so we were all filling her tip jar and enjoying the juke box. sdc came out for what was suppose to be one drink. and in all honesty while it was physically one drink, angies long islands are nothing to mess with. as sarah and i sipped our long islands i explained to her my theory on bar music.

nothing upsets me more than when you go to a bar and the music is horrible. and yes i count this for karaoke too. there are just some songs you should listen to outside of a public setting. yes im sure you are a great singer but nobody wants to hear your sad depressing song. those of us who are at the bar to drink our sorrows away and forget about our horrible lives will only sink deeper into the pit of despair by your crappy rendition of "naked as we came" or "concrete angel". and why would anyone think its a good idea to play mudvayne or slipknot in a bar full of drunken men that at one time had convinced themselves that they would really be something because they played football in high school? why get angry people rowdy? not a good time. why help sad people become sadder? have you ever seen a cry-er at a bar? i have. not a pretty sight.

so i have a list of songs that i have deemed bar appropriate. they range in artist and type. and yes there are slow songs in there. and depending on the bar and the people i think "nothing compares 2 u" can be a great bar song. i remember one day over the summer when a patron walked in and started singing it acapella and the whole bar joined it. its all about timing. so just in case you are wondering some of my all time standbys are as follows:

-dont stop till you get enough-yes i know boys probably hate this song. but its got a great beat and is fun. a great way to start the night.

-take me home tonight- we use to play this one closer to the end of the night in bars in chicago. its great to sing along to, everyone knows the words. and who doesnt want a barful of drunken women singing take me home tonight? im sure many a guy got lucky because of this juke box choice.

-three little birds- its chill and puts out a great vibe. not right for some bars. but played at the right place the mood will pick up and everyone will be smiling and bobbing along to our dear bob marley.


maybe i put too much thought into things.
or maybe ive just figured it all out.