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Threw myself on a grenade and spent $5 on iTunes last night in the interest of a new Holidailies entry. WORK, WORK, WORK. I was highly disappointed to find, however, that Kid Rock does not do the iTunes thing. I have been itching to get "All Summer Long", even though I hated it at first because I kept thinking it was Warren Zevon and getting all excited and then, you know, it wasn't. And then KC and I got into a big argument because he kept saying "It's Skynyrd! It's Skynyrd!" and I was all "I KNOW IT'S SKYNYRD YOU DUMBFUCK BUT IT IS ALSO WEREWOLVES OF LONDON" and he kept saying "no no no no" and I got all mad. So then he was listening to Preston and Steve on MMR and called me up, all sheepish, saying "I just wanted to tell you that you were right" and I got mad all over again: "I KNOW I'M RIGHT! I don't need your PERMISSION to be right! Don't you call me, all CONFERRING a FAVOR, telling me that PRESTON AND STEVE and their harem of GIANT BOOBS say I'm right, BECAUSE I ALREADY FUCKING KNEW DON'T MAKE ME OUT TO BE IGNORANT JESUS CHRIST NO ONE EVER THINKS I KNOW WHAT THE FUCK I AM TALKING ABOUT!"
KC: "Perhaps I should bring home beer? ...Or Xanax?"
All of this over a song I really got into about five minutes after it peaked. Fucking Kid Rock.
Anyway. So I went on iTunes, yeah? Caution: may be earworms ahead.
1. "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)". I don't even need to tell you the artist, do I? I didn't like this song at first, either, just going by the title alone, because what happened to "Independent Women", with "the ring I'm wearing, I bought it", right? But the hook got me, and now I do that hand thing in the car when it comes on. People think I'm the friendliest driver in the world. And I can practice my floor exercises at home; with the Nano and a dirty kitchen I can divawalk a mop like no one's business.
2. "When I Grow Up", Pussycat Dolls. I cannot believe I like a song by the Pussycat Dolls, but I love the hell out of this one. Ah-ha-ha-ha.
3. "Your Disco Needs You", Kylie Minogue. I found this on a Jack-centric Torchwood vid, and since I love all Captain Jacks, you just knew it wouldn't be long. Except it kind of was, because I've had this vid downloaded for a long time and only bought the song last night. Whatever. John Barrowman is hot. Not that he sings on the track or anything. I just felt the need to mention.
4. "Love Story", Taylor Swift. OK. This song makes me CRAZY, Romeo and Juliet were teenage morons, this is annoying faux nouveau country that June Carter Cash would spit on, and FOR FUCK'S SAKE GETTING MARRIED DOESN'T MEAN YOU'LL NEVER BE ALONE, YOU RIDICULOUS DIMBULB PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD GROW UP AND TALK TO ME WHEN YOU'VE HAD A REAL RELATIONSHIP FOR A LITTLE WHILE. Do I know all the words? Yes indeedy. Do I sing them loudly? I certainly do. I have never been known for my consistency, unless by "consistency" you mean "overreaction to fluffy pop culture".
5. "The Way", Fastball. OLD. But I never knew, until I started listening to 104.5 (THEY PLAY VIOLENT FEMMES! FREQUENTLY! EEE!) that this song was based on a true story and, like, people are dead in it and stuff. Which means 1. I never listened closely to the lyrics and 2. I apparently never cared enough to look it up online anywhere, because it seems I am the last person to find out. Of course, for the first month it was out back in 199mimph I thought it was Elvis Costello anyway, so there you go.
I am hoping for gift cards for Christmas, because there is a list of many more, just idling about the hard drive and awaiting purchase.