So I thought I knew sappy until J-Lu sent me the sappiest song ever this morning: Wang Lee Hom's "Last Night," which at least features a good line: "But I could not cross the ocean of your grace." But the rest of the song -- ouch. Men don't think things like that; we don't stand over sleeping women getting all frustrated and sappy!
But this evening the Poeta and I queued the sappiest of the sappy on the iPod --
- Bryan Adams' "Heaven" (I have fond memories of Bulletproof Vest playing this on the piano at Big J's beach house in North Carolina),
- Spandau Ballet's "I'll Fly For You" (not sappy, but just egregiously tacky with its punning use of prepositions: "Oh don’t you know that when I’m under you I’m overjoyed"),
- Dan Hartman's "I Can Dream About You,"
- Madonna's "Crazy for You" (maybe the greatest take-me-now song ever),
- The Style Council's "You're The Best Thing,"
and as a concession to some sort of rock cred,
- Iggy Pop's "Candy" (even the folks in the nearby car at the traffic light gave us a thumbs-up)
-- and sang them at the top of our lungs on the drive back to Oaktown. (The Poeta, a self-confessed karaoke Nazi, did a great job on second harmony. Someone give her a mic and a private room!)
I guess this is what fueling up at Jupiter's twice in a week does to people. Thank goodness we didn't get to George Michael's "One More Try," which has the most shameless chorus ever.
For me, my favorite sappiest song of all time has got to be looking through the eyes of love from that movie ice castle. But really, you have got to see the movie first to receive the full impact of the sappiness of this song. I don't want to give anything away, but there is something that happens towards the end of the movie that will reveal the irony that cuts through the essence
of this song. It's a heart warming, toe tingling
experience that will wash over you...(over & over)
sorry, but i just couldn't resist replying to this post. i just had to share this thought with somebody, or else i'm gonna explode.
(ah! i just had to go blog surfing)
another really good karaoke screaming song would be "total ecplipse of the heart," but it requires maybe three people to harmonize with. and the best screamer of them all: heart's "alone." aw yeah.
Posted by: poeta on August 3, 2005 10:45 AMMushr: doesn't Robby Benson go blind or something? (Sorry, I'm probably spoiling it, but I never saw it.)
Posted by: the wily filipino on August 3, 2005 11:19 PMsounds like fun, next time ima ask to listen in
take care,
ob
ps- enjoying the blog
Posted by: o b on August 4, 2005 06:19 AMactually the girl who's a figure skater goes blind, but still manages to execute a perfect routine in the end. it's a very cheesy must see movie! :)
Posted by: mushr on August 4, 2005 09:15 AMOB: ah, I was wondering when the Man from the Bronx was dropping by. You are *so* getting roped into a duet on "Up Where We Belong."
"up where we belong" is also revolting.
pixiegoth thinks that homeboy from tha bronx oughtta sing G'n'R's "patience." but thas jus me. and i'm jus sayin.
Posted by: poeta on August 5, 2005 09:02 PM