HOOTIE AND THE BLOWFISH DIDN’T MAKE IT

. . . and man, is my wife steamed. But, at any rate, in the extended entry is my personal list of the top 100 songs of the last 25 years. They’re presented in reverse order, with comments on each one.

Britney Spears didn’t make it either. So who did? Well, for that, you’ll have to . . .
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REPOSTED BY REQUEST

I posted this at the old site back in May on the one-year anniversary of my father’s death. Bryan suggested I repost it here, since this site is more reliable than the last one, and this Sunday is Father’s Day and all. Not only that, but this coming Sunday would have been my father’s 59th birthday. We’re leaving for Iowa right after church on Sunday morning, because I don’t want to be away from home one minute longer.

Anyway, the repost:

Dear Dad,

The significance of this day is not lost on me. One year ago today, about this very minute, in fact, I got the word that you’d been killed in an accident, struck broadside by a person who couldn’t be bothered to read a road sign, even if it was bright red and said ‘STOP.’ I wish I could tell you more about what happened next, but those ensuing couple of weeks are still a fog to me. All I remember (apart from the efforts one person who sincerely tried to help but would have been better off doing nothing) is that I remember being lost amongst a much larger group of lost people, everybody who ever knew and loved you.
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I’VE GOT A LITTLE LIST

No, not that list, at least not yet. But, to whet your appetite, here’s my list of the 10 biggest ripoff songs ever to make it big–you know, songs that sound exactly like a well-known artist’s work . . . except they’re not.

10. “Butterfly Kisses”–Bob Carlisle: Channeling Michael Bolton made him an awful lot of money, no?
9. “It’s Alright, It’s OK”–Leah Andreone: If Jewel decided to rock out, she’d probably sound a lot like this.
8. “The Sign”–Ace of Base: ABBA covers Musical Youth. What a concept.
7. “I’ve Been Thinking About You”–Londonbeat: Dancing on the grave of Fine Young Cannibals.
6. “After The Rain”–Nelson: Poison just wasn’t putting out new material fast enough, I guess.
5. “It’s A Heartache”–Bonnie Tyler: Crimony, she sounds more like Rod Stewart than Rod Stewart does.
4. “When The Morning Comes”–Natalie Imbruglia: Forever cemented her reputation as the Wal*Mart version of Alanis Morrissette.
3. “Jessie”–Joshua Kadison: Apparently, one Elton John is all anybody wants.
2. “Hooch”–Everything: Man, right after Sublime totally fell apart, these guys copped their sound and their vibe, and still couldn’t rise above one-hit-wonder status.
1. “All For You”–Sister Hazel: What Blues Traveler would sound like if John Popper lost his harmonica.