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I killed a squirrel
This songspeak is actually over 10 years old, but still one of my favorites. This was back when Matt and I worked in the Smith College bookstore and hung out with the Smithies.
Well, one day on my way to the bookstore, a squirrel ran out in front of my car and, alas, I ran it over. I was devastated as it was the first animal I’d ran over since getting my license. If I remember correctly, Matt arrived to work a little after me, and having taken the same road to get there, confirmed the kill.
Well, later that night, or maybe the next (who knows, it was 10 years ago!), Matt and I were hanging out with Lisa and Erica and perhaps others at my house, and in the midst of the evening, I announced, “I killed a squirrel”. Matt immediately responded with, “Isn’t that a Jill Sobule song?” referring to the 1995 Jill Sobule hit, I Kissed a Girl. That struck all of our funnybones and we all had a good laugh after such a tragic event.
I actually saw Jill Sobule perform a few years back at a NACA National Conference, and she did indeed perform this song, among others. I had forgotten that the amazing Fabio appears in the video!
Remember when his face got effed up by a bird on an amusement park ride?
Tags: 90s music, dead squirrel, fabio, fabio bird accident, i killed a squirrel, i kissed a girl, jill sobule, naca, NACA National Conference, smith college, smith college bookstore
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It’s always the same, it’s just a shame, that’s awl
When we used to work at the Smith College bookstore, we would get sent out to run errands from time to time. Upon arriving back at the bookstore after a trip to the hardware store, Matt walked over to where I was (behind the register) and calmly said, “It’s always the same, it’s just a shame… that’s awl”, holding out the awl for me to see when getting to the last two words. He was referencing That’s All by Genesis. The great thing is– I have no idea why we ever needed an awl in the bookstore.Tags: 80s music, awl, genesis, grecourt bookshop, hardware store, phil collins, smith college bookstore
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Everybody needs a bosom for a pillow
I was listening to one of my many CD mixes on the way to work today when this song came on. I was reminded of why I downloaded this song in the first place. Not long after my daughter Quinn was born, my wife Jo and I were in the condo watching TV. Jo was holding Quinn, and she had fallen asleep on Jo’s chest. Jo got my attention and just pointed at Quinn and said, “Everybody needs a bosom for a pillow”. I had forgotten about the song up to that point, so I downloaded it. This song also reminds me of working at the Smith bookstore with Matt in the late 90’s, as that’s when it was popular. Ah, nostalgia. The song, by the way, is Brimful of Asha by Cornershop.
Actually, what’s kind of interesting about this song is that there’s an original version, released in 1997, and then the Fatboy Slim remix, released in 1998. That funk soul brother sped that shit up.
Here’s the original version:
And here’s the Fatboy Slim remix version:
Tags: 90s music, bosom, cornershop, grecourt bookshop, pillow, smith college bookstore
