Feeling Alone In An Unfair World: My Fair Share By Seals And Croft

With all the hardships that we've been getting lately, it's no surprise if many of feel that life's unfair. This is especially true when you try as hard as you can and look far and wide only to come up empty-handed. When results like that keep happening, you wind up feeling alone. Most of us don't even ask for much, just something we can call our own is enough. When things get hard and you start feeling all alone, the song "My Fair Share" by Seals And Crofts comes to mind.

This song was on the soundtrack of the movie "One On One". Though it's more of a romance theme, it played during the scene's where Robbie Benson's character found that he was on the verge of being cut from the team which left him bewildered and frustrated. At that point in the movie, I bet he sure felt alone and confused. I could relate to that because there were times when I had my fair share of experiences where in I was in bad situation and there was no one there to turn to. At times like that, it sure feels like life is unfair.

Still, in the end, the good guy proved his worth and proved his oppressors wrong. It's a reminder to all of us that although life is unfair, that doesn't mean we can't make things happen. It's not going to be easy and you to really push yourself to the limit find that which you seek to make yourself whole. We all aren't asking for much; just that what is due to us. Just getting our fair share is good enough for us.

Another Closet Song: Waterfall By Wendy And Lisa

As I've stated before, apart from my 24K songs, most of the tunes that I listened to were either 60's and 70's rock, some metal, blues, folk and some jazz. I very much went against the flow at the time. Yet I hate to admit that there some songs that caught my fancy even though I'm not a fan of their style of music (some of which are already in my blog entries). I guess they make me feel good for some reason. One such song was "Waterfall" by Wendy And Lisa.

Another for it is probably guilty pleasure because once it plays and catches my fancy, I give it a listen much against my will. I guess it's because of the calming nature of water as well as the sound of the song, that made me like it. Anyway, for some reason, I get relaxed when I hear this song. I get relaxed and all my troubles seemed to fade away when I hear just like a lot of 24K songs. And like a lot of 24K songs, I just want to stop what I'm doing and just listen to it.

Come to think about it what happened to these two after making it big with this song? If anyone out there knows, just drop a line in the comment section. I have to admit it's a haunting tune and I am a sucker for that kind of music. When I hear today's music, I don't dig it anymore. They just don't make it these anymore.

Another Song That Should Be On 24K: Sons Of The Pioneers By April Wine

Everytime 99.5RT's 24K program fills the airwaves, I keep my ears glued to it from moment I wake up to the moment that I doze off. As I have said time and time again, it's because only at that time do I hear the songs that I grew up with and no station except RT has these great classic which are more valuable due to the fact that many were exclusively played there. Only 24K keeps these songs alive and when they get played, you just want to drop everything and just listen to the music all day long. Still there are some songs that should be included in RT's playlist. Another song that I want RT to add is "Sons Of The Pioneers" by April Wine.

This is another of those great songs that seemed to be lost as the decade ended. I remember seeing this on Channel 13's music video show and the first time I listened to it, I was hooked. It was the a had all the elements of an 80's rock song and in environment prone to new wave and pop, this was like breath of fresh air. Rock songs were a rare commodity back then and a good rock song was great find.

As I have said time and time again: Never take your favorite songs for granted. You'll never know when you're going to hear them again. As the years go by, you wouldn't notice that they don't play them anymore. One day on a rare occasion, you hear it on the radio, the effect just hits you like a portal opening to the past and you feel yourself overwhelmed by emotion. Just remember, keep those songs alive and share them with everyone else because they worth than gold.

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All About The Style In The 80's : Sharp Dressed Man By ZZ Top

I don't know if it was because it was generation but I always regarded the 80's as one of the most fashionable decades. I can never the sudden change on how people looked during that time. Pastel colors, loafers and slacks were endless back then. Whenever I saw most of my classmates during a function, it was like everybody was trying to outdo the other in terms of wardrobe. When think about how fashion conscious people were, I remember the song "Sharp Dressed Man" by ZZ Top.

This ranks up there with my entry of Blondie's song "Call Me". You can tell who was the social guy from the outcast. Guess where I fit in? You guesssed it, the later! I was very much a loner back then and didn't care much for what was in and what was out. As I've said before, I went against the flow and stayed with the few who chose to live by that code in a very high society environment.

Going back to the music, as much as I liked and enjoyed listening to ZZTop with their hits during the 80's, you can tell how the prevailing norm effects even the music. As good a blues and rock band as they were, I really started to appreciate them when I listened to their earlier hits which were deeper and more edgy. Be that as it may, atleast they were still able to retain their signature tune even in a very shallow decade. Although they were not that deep, it was still ZZ Top. Trying to stick to who they are and reach out to new and alien audience at the time was hard act to pull but they did and I tip my hat to them.