166. "No One Is to Blame" by Howard Jones {#4; 4/86} [iTunes? Yes]
GOOD BAD
Looking at menu Can't eat
Feeling the cushions Can't have a seat
Dipping foot in the pool Can't have a swim
Building a mansion Can't live in it
You're the fastest runner Not allowed to win
Seeing the summit Can't reach it
The last piece of the puzzle Can't make it fit
Doctor says you're cured Still feel the pain
Aspiration: Cloud Hope: Drain
With "Eleanor Rigby," I just finished talking about the "lonely songs." Well, I used to consider this my "song for unrequited love."
You say: Unrequited? How can it be unrequited? The lyrics clearly state "And you want her, and she wants you." Sure sounds requited to me!
Well, the thing is, in my mind all of the unrequited loves I had over the years all felt the same way about me that I did about them, they just couldn't act on it. Who were these "unrequited loves" of mine? Well, over my extended time in singledom there were quite a few. Some were real women, some were celebrity women, some were fictional women, and some were imaginary women. (Sorry, but I won't further embarrass myself or any of the women by actually naming names.) (Except for Angela Lansbury, because I don't think she'd mind.)
Anyway, this is yet another song that would have been much higher on the list seven years ago than it is now. (It really is an awesome song. I like Howard Jones. His "Things Can Only Get Better" is also a pretty good honorable mention candidate for the HondoJoe Top 200.)
COMING UP NEXT: Good Information from the Affordables
Howard Jones : Unrequited love :: Angela Lansbury : __________
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B. Teapot
C. Murder
D. Amy Poehler
E. None of the above (The correct answer: Tom Bosley.)
ReplyDeleteWrongamundo! Mr. C loves Mrs. C, and Mrs. C. loves Mr. C! Although, it should be known that in truth Joanie really doesn't love Chachi.
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