Ah, Dave Edmunds! Yes, back in the old high school days (and high school nights) I used to suffer with what I called the "Dave Edmunds Mood." This was the love-sick, heart-sick, unrequited-lovedness feeling that would swarm over me. Mostly concerning one specific girl that I had a big crush on during those high school years. (An account of my first date with this girl can be found here: Gawkward Date with the Mystery Girl.) (Maybe you are familiar with the story.)
Dave Edmunds put out a couple of albums in 1983 and 1984 that were wholly or partially produced by Jeff Lynne of the Electric Light Orchestra. Being a big ELO fan, this got my attention. So, I bought both of these albums, "Information," and "Riff Raff." "Slipping Away," the first song off of "Information," made the Top 40, but the second release off the album "Information," which was the song "Information," didn't make a dent on the charts. It's too bad, because it's an awesome song.
Why did I call those love-sick times "Dave Edmunds Moods?" Well, it's because on those two albums there was a plethora of unrequited, love-sick, heartbreak songs, like "Information," "I Want You Bad," "SOS," "Busted Loose," "Something About You," "Steel Claw," "How Could I Be So Wrong," "What Have I Got to Do to Win," and "The Watch On My Wrist."
Any, most, or all of those songs would keep me in that love-sick funk, and that's really what I wanted, isn't it? I certainly didn't want to actually do anything about my unrequitedness, because if I actually put myself out there, I might get hurt. So, instead of doing anything, I sat back and festered in the self-pity pool of my Dave Edmunds Moods. (I've always been fine with soaking in the pools. That's what happens when you grow up near Lava Hot Springs. And don't know how to swim.)
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