77: Sitting Around the House

77. "Good" by Better Than Ezra {#30; 7/95} [iTunes? Yes] {Video: Good. (The song may be "Good," but the video is terrible. It's one of those videos that makes me want to grab the director, slap him across the face, and tell him it's actually okay to leave the camera in one spot for more than two seconds at a time. I watch this video and I get motion sickness.)}

Sometimes a song evokes a specific memory. And, sometimes it evokes something more than just a memory. Sometimes it evokes a feeling.

I'm not sure when this happened (other than it was some time after 1995 when this song came out.) I was going through a period where I was constantly sick. I had a cold, I lost my voice, and I just couldn't get to where I was feeling better. This had been going on for several weeks. I was, literally and figuratively, sick and tired of being sick and tired.

And then one day, on my way to work, I heard this song. And as the song went on, I just felt somehow better. Better than I had in several weeks. I'm sure the song wasn't the cause of my suddenly feeling better, but in my mind I linked listening to "Good" with finally being able to feel "good" for the first time in weeks. I always liked this song, but ever since then I've really liked this song.


Aside from "Good" making me feel good, I also really like the multiple use of the phrase "sitting around the house." It reminds me of the old joke, "Your mama's so fat that when she sits around the house, she really sits around the house!"

Sitting around the house.

When I Googled images for the phrase "sitting around the house," this, a photo from the Washington Post, was the second image that came up. (I'm pretty good at sitting around the house, too.)

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