The HondoJoe Top 200: 56: Time Was On My Side

56. "Born To Be Alive" by Patrick Hernandez {#16; 6/79} [Video: Born to be Alive. (One of the worst, most boring, inconsequential videos you will ever see.)(If you even bother to watch it.)]

"We were born to be alive." It's a good sentiment. It's a true statement. It's got a good beat and you can dance to it. It's an early "wheelhouse" song, bringing back memories from the old junior high days.

I really didn't realize how little there was to this song lyrically until I tried to pick out lyrics for the title of this post. When picking my post titles, I generally try to pick memorable lyrics from the song that don't include lyrics from the song title. That was particularly difficult with this song, because about 93% of the memorable lyrics consist of the line "born to be alive."

Oh well, it's still a great song.

And now, because no one asked for it, my 15 favorite people named "Patrick" from pop culture:

15. Patrick Dempsey.

Jealous because no one has ever called me "McDreamy."

14. Patrick Roy

I used to hear on the radio about a hockey goalie named "Patrick Wah," and I would read in the paper about a hockey goalie named "Patrick Roy." It took me quite a while to figure out it was the same guy. Stupid French and their stupid pronunciations!

13. St. Patrick

I'm still holding a grudge from that time in 5th grade when I didn't wear green and got pinched multiple times.

12. Patrick Ewing

Never been a big fan of any of the Knickerbockers.

11. Patrick Duffy

Did great on "The Man From Atlantis," but after that most of his work was just a bad dream.

10. Patrick

I always like the dumb guys.

9. Robert Patrick

Don't make him angry. You wouldn't like him when he's angry.

8. Butch Patrick

King of the widow's peak!

Still Butch Patrick

Butch gets added points for looking an awful lot like Pete Rose.

7. Patrick Hernandez

Nice cane!

6. Danica Patrick

She's much more attractive than most race car drivers. (Yes, even Cale Yarborough.)

5. Dan Patrick

Dan Patrick higher than Danica Patrick??? Yes. She may be cute, but he is "en fuego!"

4. Patrick Swayze

Sure, he made Ghost, Dirty Dancing, Red Dawn, and Road House, but the pinnacle of his career had to be this Saturday Night Live sketch with Chris Farley!

3. Neil Patrick Harris

How awesome is Neil Patrick Harris? So awesome he can make it all the way to #3 on a list of favorite Patricks even though Patrick is neither his first name nor his last name!

2. Patrick Warburton