Many years ago, I made a joke. It wasn't particularly funny, but I still remember it. For some reason, we were talking about songs that get played at funerals, and I said something along the lines of, "You know what song I want played at my funeral? Come On Eileen."
I remember I had started the joke without a song in mind for the punchline, and in that instant of thinking "what song would be the most un-funeral-ish so as to make this joke funny," the song that popped into my mind was "Come On Eileen." Looking back, I'm sure there are other songs that would be funnier as that punchline, but I'm not sure what they are. (Maybe "I'm Still Standing" by Elton John?)
Anyway, even though it was a pretty dumb joke, I've held onto it in my mind for all this time. So, at this point I think I actually do want "Come On Eileen" played at my funeral. And when people question the appropriateness of the song, you can always just tell them, "You do know that Joe was kind of weird, right?"
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Previously, I had mentioned how ugly the J. Geils Band is. And then I saw the video for this song. Dexy's Midnight Runners are not a handsome bunch, either. Maybe it's just because of the whole shirtless-with-overalls look. (It's not a good look.)
So, let's compare and contrast:
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| The J. Geils Band: They ain't no Backstreet Boys! |
And then:
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| Dexy's Midnight Runners: No shirts, no shoes, no service. |
The winner?
Radio. We don't have to see either of them when we hear their awesome songs!
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