I Got The Music In Me

When I was a wee lass, one of my crushes (besides RS) was Donny Osmond. Oh how I loved me some of that wholesome Mormon goody-two-shoes boy!

Of course, Donny and his bros were singers but Donny had his own hit that I just loved and it was "Puppy Love". When I was young, I didn't understand what "puppy love" meant except that he loved puppies! Gimme a break; I was probably 6 years old at the time. Anyway, I remember being at my Aunt & Uncle's house and hanging out with my cousin Barry. Barry is four years older than me and has always really been my "favorite cousin". He truly was one of the nicest kids on the planet and is still a super nice, down-to-earth guy (send me my check later, Bar). I was the youngest Nielsen cousin and I was usually like a 5th wheel but Barry never made me feel that way. So I remember hanging out with him in his room and he had the 45 of "Puppy Love". (For you young 'uns, Google what a 45 is.) Barry knew how much I loved Donny and so he gave me that 45. Talk about making the year of a young girl!

Barry has always been a music connoisseur, in my opinion. He's always liked what some may call "eclectic music" and music that isn't main stream. I can remember him having the album "News of the World" by Queen as that album cover stuck in my head when I was a kid because it's kind of gruesome when you really look at it.

Queen was not super popular at the time but this album contained the classics "We Will Rock You" and "We Are The Champions" and the first time I heard those songs was with cousin Barry. I've been a Queen fan ever since.

Fast forward to my pre-teen years and Barry's teen years: Barry is really into this band that's not very well known. The band's lead singer goes by "Quay Lewd" but would later change his name to Fee Way Bill (and still goes by that to this day). The band is The Tubes and the album is The Completion Backward Principle" and I loved it. 

Seriously, the whole album is fantastic but hardly anyone in my area knew who the band was but I sure did and I thought I was sooooo cool because I knew all the words to "Talk To Ya Later" and "Sushi Girl" and they didn't! 

I no longer listen to Donny but I still listen to Queen and The Tubes and love them both so I want to thank you,cousin Barry, for expanding my musical horizons and not making me feel like a pesky, younger little cousin back in the day. (Pssst! You're still my favorite but don't tell the others!)

She won't even miss me when she's gone

And that's okay with me I'll cry later on

Talk to ya later, don't want to hear it again tonight

Talk to ya later, just save it for another guy

Talk to ya later, don't want to hear it again tonight

I'll just see you around

Talk To Ya Later

The Tubes

The Completion Backward Principle