OK. “Spanish Harlem” is not by Aretha Franklin. It' snot by Ben E. King either. Fine... It's by Phil Spector, currently serving 19 years for second degree murder... and Jerry Leiber. Are you happy now? I am playing this today, because I could swear I heard its haunting serenade last night as I watched the climactic season finale of HBO's "Westworld." That's quite a show. HBO takes art seriously. You have to respect them for that. I decided then I wanted to cover it today. I struggled to determine which key it was in, listening to the King version. Then I switched to Aretha's sassy sounding "Spanish Harlem" I threw caution to the wind, took her lead and made it my own... a little. It's kind of like "Westworld" in that way I bet. Although, I've yet to see the Michael Crichton's 1973 feature film of the same name. Soon come.
Operation 365 2 - Jefferson Jay – Originals - 347 “Not Phil
Rivers’ Fault”
Local protagonist Phillip Rivers is probably a pretty nice
guy. I’ve never met him, but I’m thrilled to give him the benefit of the doubt.
That said, I’m a good deal less enthused about his quarterback play than many
of my noble neighbors. I think we are evaluating on two different scales. I
look at the bottom line; wins, losses, that’s the main factor when you are the
guy with the ball in your hands. So, Phil helped blow it for the Chargers with
another untimely 4th Quarter interception, it was like the sun
rising in the east and setting in the West. Beyond predictable. All but
certain. ABC. Other folks think Phil’s great statistics counterbalance for
that. I don’t. Or they look back ten years ago and they came closer to winning
than they do now. But still didn’t win. Oh, Phil.
Wow, that was a chunk of work. Writing “Not Phil
Rivers’ Fault” and recording, editing and posting it for you. I would have
liked to play it right in fell swoop, but it was brand new and it was getting
dark and I think losing is contagious. That’s the whole point of the song! The
good news is there’s another point to the song as I am scheduled to make my highly
anticipated return to The Mighty 1090’s (www.mighty1090.com) The Scott and BR
Radio Show this Friday, at 5:35PM PST and now I have something to croon.
Operation 365 2 - Jefferson Jay – Words – 347 “Phil Rivs,
What Gives”
No offense, Phil. I know I’ve given you a ton of grief, but
it’s only cause I care. If you win, we all win. We are all one. And your 4th
quarter implosions aren’t helping anyone but your opponents. Here I apologize
and offered encouragement that you can reach your fullest potential as you approach
the final act of your enigmatic career.
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