Good piece. And what a story about Alan Greenspan. I had a temp job at an insurance company when "Feelings" was ... popular, and all the Filipino employees were crazy about it. When I mentioned I played guitar and sang, they wanted me to play it, but I said, honestly, that I didn't know it. When I heard it, I didn't want to learn it.
There was something that bugged about the Iran hostage crisis yellow ribbon things, and that was knowing that the song was about a convict who'd served his time wanting to know if he were still welcome home with a sweetheart. I think the story is that the yellow ribbon got repurposed, but the juxtaposition never sat well with me.
I forgot about the hostage yellow ribbon thing, and I had the same thought at the time. (I attended the ticker-tape parade for the hostages in NYC in January 1981.)
Good piece. And what a story about Alan Greenspan. I had a temp job at an insurance company when "Feelings" was ... popular, and all the Filipino employees were crazy about it. When I mentioned I played guitar and sang, they wanted me to play it, but I said, honestly, that I didn't know it. When I heard it, I didn't want to learn it.
There was something that bugged about the Iran hostage crisis yellow ribbon things, and that was knowing that the song was about a convict who'd served his time wanting to know if he were still welcome home with a sweetheart. I think the story is that the yellow ribbon got repurposed, but the juxtaposition never sat well with me.
I forgot about the hostage yellow ribbon thing, and I had the same thought at the time. (I attended the ticker-tape parade for the hostages in NYC in January 1981.)