Did anyone else wake up to an NPR station playing the timeless musical stylings of Donny Osmond? Apparently he has a new album of classic 70's love songs.
I was dead asleep, heard the opening strains of a song from one of my mom's favorite musicians, a song I would perform in our living room while wearing giant headphones, and I groggily lifted my head off of my pillow and started singing along:
"I remember all my life, raining down as cold as ice..."
OH Mandy, well you came, and you gave without taking. But I sent you away.
What a way to wake up. I was momentarily confused about where I was.
I loved Donny. He was so white bread and red delicious. I don't think I'll buy any of these songs, I think the novelty of the sing-a-longs would wear thin after 3 plays. But check it out, he recorded some of my favorite 70s AM radio hits, while in his dressing room between acts of his Broadway show:
- Sometimes When We Touch - Dan Hill
- When I Need You - Leo Sayer
- How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees
And many more!
I think one of the reasons that I'm slightly fucked up is because I grew up listening to and singing along with these songs. When I was 7 years old.
A 7-year-old singing, "Sometimes when we touch, the honesty's too much..." that's fucked up. And my parents thought that was better than listening to Black Sabbath?
But Donny doing karaoke-like versions of these songs that people are buying is brilliant. The only thing missing is Seasons in the Sun.
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