"i wear my sunglasses at night."
after seeing corey hart on much more retro this morning, i have a renewed interest in his one-hit wonder, "sunglasses at night," which, yes, we did get in the states. i mean, how ingenius is the lyric 'don't switch the blade on the guy in shades'? he even follows it up with some amazing rhymes to that same effect: 'don't masquerade with the guy in shades' and 'you've got it made with the guy in shades.' local rad girl mary cobham goes for a similar rhyme aesthetic with her song "ferguson ferguson," rhyming "ferguson" with words like "obsure," creating "obscure-guson" and "blur," creating "blur-guson." modern poets for our time, they are.
speaking of shades, does anyone want to buy me these diors?
speaking of shades, does anyone want to buy me these diors?
posted by .francesca | 9:39 AM
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I just found out about your blog and at first I thought it was titled "Courvoisier and Courvoisier"
a cognac as fine as my blog, indeed.
From coreyhart.com, the man himself writes this (along with other choice comments): "From Bob Hope to Wyclef Jean the song struck a chord and understanding this alchemy remains mystery to us all." I don't know what he's talking about.
In Canada he actually had a string of huge hits in the 80's. "Never Surrender" was probably even bigger for him here than Sunglasses. Then he had a nervous breakdown and faded from the limelight. So sad.
oh yes, i know quite well "never surrender." i grew up loving that song and being precociously aware of how i'd feel about it later.
I got my first migraine while singing "Never
Surrender" in the choir when I was in grade
four. The lyrical depth must have been too
much for my little brain to deal with.
Rebecca Young
i'm intrigued that you sang "never surrender" in 4th grade choir!
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