Artist as Rock & Roll Enthusiast (aka ARE) Post: 37

Hey all. Yeah, it’s been a long while (like a year) since I posted about a song. I’ve meant to many times but you know how it goes. Thirty years ago, I would’ve posted about a different song every day. These days, I mostly just think about it. The soundtrack of life continues regardless. 

Today I am posting about my current ear worm, So Good To See You by Cheap Trick. It’s been stuck in my head for days and I couldn’t be happier about it. It’s such a great tune. Quite often, an ear worm is a song you enjoy at first that eventually becomes annoying. For example, Don’t Take Me Alive by Steely Dan was a common ear worm during my divorce. I really liked it at first, even seemed appropriate. However, it eventually it became a bit tedious. Sometimes an ear worm is a song you never liked. Therefore, it’s annoying from the get go. That type of ear worm occurred when I was in California last month. I heard We Built This City by Starship. Needless to say, I wanted that out of my head ASAP. Sometimes it all works well and stays that way. Like it does with this song, one of many underrated power pop gems from Cheap Trick. Been humming it for days on end.

Ooh, it’s so good to see you
I couldn’t wait another day
Ooh, I hope everyone missed you
You know they want you to stay