Everybody Knows
My Uncle Tom (file photo) left me a message the other night. In it he said that he was out somewhere where Bobby Brown’s “My Prerogative” was being played. He said he remembered how significant that song was to me, and brought up something I hadn’t thought of really to this degree, namely that that song actually changed my life. I guess that’s true. Had that song not sucked so bad I would probably have continued listening to popular radio in 1988 rather than explore the broad spectrum of earlier, better rock music. So, in a way, Bobby Brown did me a favor. But in another, more accurate way he single-handedly destroyed civilization.
Filed under: Family, Musings, Popular Music on May 23rd, 2008 | 1 Comment »