For some reason, Nirvana’s performance of The Meat Puppet’s song, Plateau, has been stuck in my head all weekend. I don’t know why. I haven’t heard it in ages. It always makes me laugh to hear, “Nothin’ at the top but a bucket and mop and an illustrated book about birds.” Of course, from what I understand Kurt Cobain purposely chose songs that were a bit out of his vocal range on purpose for this Unplugged performance, so that’s part of why it sounds so silly and makes me laugh! Anyway, I’m sharing it now so you’ll have it stuck in your brain and…I won’t. Hopefully. Snort.
Last Saturday, Dad and I were out for our normal supplies run and we stopped at our favorite Mexican restaurant. They used to play Mexican music but for some reason, they now play pop music. Oh, well that’s ok. At least it’s not country music.
Anyway, this song comes on and I love the song, but it has been stuck in my head since Saturday! I wake up with it playing in my head. I go to bed with it playing in my head. The lyrics that resonate with me the most are, “I wish the real world would just stop hassling me.”
The shit going on the real world right now is causing me so much anxiety. I’m not freaking out about COVID-19 but I am concerned. I’m mostly concerned for my Dad, who’s 83 years old. He still wants to go out on Saturdays. We will go out again this Saturday, but I told him when this thing is more widespread across our state, (only 2 cases, so far) then we WILL be staying home. In addition to that, I’m having to jump through hoops to get my pain meds refilled. I know people who rely on narcotic pain meds to function and they have to jump through hoops BUT mine are not narcotics. I’m not sleeping well due to my pain level being extraordinarily high and I’m running out of my meds! Now I have to see a new FNP because the one I had been seeing left the clinic. Holy crap.
I know the meaning of this song is more than that one line, but that one line is what resonates with me in the here and now.
One of my favorite bands is Guns n Roses. The old Guns n Roses, that is. Slash is my favorite guitarist and I always wish he would just do one rock ballad instrumental album and I would die happy.
The guitar solo from this song has been playing in my head for days. The song is part of a trilogy (Don’t Cry, November Rain, Estranged) and based on the short story by Del James called “Without You.” The three songs just happen to be 3 of my favorite GnR songs.
November Rain a great song and the video has a few stupid parts but it’s worth watching, in my opinion. You can catch just the guitar solo at around 4:07 in case you want to skip right to it.
I’ve been singing to Jack all day. Well, while he’s up on the tower anyway. Normally, the Pack would be out on the catio in the blaring heat (90’s+) but today it’s a mere 60 degrees and I think they’re all cold. yay for Autumn!
My little song (pfftt) goes something like this and in the tune of “Under The Boardwalk” by The Drifters, but of course, my version is lacking in lyrical composition. Haha!
Up on the tower,
I was havin’ a nap.
Up on the tower,
it was a welcomed break.
Up on the tower,
in from the cold.
Up on the tower,
I’m just a cat.
Up on the tower,
just takin’ my nap….
I continue with whatever pops into my mind and Jack doesn’t look very appreciative, does he?
Being Aunt Debbie 