Synchronicity
Effect without a cause, Sub-atomic laws, scientific pause
For the younger members of the audience (Hello, Daughter) that's from a Police song, Synchronicity I. I quote it because a few days ago I was singing along with the radio. Yes, that happens often. To my family's chagrin.
The song was one of the Gap Band's best: You Dropped a Bomb on Me. I realized I was still singing the chorus when the song was over. Everyone does that. You get a song in your head and it won't go away.
As I neared my destination I had to force myself to stop. Mumbling, "You dropped a bomb on me" next to Grandma Litella in the Post Office line would have been a major inconvenience for all concerned. Especially for the singer who'd end up in jail.
I later told my wife I needed to find which other songs to avoid: No more Cherry Bomb by John Mellencamp or Bomb Diggity or Calm Like a Bomb. And I'm pretty sure I'd have to forget half of what Warren Zevon wrote.
She pretended to laugh and I forgot about it until I read this Reuters article: Man held as terrorism suspect over punk song. That man was questioned for singing to the Clash! I had let them slip my mind!
Well, if I get arrested for my voice -- a distinct possibility -- I'll remember another Clash tune: Know Your Rights.
Know these rightsNumber 3
You have the right to free Speech
as long as you're not dumb enough
to actually try it.
