Barking at the...sun?
Today's post was actually inspired by a FB post from my FB friend Lynn, in which she made a funny comment about Mondays. I seriously almost went to town with a song lyric/title montage in her comment section about Mondays, but since discretion is the better part of my humor these days, I chose to save it for a blog post.
Thus, today's blog post is, as the title suggests, a satirical take on song titles/lyrics associated with our least favorite day of the week. Now, I want to make clear right off the bat is that this post will not, repeat. will not become one monster link-fest to that wonderfully annoying video platform called YouTube. Instead, I will add a list at the end of all the bands that performed the songs referenced in this fun filled blog post, in chronological order of course.
So, sit back and enjoy this wonderfully tiny little blog post by your friend, G.B. Miller.
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We find Ted staring rather morosely outside his cubicle window at the chaotically wet scene unfolding in front of him. Sighing in disgust, he says, "Man, why is this Monday ringing so Blue today? I can't get any work done with this depressing shade of angry blue. It's just not that inspiring to me."
"Ted! Hey Ted! Have you got that monthly petty cash report finished for me?"
"Bob, what an unexpected surprise to my dull morning. What are you babbling on about now?"
"Dull? It's not dull by any means! It's a very Happy Monday today! It's a great day to be alive and working like a busy beaver. Speaking of which, did you get that power point report completed?"
"No Bob, I didn't get your power point report completed. This Rainy Day Monday is simply not doing it for me. How can you be so full of life on such a crappy Monday?"
"Ted, Ted, Ted. How can you be so glum on such a beautiful Monday. Monday is my favorite day of the week. Don't you like Mondays?"
"No Bob, I Don't Like Mondays. In fact, I like Mondays just about as much as I like shampooing my pet guinea pig. So, what else do you need besides that stupid power point presentation?"
Bob fell silent as he tried to come up with a witty retort to Ted's dour answer. Suddenly the answer him like an Acme Anvil. "I got it! My favorite group has the perfect Monday morning anthem for you! It's a great song called Life Sucks (Then You Die). Let me pull it up on my YouTube playlist."
"What kind of Monday morning anthem celebrates Murphy's Law? That's really offensive you know. I have half a mind to report you to H.R."
"It'll be ignored, you do know that, right?"
"Bob....isn't it about time you start bothering Carol and Alice? I mean, they are your work wives, right?"
"We're in the middle of a nasty divorce. If they prevail, they get my office suite, my personal assistant and you. Can't let them win Ted."
That bit of news definitely brightened Ted's state of mind, since he would absolutely love to be part of a super intelligent dynamic duo like Carol and Alice. Bob noticed Ted's new and improved mood, and said, "I knew my Monday morning anthem would do the trick for you. So, I'll expect that power point report from you sooner than later?"
"Absotively Posilutely my friend!"
"That's the cubicle spirit!" said Bob as he flounced back to his office suite to contemplate the true meaning of a menace a trois.
The list: Fats Domino; power pop group The Happy Mondays; The Carpenters; The Mamas & The Papas; The Boomtown Rats; and finally, The Fools. The Fools had a cult hit in the late 80's actually called "Life Sucks (Then You Die)" which turned into a Monday Morning anthem on rock radio. A wickedly funny take on Murphy's Law.
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