We’re all familiar with the “Desert Island Discs” phenomenon: What 3 or 5 or 8 or 10 records couldn’t you live without?
I was thinking tonight about doing my desert island discs but it just seemed too obvious.
What about songs you can live without…maybe even are slightly embarrassed to like…but that nevertheless satisfy you like a sickly sweet piece of chocolate cream pie? Like dessert.
I present the first in my series of Dessert Bar Discs, Garth Brooks’ “Rodeo.” Don’t ask. Something about when he rhymes “latigo” and “rodeo” in the chorus.
I like the studio version better, but this live take showcases Mr. Garth in all of his fist-pumping greatness. It looks easy to pull that crap off — the winking and finger pointing and such — but it’s a lot harder than it looks and I tip my hat to the man.
Tags: bbc desert island discs, desert island discs, garth brooks, guilty pleasures
Yeah man…listening to that song got it stuck in my head, while I blushed in enjoyment. It also made me look up “latigo”. Love the blog and I check it regularly.
I have a couple songs that fall into this category: Sinead O’Connor’s cover of Nothing Compares 2 U and (much more than slightly embarrassed to admit) Joan Osborne - One of Us
BTW, I just discovered the blog and I like it a lot.
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