Benny Bell
I was wondering why I'm in such a good mood, and then I looked all around and saw all of this wonderful music, some of which is out of print (check out one of D&C's most inspired moments), some of which is relatively underappreciated by all y'all in Blogland (Amy, Rose), one of which is one of my favorite novelty songs (didn't realize it was rereleased in the 70s, peaking at #30 on Billboard in '72 -- I heard it through Dr. Demento first. Which means "Laffy Taffy" should hit #1 again in about 30 years).
So here's an exclusive MP3 post of beautiful musical moments for everyone to enjoy in a communal setting. Because as it was theorized today, there is no online democracy, only DIGITAL COMMUNALITY. Not sure what I think of that one, I'm still convinced everyone on the interweb is out to get me. But there we go with those utopia/dystopia binaries again!
Speaking of which, these musical offerings may well transport you to heterotopic spaces of the mind that are "as perfect, as meticulous, as well arranged as our [non-heterotopic space] is messy, ill constructed, and jumbled."
Of course, Wendy Chun would argue that this conception of pure order "obfuscates -- if not annihilates -- other spaces/places already in place," which is why Ana's analogy of Radio Disney as a "colony" of the Disney conglomerate entity (colonies of Puritans in New England and Jesuits in Paraguay being Foucault's basis for the heterotopic space...also a bunch of cool stuff about boats) is imperfect. Besides which, RD is all about unified discourse.
To wit: EVEN THOUGH CHRIS BROWN'S NEWEST SINGLE WAS UNEQUIVOCALLY "KICKED" FROM ROTATION, IT IS STILL, IN FACT, IN ROTATION AT RADIO DISNEY, AND CAN BE VOTED ON IN THE TOP 30. FOR SHAME!
Foucault would totally dig these songs if he liked teen pop, which esoteric analysis of his texts suggests he did. I won't bother wasting your time listing which ones.
THESE SONGS WOULD SOUND MORE PERFECT ON A BOAT
Amy Studt - Misfit
Rose Falcon - Fun
Daphne & Celeste - Ooh Stick You!
Benny Bell - Shaving Cream
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