Flip-flop Fridays. It's a dream really. I've mentioned it to my boss and he's told me that the idea of flip-flop Fridays is a good one but not one he thinks those in cooperate are going to go for. It's unfortunate because I feel it could be a game changer. It's one thing to have the "casual" look (or a shirt and tie minus the tie) but just think if you added the element of flip-flops. This is my idea of a perfect world. Just sit back and ponder a world where we can come to work on a Friday with no tie on, with no closed shoes, maybe even instead of a dress shirt wearing a Lapidus (our name for a Hawaiian shirt named after the ever awesome Frank Lapidus character from LOST). Why can't this world be a reality? Why?
So what would be better then flip-flop Fridays? Well how about a little Bob Marley on a Friday morning? Yeah that's right folks we got our first Bob Marley song of the year. So as I changed out of my flippy floppies and into my dress shoes I had a the melodies of Bob Marley soaring through my head.
I'm Still Waiting comes off the Songs of Freedom box set that covers the spectrum of Bob Marley's music. This particular song comes from the doo-whop reggae days. Doo-whop reggae is a tricky thing. It either works or it doesn't. There is no middle ground for this genre of music. I think I'm Still Waiting falls into that it doesn't really work for me dawg category. I think it's the recording itself. The production quality is not very good.
Here's the thing with me and recordings. I hate when things don't sound like they recorded well. This is why I had some problems when I was trading O.A.R. shows. There would be times would you get a show with an awesome set list but the sound quality would be terrible. There is nothing worse then being excited to hear a song and it sounds like it's being played from under water. While the recording of I'm Still Waiting isn't that bad, it doesn't meat my standards (wow listen to me like I'm some music recording God who oversees recording sessions, the nerve). My problem with I'm Still Waiting is it sounds more like a doo-whop song than a reggae song. When I heard it was Bob Marley I got excited because his music always makes thing seem a little bit better. So I was waiting for those reggae rhythms to carry me to work and help me recover from the lack of flippy floppys. This song is good (I don't think Bob Marley ever recorded a bad song people) it just didn't provide the reggae flare I needed. Why am I so demanding? Maybe if I got to wear my flip-flops I would have been a little more receptive.
When I started writing this I was excited about writing about Bob Marley now I just feel like a music crank. It really wasn't that bad. I like this song, it's not my all time favorite but it's good. I need to stop talking I feel that I'm just going in circles and besmirching the great Bob Marley. Forgive. It's Friday I must be confused.
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