I love me some cheese.
Not the cheddar or bleu kind (although I like those, too). I’m talking about musical cheese. You know, the overwrought, overly emotional songs that you really like but are kind of ashamed to tell anyone. The ones that, if you’re not careful, someone you know will see you singing when you’re sitting at a stoplight in your car.
I have mine and I’m not ashamed – or not much ashamed – to reveal them:
* “Same Old Lang Syne” by Dan Fogelberg. I’m a fan of Fogelberg anyway, but this one, which he says is based on a true story, is a special favorite. I have friends who absolutely detest this song, saying its mawkish and overly sentimental. Well, yeah. What’s your point?
* “It Never Would Have Worked Out” by Skip Ewing. I figure about 14 people remember Ewing, who had six Top 20 country hits back in the late 1980s. This song wasn’t one of them, but it’s a quiet bit of rationalization from a brokenhearted man.