So, tomorrow I may not be able to post the lyricist #93 until later (if I can get to posting it at all). I know I can hear the aw’s from across the computer screen. But I have a good excuse that can best be described in the title of a song by the classic crooner Bobby Darin. The catchy 1958 tune entitled “Splish Splash.”
Splish Splash is a water park in eastern Long Island that I will be traveling to tomorrow for a day of water rides. Yes, while most of you have to make the monotonous morning commute to work, I will be living it up under the hot sun waiting in gigantic lines to go on quick, 30 second water rides. Well, hey, at least all of you’s with jobs out there will be getting some cash for your trade. I’m here at 20 as a college student dreading the day where the real world hits and I realize that blogging about music won’t make me a living no matter how much I write on a post. Just kidding. We’ll all be fine and tomorrow I will be wet and happy.
“Splish Splash,” the conveniently titled hit track by Bobby Darin (that reached #3 on the charts) has a nice little story behind it. You see, Darin co-wrote the song with a one Mr. Kaufman (or better known as DJ Murray the K). Kaufman’s mother had suggested the words to a song that would start “Splish Splash I was takin’ a bath” and Murray the K bet Darin that he could not write a song starting with those words. Who knew that what would be written because of that friendly bet would forever revolutionize baths all around the world. I cannot remember the last time I took a bath when I did not think of that song. Well, thinking about it, I guess I cannot remember the last time I took a bath. Funny Story right. Good Song. Good Singer. Good Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMCsc4Iqvqc
So, putting aside the small anecdotal section I just wrote let me provide you with a cool link from the Britain reality show X-Factor. A singing performance by a teacher named Danyl Johnston which mirrors Joe Cocker’s version of “With a Little Help from My Friends” quite incredibly. The guy serious is an amazing singer. Plus, Simon Cowell (a judge on the show) said that this audition was the best first audition he has ever seen. So, for you American Idol fans out there (even the ones who are too ashamed to admit it) we all know what great praise this is. Enjoy the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Xogs-qbqHs
The Music Court 
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