http://www.motherloadblog.com/2009/04/songs-of-torture/ diary of a modern-day housewife superhero Thu, 16 Mar 2017 17:24:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.motherloadblog.com/2009/04/songs-of-torture/comment-page-1/#comment-760 The Subtle Rudder Sun, 19 Apr 2009 15:32:25 +0000 http://www.motherloadblog.com/?p=499#comment-760 We had eight-tracks when I was a kid (yes, I am THAT old) and one of the ones we had was called "Funky Favorites," and along with novelty gut-splitters such as "My Ding-a-Ling," by Chuck Berry (which made me giggle in much the same way as the teabagging tax protestors of today...boyparts are funny!), it featured the creamy manufactured kidpop of "Yummy, Yummy, Yummy," which, come to think of it, also has connotations centering around ding-dongs and sexual acts (or maybe that's last night's wine talking again...love in my tummy, indeed!). I believe the song was by the 1910 Fruitgum Company, or something of a similar nature, which is easily googled, should you be fitter than I am this AM (see above re: excess wine consumption). All of which to say is your torment has been my delight; thanks for the walk down auralmemory lane. Now toss that ear-crawler and disavow all knowledge of its whereabouts to your daughter. Kate SOMETHING to discuss in therapy as a vaguely dissatisfied 30-something. We had eight-tracks when I was a kid (yes, I am THAT old) and one of the ones we had was called “Funky Favorites,” and along with novelty gut-splitters such as “My Ding-a-Ling,” by Chuck Berry (which made me giggle in much the same way as the teabagging tax protestors of today…boyparts are funny!), it featured the creamy manufactured kidpop of “Yummy, Yummy, Yummy,” which, come to think of it, also has connotations centering around ding-dongs and sexual acts (or maybe that’s last night’s wine talking again…love in my tummy, indeed!). I believe the song was by the 1910 Fruitgum Company, or something of a similar nature, which is easily googled, should you be fitter than I am this AM (see above re: excess wine consumption). All of which to say is your torment has been my delight; thanks for the walk down auralmemory lane. Now toss that ear-crawler and disavow all knowledge of its whereabouts to your daughter. Kate SOMETHING to discuss in therapy as a vaguely dissatisfied 30-something.

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