Saturday, April 18, 2015

Persistent earworm alert

Starbuck's "Moonlight Feels Right" hasn't left my mind for two days.  I'm not sure why that song from 1976 has stayed with me.  Actually, the more I think about it, I know why. The tune has unusual lead vocals, a short laugh before the chorus, a memorable keyboard hook, a marimba solo that sets the bar for marimba interludes up in the clouds, and a whole vibe that wouldn't likely have made it a hit in any other era.  Name another pop song that has all five of those ingredients and sounds remotely like "Moonlight Feels Right."  When I've heard it on the radio, I've always let it play out.  Now, it's starting again, for about the 40th time, in my mind: "The wind blew some luck in my direction..."