Saturday, May 21, 2016
Persistent earworm alert XXV
When things are going your way, it's tempting to believe that everything will stay that way. You don't know that things will continue on a positive course, but you try not to think about that. That's the theme of today's persistent earworm, "Prime Time," a minor Alan Parsons Project hit from 1984. Eric Woolfson sings, "Every move I make feels like a winner," and suspects there's "something in the air, turning me around and guiding me right." The instrumental backdrop, however, is consistently ominous, reminding the listener, as Woolfson sings, "All of the plans I make won't come together." The protagonist has "a premonition" that "it's gonna be my turn tonight," and I wonder if he's about to place a risky bet at a casino. What happens after that? The lyrics don't address that, making the listener wonder.