Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Time: 5:45 A.M.
Song: American Pie
Artist: Don McLean
Mode of Consumption: Listening to American Pie on Vinyl.
Link to song: https://open.spotify.com/track/1fDsrQ23eTAVFElUMaf38X?si=5dc5faa2b9144b54
We were finishing
dishes as the vinyl spun on the second side.
“Do you remember the
Saturday TV Funhouse just after Madonna released a cover of this song?” Jodi
said, drying a dish. “The entire cartoon people asked to touch her crack, and
then near the end Don McLean came on, and she thanked him for letting her cover
the song and asked him if there was anything she could do for him. He replied, ‘Can
I touch your crack.’”
I vaguely remember
the bit. The Funhouse cartoon on SNL was popular when we were in high school and
early college. The most memorable was probably “The Ambiguously Gay Duo.”
Yet, I could picture
the scene that Jodi described. I am pretty sure if I watched it, I would know
that I had indeed seen it before.
“Don’t you ever
wonder why something like that will stick in your head,” she continued. “Then you
can’t remember things that could actually be helpful.”
I nod. I certainly
have tons of useless information and TV bits rattling around my brain.
“I also don’t want
to touch someone else’s crack.” She finished the conversation.
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