Sunday, March 22, 2009

We're Bolton like Michael.

















I've got two words for you - Michael Bolton. The very mention of the man's name evokes indescribably deep emotions and you KNOW it. Whatever happened to this guy?? How in the world did someone so talented[both vocally, and in the hair follicles]become a used-to-be, has-been, nearly forgotten joke? I'll tell you something right now - NOT ON MY WATCH. I'm bringing Michael Bolton back. I don't know how quite yet, but I'm dead-set on restoring this man's respectability and lofty position as possibly the greatest singer ever. Maybe you forgot some of the songs that shook you to your soul, that made you feel ALIVE for the first time. Remember when he asked us "How Can We Be Lovers When We Can't Be Friends?", or when he told how he "Said I Loved You, But I Lied"? Remember what it felt like to pump your rock fist to such classics as "Steel Bars"? Speaking of classics, how about the gut-busting rendtion of "When A Man Loves A Woman"that made you wish you had the might of the mullet so that YOU could get all the chicks? Or the cover of "Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay"that was somehow 19 keys higher than the original Otis Redding version? Remember how his rough soprano impressed, made you uncomfortable, and left you to worry about the health of his throat[or the possiblilty of a hernia]all at the very same time?! Pure genius. Well friends, it suddenly came to me in a flash the other day - Michael Bolton not only needs you and your "Time, Love, and Tenderness", but YOU need Michael Bolton. Maybe it's been too long since you've asked yourself "How Am I Supposed To Live Without You"? Yep, and if you want to stand up and help me make a difference in this world -you can do what I've done - go out, and buy Michael Bolton's greatest hits. Get in your car. Roll down the windows[spring IS in the air...]and crank, again - CRANK your favorite Michael Bolton tune!! I think you'll find the grass looks a little greener, the flowers smell a little sweeter, the air feels a little warmer, and the people you pass on the streets of life will return your gift of gloriously transcendant music with a wave or a smile. Probably both, and they may just involuntarily dance a bit as you drive by, because they will hear you. There is only one way to listen to Michael Bolton after all, - LOUD.




God Bless M. Bolton -

T

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