It's Hip to be Square

Lots of music and '80's icons this week. YIPPEE!!!

I was toolin' around in the car the other day, boppin' to my CD of Huey Lewis and the News' greatest hits, and I thought to myself, "Where IS the love!?" You don't hear much about Huey Lewis and the News anymore. You don't see any True Hollywood Stories or Behind the Musics on them. I guess this is good, because it means they aren't controversial enough and haven't done many stupid things.

This band was my first concert. My mommy took me to see them at the Assembly Hall when I was six. We sat behind the stage, and I was so bummed, because the only thing I got to see was, well, Huey's bum. I had a huge crush on him, and I wanted to see his face. He came round to the back only three times. I remember enjoying the show, though. One of the best days ever was when my aunts, Barb and Becky, bought me a Huey Lewis and the News poster when I was sick. My dad tried to stick it to the wall of my room with that yellowy, sticky Elmer's glue, but it always fell down. I have many mementos from my youth still, but I miss that one greatly.

Anyway, rock out to the horns, snap your fingers to the beat, and relive the '80's with one of its best pop bands. Their sound was infused with horns and soul; that sound rocked my youth and still touches me today. I never get sick of their catchy hooks and Huey's ruggedly sweet voice. Check out their Greatest Hits (make sure to get this one, NOT "Time Flies," because this one doesn't have "Hip to be Square," "Jacob's Ladder," or "Back in Time"). I just wish they would release their videos on DVD. I loved "If This is It," with their heads stuck in the sand and the Jaws bit at the end!