A pop star who returns after a period in the wilderness is back, back, BACK!

The good folks at Urban Dictionary have coined a new phrase. If you refer to somebody as a “Cher”, it indicates “One who will still be around after nuclear disasters, besides cockroaches.” If that is true, then I certainly qualify as The Comeback Kid. Not to brag, but I always seem to land on my feet after some intense moments. In fact, a former colleague compared me to a cockroach when she stumbled upon my new workplace. I did mention that “only the strong survive” on the back of my club kid card. But I think we all have inner resources that we can tap into when the well runs dry. Perhaps that might explain my nonchalant attitude towards the stock market crash this week. If anyone should be concerned, it is me. My current position as a free-lance jewelry vendor relies on a steady stream of disposable income. But I have resisted the financial hysteria that surrounds me. Although I have a disdain for Pollyanna types who believe that everything happens for a reason. I am confident that the market will correct itself. Never underestimate the greedy capitalist pigs in this country! There is a fine line between positive thinking and outright denial, maybe I am walking on that slippery slope. I hate to invoke 9/11, but if we managed to move on from that tragedy, we are most likely invincible. The same might be true of the tracks featured on this blog. They are mostly “fucked and forgotten” songs that were left for musical roadkill. It took me a long time to realize that the record industry was not a meritocracy. There are a number of factors that come into play when a chart fate is sealed. I am not sure why this single was cruelly ignored. Lennox sings to a subject who is facing hardships and feeling bitter after much struggle in her life. The song was released not long after the last recession, so I can’t imagine why this optimistic call to renewal was left behind by the general public. To add insult to injury, the industry has virtually erased this song from the Eurythmics back catalog. It is a fine example of the musical nirvana out there that companies continue to ignore when it comes to greatest hits collections. But like a phoenix rising up from the ashes, it returns with a vengeance!