Yes Liam, good one!

As my last official act as a medal-holding member of Mudcat's Tirage Team, I'm going to convert this into a music thread:

Here's a song by Christine Lavin; it's very funny.

Happy thoughts, darlings.

Marion


GOOD THING HE CAN’T READ MY MIND
As recorded by Christine Lavin on “Good Thing He Can’t Read My Mind” (1988)

1. I am at the opera; I don't like the opera,
But he loves the opera, and I love him.
I follow the libretto; I follow the conductor.
When I follow the plot, my head begins to swim.
I don't understand a word, even when it's English.
Everyone around me says this is divine.
I don't like the opera, but look! I'm at the opera.
It's a good thing he can't read my mind.

[Spoken:] Yes, he’s a wonderful Parsifal! And she’s the best Tundra I’ve ever seen.

2. Look at me; I’m skiing, when I do not like skiing,
But he loves skiing, and I love him.
I rent the boots and poles; I shiver in the cold.
I’m charging down a mountain risking life and limb.
There's no exhilaration; I am only feeling terrified.
Everyone around me's having such a great time.
I do not like skiing, but look at me: I'm skiing.
It's a good thing he can't read my mind.

[Spoken:] Yes, exhilarating is just the very word I was thinking of! Scared of heights? Oh, no, not me!

BRIDGE: I am not complaining; I’m just making observations.
Expanding your horizons is a sign of maturation.
Now I tolerate cigars ‘cause he's a smoker.
I'm playing chess, though I confess, sometimes I long for poker.

3. I am eating sushi, when I do not like sushi,
But he loves sushi, and I love him.
I'm poking with a chopstick at a living, breathing fish stick.
Oh, my God! I think it's trying to swim.
Some say eating sushi's just like chewing on your own cheek
Or sucking down a bucketful of tentacled slime.
I do not like sushi, but look: I'm eating sushi.
It's a good thing he can't read my mind.

[Spoken:] Oh, yes this is a very interesting texture. What is it? Ahhhh!

4. So if you see me in the sushi bar, or see me in the mezzanine,
See me on a ski slope, looking scared,
Don't feel sorry for me; I must be in love,
Or why the hell else would I be there?
Before I met him, life was dull; I never took any chances.
Now I leap at every opportunity I find.
I do not like sushi; I do not like skiing or the opera.
Maybe I will in time.
Yeah, maybe I will in time.

[Spoken:] Seconds? Sure, I'd love some. Mmmmmmm, yum!