I recently posted about how I’d unsubscribed to almost all of the services I’d been paying for, except for Spotify. Honestly, I don’t really miss SiriusXM although scanning through radio stations isn’t as fun as it was many years ago. So… much… talking. I’ll admit that I miss Hulu. Probably shouldn’t have given that one up. Trying to find a movie to watch for free on YouTube and Roku is like trying to find your car in a mall parking lot. I could’ve sworn I parked near JCPenney. Or was it Dillard’s?
A couple of days ago I played “Can’t Help Falling in Love”– the UB40 version– and now I’m 💯 on a UB40 binge. Every time I’m in the car, it’s UB40. I already knew they had songs I liked but geez, there are so many more that I haven’t ever heard and I love them. If you get in the car with me anytime soon, get ready for some reggae, mon!
Something else I never knew… UB40’s big hit “Red, Red Wine” has a man of iconic fame as the writer and original performer. All this time I thought it was their original song. Nope. Can you guess who did this song first?
If you guessed Tony Danza, you’d be right… Just kidding, you’re SO far off! What’s wrong with you? OK, the real answer is Neil Diamond. You know, the “Sweet Caroline” guy. Yeah, I was shocked, too.
Had I kept SiriusXM I might not have ever down this UB40 playlist rabbit hole and wouldn’t have this nugget of Neil Diamond info that will surely help me win a trivia night sometime in the future. 🤞
-Out of the Wilderness
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