Music soothes the savage seizure...or unleashes it

I've always enjoyed a variety of music genres. In preparation for the summer season, I've spent the greater part of a month searching for new summer music. It's been a while since new tunes have found their way to my eardrums, and I've been eager to explore the [sound]waves, so to speak.

In my musical journey of self exploration, I came across a song on the radio that just sounded...well...bouncy. I found the CD at the local library and thought I'd check it out. The song was "Hot & Cold" by Katy Perry.

(Those of you who have known of the song for some time and realize just how out of touch I am: yes, I know who you are and I can hear you snickering...)

This fine afternoon I depart from the library parking lot and slip Katy's CD into the stock Hyundai Santa Fe six-speaker stereo (impressing everyone at once that Hyundai stereos actually play CDs! It's true, and this isn't even the deluxe model!). The bass is set to deadline center because, well, c'mon, these are stock speakers and I'd hate to blow them out listening to the CD most known for "I kissed a girl and I liked it..."

In case you're not familiar, the song "Hot & Cold" begins with a nice moderate tempo, a little electronic beat. I turn onto the main road and into typical afternoon city traffic as Katy pipes into the rhythm with a whispy "Youuu...change your mind...like a girl.... changes clothes..." I catch myself nodding my head in time with the beat, windows rolled down, elbow propped casually upon the driver's side door frame, volume turned perhaps a little too high.

As Katy tells me, "You're no good for meeee..." I feel the tension as the crescendo builds... until at last, the chorus! And with the chorus, the beat intensifies and I find myself suddenly imitating "the Roxbury Guys" of SNL fame! My head is spasming to the right in perfect time to the rhythm a la Chris Kattan and Will Ferrell and my body seems to be jerking to the left in time with my head and my hands are thumping the steering wheel with caffeinated enthusiasm while the driver of the car beside me is frantically trying to voice-dial 911 on his bluetooth to report the runaway Santa Fe barreling down the road under the strain of the driver who is apparently suffering an epileptic seizure possibly brought on by the thumpy music playing too loud on the cheap stock Hyundai speakers!

The chorus ends, the song resumes a quieter pace, and I return to a light, casual nod to the beat... but then here comes the chorus again... and my head is back to bouncing and I find myself singing along to the words I don't quite know and the car beside me has decided it's much safer to pull off to the side of the road because this crazy seizing guy in the Santa Fe is now screaming in some weird tongue that would make a Pentecostal minister envious!

So... I enjoy music. It's not often I listen to bouncy club music, but when I do, I experience it. I'm still in search of good summer songs. I've found a few, and some great ones have been recommended to me by friends.

Enjoy your summer, enjoy your music, but try not to freak people out with it.

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