I've been waiting for a girl like you...

If you were around in the early 80s... hell, if you were around in the 80s... you know this classic song by Foreigner.  It's been said that Alison Krauss and her brother, Viktor, were Foreigner fans back in the day.  So was I.  In fact, I still really like their music.  I think Lou Gramm's voice was made for rock, even though I read last night that he's gone Christian.

For some reason, this very cool ballad got stuck in my head last night and I started reading up on it.  I had no idea that Thomas Dolby, the guy who made "She Blinded Me With Science" a big hit, played the synthesizer on this song.

Thomas Dolby had another hit with "Hyperactive!"...

My best friend back in school was a bit of a nerd and loved her some Thomas Dolby.  I gotta admit, I liked him too.  Listening to his music reminds me of Howard Jones, though...  They were somewhat similar.  I think Dolby was probably more interesting.

And to think I got on this synth tangent because "I've Been Waiting For A Girl Like You" got stuck in my head last night.  

Foreigner...

Very recently, I started watching a morning show on CBS.  I don't really pay a whole of lot of attention to it.  I do like it when they play old school music, though, and this morning they played an old hit by Foreigner...

"Blue Day" seems like a good song for a Monday morning, doesn't it?

Foreigner was quite awesome back in the day.  In fact, when I hear Lou Gramm's blistering lead vocals, I just want to teleport back to the late 1970s so this song would be a current hit...

"Cold As Ice"...

But then Foreigner started getting really popular and their music became more polished and we got songs like "Waiting For A Girl Like You"...

and

"I Want To Know What Love Is"

and "I Don't Want To Live Without You"...

Which just make me miss songs like

"Hot Blooded"

Happy Monday to you!

Well I'm... "Hot Blooded"...

Oddly enough, it's been quite awhile since I last had a fever of any kind.  I think it's because I pretty much stay isolated out here in the woods.  My husband is the only person I talk to most days and the Army makes him get vaccinated for everything.  Still, I like this song...

These days, I'm not even hot blooded because I'm horny, though.  Lucky I'm not quite at this point yet...

Damn, I miss Foreigner.