Knee Deep...

I will admit that I don't listen to the radio much anymore, despite my love for music.  I add stuff to my personal library when I hear it somewhere.  If I'm watching TV or a movie and a song comes on I like but don't know, I'll use Shazam to identify it and purchase it.  Ditto if I'm in a bar somewhere and have WiFi or access to a 4G network.

Several months ago, my husband and I were at a local taproom and the song "Knee Deep" came on.  It's by the Zac Brown Band and is obviously popular.  I'm embarrassed to admit that I'd never heard it before that night, though.  The bartender had requested it and mentioned the title, so when I got home, I found it on iTunes and downloaded it.

I like that song for its laid back appeal and carefree lyrics.  Yes, it's very popular and something you can sing along to, kind of like "Margaritaville" or "Volcano".  And it makes sense that this song features Jimmy Buffet, who is the originator of the aforementioned party songs.  "Knee Deep" is a song about relaxing and feeling good.  It makes me smile.  Having grown up near the ocean, I agree with the sentiment... and wish I were knee deep somewhere in the surf.

Today, I'm feeling a little stressed and depressed, so I smiled when it came on just a few minutes ago.  I felt like I needed to blog about it, because there's no crap from the past floating around on my brain right now.

Maybe I'll have to get to know the Zac Brown Band better... and bring my musical tastes up to date.

Shazam!

Every once in awhile, I get hot tips on music and books on the Recovery from Mormonism Web site.  Not long ago, I also got a hot tip on a free iPhone app called Shazam.  It's a music geek's dream.

Ever been somewhere and hear some music you like but can't identify?  It's happened to me quite a few times.  Before the advent of iTunes, I used to go out and buy CDs until I found the music.  Sometimes I wasn't successful and the song ended up branded on my mind for ages.

With Shazam, those days are mostly over.  When we were in Scotland, my husband and I visited several pubs.  Some of the pubs played some damn fine music that I was unfamiliar with.  I pulled out my iPhone, connected to Wi-Fi, and pressed the button on Shazam.  It "listened" to the music and determined what it was, even giving me the chance to purchase it from iTunes.

I came home from Scotland with quite a few new songs that I'll probably end up downloading.  Maybe I don't need to do that, given the fact that I already have a shitload of songs downloaded that I never have the chance to listen to.  But it's still a pretty cool app.  Kudos to the folks on RfM for pointing it out to me!