Don't Waste Your Time

Don't Waste Your Time is a Kelly Clarkson song. As you read on, you can listen to it.

I think this Wikipedia article was written by an Australian. There are a number of references to Australian CD releases and airplay on Australian radio. But more importantly, this Wikipedia article taught me a word I didn't know before: eventuate. ("A CD single did not eventuate.")

Great word. I had to look it up to make sure it was really a word, and it is. Even if it had not been a real word, I would have respected the writer for using it. The purpose of language, after all, is to communicate ideas. And there's no better way to do that than by using words that aren't real but sound like they might be.

As for "Don't Waste Your Time", I think that's great advice from Kelly Clarkson. Then again, I am wasting my time by writing this. And you're wasting your time reading it. And Kelly Clarkson is wasting her time singing songs. Everybody's wasting their time doing whatever they're doing. Maybe we should waste our time after all. I'm gonna go get a burrito.


Kelly Clarkson tries to get her mouth unstuck from a microphone.
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Bird in Flight / Tribal Look

Bird in Flight / Tribal Look was a song from 1980 by Toyah. It was released as a single, published by Sweet 'n Sour Songs Ltd.

I like sweet 'n sour chicken, as Chinese food. However, it's not my favorite dish. I prefer chicken with vegetables, beef and broccoli, and pan-fried noodles (with assorted meats). To start I'll have pan-fried dumplings and a bowl of wonton soup.


Inspired Toyah in 1980.
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Hobart Paving

Hobart Paving is a song about a sad woman. It was released in May 1993 by the British indie band Saint Etienne. You should listen to it now. Especially if it's rainy outside and you want to cry.

According to Wikipedia, the song conveys a melancholy tone through surreal lyrics like "rain falls like Elvis tears" and "just like a harpsichordist she moves." The title Hobart Paving has nothing to do with the song. Legend says it references a paving company from the band's hometown of Croydon, England.

The band Saint Etienne still exists. Current members include Sarah Cracknell, Pete Wiggs, and Bob Stanley. A different Bob Stanley is a former Boston Red Sox pitcher.


Lead singer Sarah Cracknell wears suits made out of comic books.
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