Hate Me

Song on my mind... "Hate Me" by Blue October

Hate me today
Hate me tomorrow
Hate me for all the things I didn't do for you
Hate me in ways
Yeah, ways hard to swallow
Hate me so you can finally see what's good for you

Those who've been tuning in for the past month may have noticed that I've had quite a few songs on my mind recently - "Whatever You Want", "Steady, As She Goes", "Don't Download This Song", "Crazy". I'm not sure what has brought about this fresh bounty of catchy tunes, but I'm not complaining. It's just amusing to see them all jostling for position as the song on my mind.

It's a bit like watching twenty teenagers crammed into an antique phone booth, trying to be the one to make a call. Blue October's Justin Furstenfeld finally squeezed past Weird Al (ingloriously flattening his face against the glass) and grabbed the receiver from The Raconteur's Jack White (a relatively easy task since Jack barely had a three-finger hold on it).

Anyway, I've been listening to their latest album (a b-day gift) almost constantly. Besides their fated to be overplayed single, I also like "You Make Me Smile", "Into the Ocean" and "Let it Go".

It's hard to believe that it's been over three years since I saw Blue October perform live at San Jose's Music in the Park. They're actually back in the area this weekend to play at Alice's Now and Zen Fest. I won't be able to catch them this time around, but maybe I will the next time their tour passes through.