Musical Mulligans

A friend of mine and I had a conversation earlier this year about musical mulligans, you know, people that you like listening to that your friends give you a free pass on. I have two. Neil Diamond. Sorry, but I thought this guy had it all from "Cherry, Cherry" (I was 11 when that song came out and I thought there was some sexual reference there..stupid kid) all the way to "Do You Know What I Mean" in 1975. The rest of his stuff since then has been tripe. Just take a look at the cover of "Hot August Night".
I wanted to look like that. I missed. John Denver.
First off, I DID look like him in high school. The first time I heard "Take Me Home Country Roads", I liked him. "Rocky Mountain High" was on the radio the night of my first sexual experience with the woman who turned out to be my first wife. "Poems, Prayers, and Promises" is just one of the best songs, ever. Sorry to hear that he faced huge demons later in his life, and sadly, is no longer here. When I would go the my favorte record store and pick up the latest by Led Zeppilin or Blue Oyster Cult or Deep Purple or Sabbath or whatever, there was probably a Neil Diamond or John Denver album on the bottom, you sure didn't want your friends to see it.