Reply To: The ultimate JoCo song
Percephene:
I dunno if I’d want him to write a pop song that made it onto the charts or not.
I’m not thinking about the audience, at all. Just wanting to see him solve the “Top 40 Puzzle” like he has solved every puzzle I’ve ever seen him get his hands on.
He used to have a closet in his bedroom with dozens of mechanical puzzles that were solved quickly and left there to collect dust. He had a subscription to Games magazine. Phrase a request in a riddle-like manner and consider it done.
He wouldn’t change for his audience. He’d make tons of money with the hit, play a few big shows, and then fall back to where his comfort lies. Here, on the tubes and in relatively small venues.
A one-hit wonder, as far as the pop crowd is concerned.
I’d LOVE it.