Song of the Day

Here is something I am considering as a regular feature: Song of the Day, as in whatever song I am loving that particular day. I'm sure nobody cares but me, but I'm doing it anyway! :)

Okay, I'm going "old school" for the inaugural song: "Cherry Bomb" by the Runaways. This is a totally bad-ass, "girls with attitude" song sure to stir up the inner rock star in us all! Some of you may have seen the film based on the band called "The Runaways", starring Kristen Stewart & Dakota Fanning. The film wasn't too bad, but I'm about to become one of those annoying people who say "the book was way better than the movie"! The book the movie is based on is called "Neon Angel: A Memoir of a Runaway" by Cherie Currie. If you enjoy rock n' roll memoirs or if you liked the movie, I highly recommend this book. Cherie Currie was the original lead singer of the Runaways (with the fab Joan Jett and Lita Ford on guitars) and she is a true survivor. I don't want to give too much away, but basically, Cherie lived a wild rock life and suffered much abuse along the way. Some of what she went through is difficult to read (emotionally) but at the end, I was so impressed by her. Nowadays, Cherie Currie is (and I quote the book jacket here) "one of the most prominent chain-saw carvers in the world.". Just an interesting fact.

I hope you have enjoyed the first Song of the Day posting. Did I mention that I am a pop culture geek?