Maroon 5 is an ick, sure. But jamming out to this album when it came out with my then 30 year old mom is something I need to revisit every now and again.
I’ve been getting super into The Bee Gees, Todd Rundgren, Marvin Gaye, etc the last few years. It’s really fun to play them for my mom and hear her talk about how she danced to Fanny (Be Tender With My Love) at her prom etc.
My mom used to always shit on Billy Joel when I was little if he was playing on the radio. I think it was just a thing where all the mom’s in the area I grew up in New Jersey stanned Billy Joel and my mom, in a reactionary sort of way, was like “fuuuck that music.” But I'm going through a phase right now where I'm listening to a lot of pop rock from the late 70’s and early 80’s and was listening to “The Stranger” and it clicked so hard for me. I think Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song) is like a near-perfect song.
There are so many songs that are important to me, but this song has been around for my entire life. It’s sad, it’s happy, it’s always the right song to listen to.
My mom absolutely loves the Jackson 5, so naturally this song would be playing in the car CONSTANTLY growing up.
This song has always been there for me, no matter who I’m with, if I’m alone, and it’s also been featured in a video project of mine that I was really passionate about.
