Stoffel Comes Alive!

My Dear Princess and Dear Fellow,

It was cold and dark and damp outside today. The wind howled and the rain poured and skies were gloomy and grey.

But not inside me. 

I have no idea why. It started when I decided to clean the catboxes.

I know this is not normally conducive to happiness. Bear with me.

The thing is, they were overdue. Our house kind of smelled of kitty-cat weewee. 

And it's a dull job so I put my 70's mix on. 

A familiar tune started...

Ladies and Gentlemen, this is captain Tobias Wilcock welcoming you aboard Coconut Airways flight 372 to Bridgetown Barbados...

WOOOOOAH I'M GOING TO BARBADOS!
WOOOOOAH BACK TO THE PALM TREES!
WOOOOOAH I'M GOING TO SEE MY GIRLFRIEND!
WOOOOOAH IN THE SUNNY CARIBBEAN SEA!

Yes, I know Barbados is very cheesy and bordeline racist but honestly it put SUCH a smile on my face. There I was, dancing around my kitchen going WOOOOOOAH with a bag of cat poo in one hand and Ajax Anti-Viral in the other. 

And THEN

KOMM MIT MIR
LASS UNS GEHEN
MEINE WELT IST WUNDERSCHÖÖÖÖÖÖÖÖÖÖÖÖÖÖÖÖÖN
DAS...
IST...
MEINE KLEINE WELT
SIE IS FREI UND OHNE SORGEN
DENN IN MEINER KLEINE WELT
FREU ICH MICH AUF JEDEN MORGEN

Yes! It was Waterloo and Robinson from the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest! With its oompah-oompah rhythm and silly Euro-lyrics, I was soon singing along although I may have blah-blah-blahed the German bits. 

And THEN

YOU DON'T HAVE TO TELL ME WHY-AH-HYYYY-HYYYYYY
ALL I ASK OF YOU IS 
DON'T TURN AROUND
'CAUSE IF YOU DO, YOU JUST MIGHT SEE ME CRYYYYYYY

The lyrics sound tragic, I know. And I guess the song really IS tragic if taste is what you are looking for. But it was SOOOO 1970's that it made me very happy. 

But then it got even better. Someone started playing the guitar with his MOUTH...

WA 
WA WA WA WA WAAAAAAA
WA WA WA 
WAAAA WA
WA WAAAA

It was Peter Frampton and Show Me The Way! By this time I was upstairs doing the laundry and it was the most joyful laundry you have ever seen. There I was, dancing like an idiot with damp smalls in my hands exhorting you all to SHOW ME THE WAY DAY AFTER DAYYYYYAAAAYYY.

I'm not sure what this was. This sudden WHOOOOOSH of happiness and energy after a week of feeling stressed and melancholy. Maybe I've just had enough of that. Maybe I'm feeling a bit optimistic. Maybe my sanity just went TWANG. 

I do not think any of you would be surprised.

This was followed up by CARRY ON MY WAYWARD SOOOOOOOOON THERE'LL BE PEACE WHEN YOU ARE DOOOOOOOOONE LAY YOUR WEARY HEAD TO REEEEEEEEST DON'T YOU CRY NO MORE...

This is one of my absolute favourite guilty pleasure songs and I don't care who knows it. I may have done air guitar as I loaded the dryer, complete with guitar hero faces. 

I had a good morning, is what I am saying. And as long as I have my 70's cheesy playlist to keep me company, I may have a few more. 

S.

p.s. WA WA WA WA WAAAAAAAAAAA