Propellerheads (ft. Shirley Bassey): “History Repeating”

(Pt. 3 in my “Black and White Videos of the 90’s” Day)

I bought this CD when it came out, but I didn’t get to keep it long. See, my dear mother (bless her and her restless nature) purchased a gold Corvette around the same time, and decided that not only did the Propellerheads provide excellent driving-around music, but since her son owned the CD, she didn’t need to purchase her own copy — she could just borrow his indefinitely (and I swear to you people, it’s still in her CD collection, and she still wont let me take it back).

One day I finally went along with her to the store, so I could see what all the fuss was about with the Corvette and Propellerheads combination. She backed out of our driveway slowly, cautiously, as we lived across the street from a park with lots of children. She straightened out the car and paused for a minute while the intro to “Take California” (which you can listen to here) finished. As soon as the beat dropped, she slammed the gas pedal as hard as she could and we took off. I kid you people not in the slightest when I told you that I legitimately considered, albeit for a brief moment, while my mother looked at me and laughed at my terror, that maybe it would be in my best interest to open the car door and exit this golden death trap of terror, and attempt to execute a safe tuck & roll into someone’s yard. Cooler heads prevailed when I told her she was fucking crazy and she needed to slowdown before I peed my pants.

I should’ve stolen that CD back. I’m lucky my mother’s alive. Fortunately she eventually traded in the Corvette for a more reasonable right. Although, she did buy a Harley Davidson last year… shit, I gotta get that CD back.