Cheese of the Week

Village People. "Sex Over the Phone."

It really doesn't get any better than this. Seriously.

Don't say I didn't warn you.

(PS: This one's rather NSFW -- and not just because of the mockability factor either...)

Village People Sex over the phone
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Cheese of the Week

William Shatner. "Rocket Man"

Denny Crane. Happy Birthday! (props to Mr. Spears for the heads-up)

Before you go off to have a celebratory glass of scotch, check out what may be my favorite gig of his -- he performed this at an 1978 sci-fi awards show. It's everything you want The Shatner to be -- campy, funny, over-the-top and indulgent.

Cheese of the Week

Feliz Cumpleaños to Charo! The original Cuchi-Cuchi girl (eat your heart out, Shakira) is 67 years old today. A staple on the '70s telly, she was a frequent celeb on Hollywood Squares and a repeat passenger on my beloved Love Boat.

Pssst....she's not just shake, shimmy and accent -- she is one hell of a classical guitarist. And was once married to Xavier Cugat.

All that aside, my favorite Charo is when she's in full cuchi-cuchi mode. So here she is!

Cheese of the Week

Marvin Aday. Meat Loaf to his fans.
"Paradise By the Dashboard Light."



My favorite guilty pleasure song.

My ultimate dream karaoke song -- still looking for my own personal Mr. Loaf with which to duet...ahem.

One of my 371 roommates in college (seriously, I had a jillion of them) had the 8-track for this in her car, some sort of Dodge sedan. We would all pile into the car, go pick up some hooch -- I was into Ripple on these occasions (yes, me and Fred Sanford are probably the only people you know who drank Ripple) -- and then drive around, looking for action.

Note: while the owner of said car swore that she drove better drunk than sober (which was very logical when you were a 19-year-old party girl in 1983 -- I know, I know, I know...) I don't remember her drinking on our joyrides. We didn't have common sense about much in those days, but in that area, we executed a wee bit.

I'm a little rusty on all the lyrics to all the parts of this song -- used to be able to do Phil Rizzuto's schtick pretty much word for word. Not so much anymore. But when this song comes on the radio or pops up on my iPod, you best beware or get out of the way because I'm gonna sing it full force.

Just like Mr. Loaf.

"It was long ago and it was far away and it was so much better than it is today..."

Cheese of the Week

Tom Jones. Englebert Humperdinck. "Games People Play."



Tight pants, testosterone and yes, chest hair. I'm just going to let this one speak for itself.

And if I'm not mistaken, that's Billy Preston on the Hammond. Triple the awesome if I'm right!

Enjoy -- and if you want to throw your panties/boxers at the screen, I won't tell...

Cheese of the Week

Peter Cetera. "One Good Woman."




In my Top Two Guilty Pleasure Songs of All Time. Pop Fluff? Yep. Schmaltzy? Completely.

I'm crazy about Peter Cetera's voice. Always have been. And the video -- so '80s, it's fab.

But it's the musical hook and the lyrics that totally melt me...

You bring out the best in me
With love and understanding
Anytime I need some understanding
You are always there

And if I ever lose my way
You're always there to guide me
Anyone can see you're here inside me
Anyone can see it

You bring me feelin'
You bring me fire
You give me a love that's taking me higher
It just goes to prove
What one good woman can do

You fill me with hope
With love and devotion
You taught me how to show my emotion
It just goes to prove
What one good woman can do

See. Melting already. Oh, what I wouldn't give to hear those words spoken just to me... sigh.