In the meantime, I'll leave you to ponder this: What song surely to be played at the wedding is about 2:29 seconds too long?
Clocking in at a beefy but not lean 4:59, it's Kool & The Gang's "Celebration."
On one hand, this classic is a non-stop party jam feel-good dance number; on the other hand, it's more repetitive than "Hey Jude" and "Let it be" combined (I know, Blasphemy!)
Perhaps this rudimentary enjoyment curve will put things into perspective.
The enjoyment of "Celebration" breaks down like this.
0:00 - 1:15. Establish that the party goin' on right here is already in progress, but hasn't "really started."
01:15 - 2:15. Peak party enjoyment time. Euphoria! Celebration! (Remember that our plan is to have a good time tonight.)
2:15 - 3:15. Enthusiasm slowly begins to wane, people start looking for excuses to leave the dance floor. People lazily mouth the words.
3:15 - 4:00. The only people left dancing are drunk and/or the uncle of the bride.
4:00 - 4:30. Net enjoyment of said "Celebration" actually goes negative, before shooting back into the positive as people realize...
4:30 - 4:50. Ahh, the "Celebration" is over. Those left standing pat each other on the back for what they just went through.
I'll be back in a week with CI #67 -- Greg's Sun Poisoning. Stay tuned!
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