The Pretender

"I'm going to rent myself a house, in the shade of the freeway,

Gonna pack my lunch in the morning and go to work each day.

And when the evening comes around, I'll go on home and lay my body down.

And when the morning light, comes streaming in, I'll get up and do it again.........Amen!"

The Pretender

Jackson Browne

The preceding excerpt is probably one of my favorite verses in all of music where none other than the great Jackson Browne so accurately describes so many of us each day as we run the race together back and forth to work over and over. Hopefully, you are as fortunate as I am and you love where you work each day, but it should be noted that JB wasn't referring to us hating our jobs, just the fact that we race sometimes frantically for what he describes in his song as "The Legal Tender".

I think this is one of the most brilliant descriptions of what being stuck in middle class peer pressure is all about. Working, running, planning and consuming ourselves with things to keep up with the expectations of so many. Driving the same roads each day, punching the same clocks each afternoon with no thought of adventure or escape other than a pizza and a movie on Friday. Or, if you are one of the religious purple and gold fans, then a party on gamedays with plenty to eat before kick-offs make the rented house in the freeway all worth it. It is certainly a choice that we all make and most of us never stop to ask why. JB gave us a lot of food for thought with his writing of this song and nothing is more telling than the title of it.........The Pretender...............Kind of says it all! Jackson Browne is one of my favorite songwriters and I absolutely wore out my first copy of his greatest hits. If you haven't heard his music, you should treat yourself.

In GH Music News, I have two gigs this weekend, Tangi Fair in Amite - Thursday, 8:00-10:00 P.M. and a Private Party in Folsom on Friday. I should be receiving Radio and TV Promo Packages tomorrow and plans are underway for us to release the Louisiana Video and to start our push to TV and Radio....should be interesting. Cd Sales are going well and my cds can now be purchased at several retail outlets that are listed on my webpage at http://www.greghaydenmusic.com/. All of my songs from Weightless will be added to Itunes, Amazon, Rhapsody and other digital distribution outlets in the next few weeks. I will let you know when the files are put up for purchase.

Ok, I was told and advised to be consistent with my blogs so that I can keep everyone posted, so, I will do better and I will make the time to post something.

I hope you all have a great day!!!

Gregory