My favorite RSM song is "I Hate People". It's numero uno with me!

Cheers,
Krys O.
(the rogue portion of RSMko)

--- In rsteviemoore@yahoogroups.com, rsmko <no_reply@y...> wrote:
> --- In rsteviemoore@yahoogroups.com, "frankenslade" <Jim@g...>
wrote:
> > Stewart asked:
> > > Steve: out of the approximately 2,697,861 songs you've
> > > written and recorded, is there one that everyone else
> > > seems to love that makes you think, "Really? Why that
> > > one?"?
> > >
> > > Corollary: What's the song you're proudest of that no
> > > one else seems to dig all that much?
> >
> > I'm hanging on an answer...
> >
> > Jim
>
> Well, you got me there. Been thinking about this for days. It's
hopeless.
>
> Surely you jest, Mr. Mason! I resist the temptation for sarcasm;
that's perhaps the only cop-out way for me to approach this question.
>
> I honestly cannot come up with solid answers. In an ultra-casual
viewpoint, I could choose a different fave/unfave rsm song every day,
but they wouldn't accurately reflect my overall opinion.
>
> It all comes back to my utter distaste for the all-popular pastime
of "ranking" and "listing best of's"... I hate doing that! People are
so hung up on that game these days. Which is better than which? To
whom? For how long? And why? Number one, number two, a close third,
etc etc. "The Top 20 Reasons to Not Watch Letterman." The envelope,
please...
>
> Who cares... and more importantly, how fickle tastes can easily
fluctuate day to day!
>
> Anytime somebody specifically targets ANY of my tunes, whether
positively or negatively, I appreciate (i.e. crave) the mere
attention. Period. How can I otherwise be objective? One newbie
listener prefers the short 'n sweet melodic ballad? Excellent, I'll
always agree. Another decades-long veteran digs the long avant noise
thingy instead? Here, here! Go for the risky adventure, man! But
generically compare, rate, or list numbered in order of seniority??
NOT ME, Never!
>
> You guys do that for me.
>
> It's all good. All or nothing.
>
> So my sincere apologies, SM: your simple question gets a bunch of
my wildly scattered gibberish nonsense. Maybe I'll give it another go
at a later date.
>
> In closing, I'm just eternally unnerved that by now I'm not
globally popular beyond comprehension. I was born to be a household
name, not a fuckin' GBV footnote!
>
> I take my nap now.