Happy BDOTWT! Nothing’s going to wipe the Thursday smile off my face — not even the rain and the afternoon dentist appointment.

Total music indecision this morning. (That’s what I get for putting an awesome playlist on shuffle and letting it go.) I thought I had settled on Van Halen, then (!!!) realized there’s a song about Van Halen that’s much more my style. I tend to lean toward not-top-of-the-charts, deep cuts — that’s where the real gems are — and yet this is Nerf Herder’s biggest hit. Alas. (Hopefully it’s new to someone. Maybe?)

It also wins a Kate Award — which I just established — for the song with the most references to other songs, albums and lyrics. I’m not going to even try to mark (or count) them all.

From “Van Halen,” Nerf Herder, Nerf Herder, 1996:

I bought Van Halen “I.”
It was the best damn record I ever owned –
TG&Y, 1978.
Two-hand-tapping guitar technique really got me off.
Eruption, yeah, ain’t talkin’ ’bout love, I’m on fire.

Tomorrow may come,
Tomorrow may never come again.
Can’t you hear Jamie’s cryin’?
She’s runnin’ with the devil,
Oh lord, oh lord.

I bought “Women and Children First”
“Fair Warning” and “Van Halen II” –
Dance the night away.
“1984,” my favorite record, yeah, I wore it down.
Might as well jump,
Might as well jump.

Tomorrow may come,
Tomorrow may never come again.
Can’t you hear Jamie’s cryin’?
She’s runnin’ with the devil,
Oh lord, oh lord.

Is this what you wanted, Sammy Hagar?
Sammy Hagar, is this what you wanted, man?
Dave lost his hairline, but you lost your cool, buddy.
Can’t drive 55?
I’ll never buy your lousy records again, again, again,
Never again, never again,
Never again, never again …

Have a great BDOTWT. Shine.