track 21: Joey

I had seen the video for Concrete Blonde's single, "Joey," on MTV and really liked it. I had the cassette single, which also featured a b-side called "I want you" (that was later played in the film Point Break as Keanu Reeves watched Lori Petty from a distance. Lucky girl...) I loved both songs and really wanted their album, Bloodletting.



Around this time, Sting was on tour and Concrete Blonde was opening for him in Miami. Kristi and I were thinking about going, because she liked Sting & I liked "Joey." Then a Slaughter/Poison or some such pairing was announced and we decided to go to that one instead. At the end of the year, my family went up to Ocala to visit my Granny for New Year's Eve. She always gave us cash on our birthdays & sometimes for Christmas, so on the way home from Ocala, I think I pestered my mom so much that we stopped at Sound Warehouse before even going to our house! I bought Bloodletting and... I didn't like it that much.

...to be continued about 8 songs from here. For now, check out the video for "Joey" on YouTube!
Also, listen to "I want you" while gazing at Keanu's beauty: