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"Tender..."
As we were emerging from the musical malaise of the early 1980s, this lost hit was one of these songs I remember hearing on the AM radio in the car on the way to and from school in 5th grade - along with "Modern Love" by David Bowie and "Undercover Of The Night" by the Rolling Stones.
And - similar to the lost hit "She Ain't Pretty" by the Northern Pikes - it comes in handy many decades after its chart run when describing restaurant meals.
Sometimes you'll order an item at a restaurant that you expect to be tough. But once in a while, you get a pleasant surprise.
When this happens, we start singing, "Tender..." We sing it in the same way Jackson Browne did in the last portion of his song. This has been going on for years.
Is that chicken sandwich tough? Nope, it's...tender...duh-dummm...
What about that macaroni or the complimentary side of fried grouch? No, it's...tender...duh-dummm...
What about your Coke? Tender...duh-dummm...
Hey, they charge a fee if you pay with a credit card! Tough...duh-dummm...
Tender are the memories of the lost hits profiled on this blog.
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