File Under: Other People Can Hear You

During my commute to work on Tuesday, I passed a middle-aged man in a suit walking down the sidewalk in downtown D.C., singing in a stage whisper along with his iPod. Singing, mind you, not humming. I got close enough to hear a bar or two, and guess what was he singing?"Your sex is on fiiiiiiire."

Tunes Tuesday: Fitz and The Tantrums

Remember "Rich Girls," that short-lived MTV reality show from way back in the 2000s? No, of course you don't. No one does. It was terrible. I watched pretty much every reality show on MTV, including this one and also "Surf Girls" and "Sorority Life."

Where was I going with this? Ah yes. That show was lame, but the Motown-inspired "Rich Girls" by Fitz and The Tantrums is a decidedly good time. My friend/music soulmate Emily suggested Fitz and The Tantrums' "Moneygrabber," which is also fiscally-themed and a barn-burner. But I am picking Rich Girls for this week's Tuesday Tune because I have been fretting about my budget lately and I aspire to have a "doorman/elevator/penthouse/alligator/shoes and a driver" but I'm currently closer to the "low rent underground/pad lock studio blues" tax bracket.

What a bargain though, this week you get two songs for the price of one!

Tunes Tuesday: "Obsessions," Marina & The Diamonds

I first heard this song on a mix from my friend, the fabulous DJ Lani Love. Take a listen to the original version here. It's an operatic but peppy take on all the little nagging thoughts that bug poor Marina every day of every week. If I told you that the chorus is "We've got obsessions/ You never told me what it was that made you strong and what it was that makes you weak," would you still believe me when I say that this is a lark of a song?