"I want my...... I want my...... I want my MTVeeeeeeeeeeee!"
It was many years ago, back in that long ago, bygone era when MTV actually played music videos. I remember this video coming on with that blocky computer animation (I am fairly certain this was one of, if not the, first video to use so much computer animation), and that infectious guitar line. "Money for Nothing" was my introduction to Mark Knopfler's distinctive sound as the leader of Dire Straits. I would like to say that it also made me a lifelong fan of the band, but the best I can muster is a sideways glance, an enjoyment of what I heard but no real desire to dive headlong into fandom.
I suspect part of that was the fact that my father is a fan of the band and at the time I was on the young side and my taste in music was woefully underformed. I would later discover more of their music through a greatest hits collection, but that is about as far as I have gotten. On the plus side, my tastes have grown, expanded, and been refined during the intervening years.
What does any of this have to do with Get Lucky? Well, it leads me to this point of my music listening life. There was a time, probably closer than I would care to admit, when I would have written this off out of hand. Actually, that isn't quite true. It is probably more that I would not have even heard of it to ignore it!
I am grateful that my tastes have changed the way they have. I may still be a metal and heavy music guy at heart, but I like to think I have the ability to recognize good music in other genres (although it is a bit tougher without a frame of reference in many cases). I have made an effort to try other genres and styles, and while I admit there is a long way to go, the along the way I have discovered some great music along the way,
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