The other day in the car during my
long, lonely commute home, a pop song came on the radio. What song it was is unimportant; use your imagination. As the opening chords drifted through my car's admittedly mediocre speaker system, I said out loud to no one, "This is my
jam!"
Instantly I was taken aback. When did I become this person who constantly refers to things she enjoys as her "jam"? Every now and then, one must carefully examine one's life, and this was one of those moments. I say this phrase far too often, I deduced, and must be stopped.
As a matter of full disclosure, here is an abridged list of things I have, of late, referred to as "my jam":
Neon Trees, "Animal"
Ke$ha, "Your Love Is My Drug"
Ke$ha, "Tik Tok," only to rescind my declaration upon the realization that the song was not, in fact, "Your Love Is My Drug"
Strawberry preserves purchased by me
Communication
Neon Trees, "Animal" again-- it really is my jam
I need a new expression of appreciation. I can only assume that "That's what
I'm talking about" would be every bit as absurd and out of place as "That's my jam." I'm far too ridiculous to ever simply utter, "I enjoy this particular thing, person or song." So I'm out of ideas. If you come up with any replacement catchphrases for me, do let me know.
In the meantime I'll be rocking out to the new Taylor Swift. It's my jam.
I need a new expression of appreciation. I can only assume that "That's what I'm talking about" would be every bit as absurd and out of place as "That's my jam." I'm far too ridiculous to ever simply utter, "I enjoy this particular thing, person or song." So I'm out of ideas. If you come up with any replacement catchphrases for me, do let me know.
I use to like Neon Trees "Animal" but then the radio raped me with it. Now, I can't listen to the whole thing. I like the version you posted but still.
ReplyDeleteI don't say "this is my jam" I just yell "ahhh fuck yeah!!!!"
The radio always plays Animal exactly when I need to hear it. Ahhh fuck yeah. It's my jam.
ReplyDeleteBeware. Every time I declare a song my jam, the radio stops playing it. I submit as evidence Mike Posner's "Cooler Than Me." I haven't heard that jam in months.
ReplyDeleteThat's just one example. Watch out, "Animal."
The only song that seems exempt is Broken Bells's "The High Road." That shit's my unflappable jam.
"Cooler Than Me" is on the radio every time I'm in the car, and it's most definitely NOT my jam.
ReplyDeleteWell, obviously, it is my jam, so it could hardly be your jam. What station do you listen to? I must tune in!
ReplyDeleteI'd say that one's most typically on Q100 but I alternate between it, Dave FM, Star 94 and 99X. And my iPod when they inevitably all go to commercial at the same time.
ReplyDeleteYeesh. Talk about shitjam.
ReplyDeleteBut yeah, I say this a lot, too. Alternatively, "I fucking love this song!" though this is most common when I've been drinking
I must tell you, Amy, that based on your information I switched to Q100 so I would be more likely to hear my jam ("Cooler Than Me," specifically). I stuck through through all the bad times (and Britney Spears's "Hold it Against Me") and I finally heard my jam yesterday.
ReplyDeleteI nearly knocked my steering wheel off its column, drumming delightedly. Thank you.