College Bands

I wasn't much of a music connoisseur in college -- I actually missed the ultimate college band -- REM-- all together since I was dating a guy whose tastes tended toward Wynton Marsalis, Spyro Gyra and Mannheim Steamroller. I guess I listened to what he listened to. But my junior year I started dating another guy who loved rock and knew a little something about the local talent. Through him I was introduced to Melissa Etheridge (when she had just released her first album and was still a "local" act) and the Rainmakers.

I thought about the Rainmakers today because the lyrics to a song called "Small Circles" just sort of came in to my head. The lyrics don't directly pertain to me but the idea of the song is how my life feels right now -- just moving in small circles, just sort of killing time until issues get resolved and things can move on. Small circles aren't productive but they're sort of comforting. So is thinking of old memories and listening to old songs that help me remember happier times. I guess that's why we still love our college bands, even after we've grown up.

Small Circles - The Rainmakers
She reached out, and twist my hand
And made me dance to some local band
But the beat was slow, so there we stand
As we move in small circles

We cut out before the night was through
Start my car and we drove the Loop
Talked about the things we were going through
As we move in small circles
We move in small circles

She said she didn't know the ways of love
I said "Neither do I; I thought you'd show me some"
We dilly-dallied like that for 6 or 8 months
As we move in small circles

A couple of times she stayed with me
And we worked it out on a single sheet
I can hear every painful squeak
As we move in small circles
We move in small circles

And she grew up, and I grew up
And she got tough, and I got tough
So much for love, so much for love
As we move in small circles

Now we make money, and we're all right
And we drive cars and wield our might
We make love to people that we don't even like
As we move in small circles
We move in small circles

And I don't even think about her now
I just said all this to be workin' my mouth
I wish I cared, but I don't know how
As we move in small circles
We move in small circles
We move in small circles
We move in small circles