Live Oak Blues What happens.

I was sitting with my lady love at a local eatery when an old Rod Stewart song came on the radio, and it was so good I set my sammich on my plate to listen. I then uttered the predetermined thing that most folks do at such times: “God, does he suck now.” Thus the birth of an idea: a radio show, two hours of songs that I like in spite of the artists’ assholery, pomposity, questionable career choices, or all-around wretchedness.

This could turn out badly, defending myself against attacks from those who hate the artists as much or more than I do or, worse, against those who are offended that I would lump their idols in the “bad artist” category. So a few parameters are in order. Although I will try to include artists who are self-evidently loathsome, not all will be. These will be folks I just don’t like for whatever reason, which may or may not have anything to do with their artistry. Also, no one-hit wonders. There needs to be a proven track record of awfulness. Kanye West provides a difficult case study: I loathe him as a person and hate the vast majority of his music, but “Gold Digger” and “Runaway” are solid songs by any standard. In or out?  Tune in to find out.

I’d love to hear from you on this. Do you have a song that you can’t help but love in spite of yourself.  Send it on, and please tune in this Monday from 3 to 5 to find out the result, “Left Of The Dial,” only on Grow Radio.