Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Billy Ocean - "When The Going Get Tough, The Tough Get Going"

A short-lived band I belonged to in middle school was called The Rattlesnakes.  Why did we name the band The Rattlesnakes?  Because we thought the name sounded tough (duh!).  What song would a tough-sounding band sing?  Preferably a song that included the word "tough" in the title.  Naturally, we chose Billy Ocean's "When the Going Get Tough, The Tough Get Going".  I played the keyboards, my brother played guitar, and my neighbor, Matt, played the trumpet but also happened to be lead singer.  Was it possible for the lead singer to also play the trumpet?  No.  That's one of many reasons The Rattlesnakes disbanded shortly after our second practice.