For the record

Photo snagged from the CBC News website, 25 September 2013

The new pope may be, by his own admission, fallible, but the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is not, in my opinion.

I need to shake the hand and kiss the cheek of the stealthy web layout editor who matched this headline with this photo of the Con Artist Formerly Known as His Ex-cellency Pope Benedict.

Sinister, creepy, malevolent--all the while defending his "sex-abuse record."

Meaning . . . the priests under his leadership scored a personal best in sex abuse during his reign? Or he excused, forgave, and reassigned an extraordinarily high number of abusive priests during his time in?

Exactly what is the record you are defending, Benny? And will we receive be a free digital download if we buy the record? And will that record be the soundtrack for the recent blue movie, Scandal in the Vatican? 

(Editor's note: That one's definitely NSFW. Or even NSFHome. You've been forewarned.)

Oh, I guess I should read the article to understand the point. But, honestly, why spoil my fun in slapping down a hypocrite dressed in a man of God's clothing?

Hurt me! Hurt me!

Why was there never a video made for this classic? I feel cheated by life once again.

Seriously, I don't know why I love this song. But then again, I do. The beat is percolating. The samples are cleverly deployed. The intro and outro successfully comical. And Samantha Fox carries a great tune.

No, really. I think she was a more capable singer/performer than given credit for, her "voluptuousness"--and her eagerness to share said voluptuousness with the world--undercutting her talents.

Where are they now? I'm not sure. I vaguely remember reading something about Ms. Fox shilling some diet tea that had a tapeworm in it (unbeknownst to her, I'm assuming), becoming a born-again Christian, then unbecoming a born-again Christian. Then announcing that she was going to form a civil partnership in the UK with her same-sex spouse. So lots of searching for a role, a space, her own self.

All in all, quite a life--and some great pop music. Thanks, Sam!