Or, rather, overheard on my cell phone. After 6 months with a terribly obnoxious digital ringtone, I’ve recently upgraded to an almost as obnoxious real song ringtone! Yippee! I really can’t get enough of “Valerie” by Mark Ronson and Amy Winehouse. I had heard it a couple of times at different bars or clubs I’d gone to, and it always ALWAYS got me going. As is most of Winehouse’s music, it’s kind of a throwback. Hand claps, a nice little shuffle beat, backing horns, you know the drill. The ringtone enters in “why don’t you come on over Valerie”, the horns bouncing in vintage-style as Amy sings, “Valeriiiiieeee”.
I’ve never really been a fan of using real songs as ringtones, but I just couldn’t resist with this one. And as my phone rang at work this morning (thanks, Mom), my first instinct was to cringe. I mean, it is a bit inappropriate in the workplace for an interjection such as that. But then, what the hell, it’s a nice change of pace, right? A welcomed break/disctraction in an otherwise humdrum day.
You’re welcome, co-workers.
