Songs of My Life #53 - D-A-D - Sleeping My Day Away - 1989

Songs of My Life #53 - D-A-D - Sleeping My Day Away - 1989

You know when you come at me with a two string bass that things are going to get aaaaalll messed up. And like a few of the one-hit wonders that hit the world in the late 1980's and early 1990's, this song caught on through the magic of music video and then forced its way into the charts regardless.

Their album 'No Fuel Left For the Pilgrims' made a splash at this time basically on the back of this single. For me it was the guitar sound that hooked me in, almost gutteral in its effect, and the looniness that goes on during the video clinched the deal for many people. What I most remember is the song catching on, and when you are 19-20 years old and under the influence at bars and clubs that are playing this, then it can seep its way into your subconscious. I almost went and saw these guys back in the day at St George Leagues Club. I'm probably not disappointed I didn't.

Is it a great song? No. But it's one that I recall fondly because of the time and what I was doing in those days, mucking around with my mates, playing in our band and drinking lots of cool refreshing beer. Youth has a lot to answer for.