Bang. Bang. Bang. Bang.
Having cool friends while not being cool is one of my life’s burdens. In days gone by, I strove to have interesting tastes in music. But I don’t. In 2022, I’m giving up the ghost on good taste. I’m just liking what I like. And it’s better. The other day in Xolobeni started with some dance-pop and a walk down to the Mpahlane estuary – the ‘cleanest’ estuary in the Eastern Cape. Then I got a wonderful call from Tanveer about her PhD proposal. I had to pause my walk because the phone network starts cutting off closer to the estuary. It was worth it. That nerd's going to transform property law . After the call I kept walking towards the estuary with my basic tunes. But I had to start jogging when Kesha’s Tik Tok came on. Obviously. Next: Paper Planes by MIA . For those who don’t know the song, MIA opens the chorus by rapping that all she ‘wanna do is’. There’s a pause. Then three gun shots then go off to the beat. Bang. Bang. Bang. Bang. When MIA (?) reloads her gun, the