Nothing Better than Withers: Or, Why I’m Not Sorry About Your Unfortunate Skee Ball Accident
Remember it now?
Although there are many things that I don’t understand, as of right now, two are of the utmost importance. The first thing that I don’t understand is what to say to someone who has won over 150,000 tickets in virtual skee-ball? The second thing is: how does one write a song that nobody can legitimately dislike?
While I don’t know what you would say to the individual with a lack of social life for being the most achieved virtual skee ball player, I do know that Bill Withers’ Lean on Me is a classic. No, wait. It is better than a classic, because sometimes there are people who dislike certain “classics.” This is where Lean on Me wins by a long shot because no one can ever dislike this song.
Lean on Me is not just a song, it’s an existential/emotional guide for the ill. Though Withers’ other songs include Aint No Sunshie, and Just the Two of Us, it is my opinion that Lean on Me continues to subvert the mainstream (although it is and was mainstream at a point) by being buried in history, only to be used on certain occasions. What makes this song an anachronism is that it will always be perfect.
So, what do you tell the individual who has the highest amount of virtual tickets earned in virtual skee ball? Well, how about “…we all have sorrow, but if we are wise, we know that there is always tomorrow. Lean on me”?
