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Happy Music Monday! Today is the birthday of five different people who made a contribution to music. Carlos Santana, Kim Carnes, Howard Jones, Chris Cornell & Stone Gossard were all born today. Are you about to say "Who?" to any of those names? Well, good! Because if you knew who they were, you wouldn't need to read the rest of this blog post.

Carlos Santana - Evil Ways

I have fond memories of driving around with friends, Santana records playing in the car. I have less than fond memories of what Santana did with Rob Thomas in the late 1990s, but it certainly paid off for him then, didn't it?

One down, four to go! More after the jump.

Kim Carnes - Betty Davis Eyes

Happy Music Monday! About a year ago Scott was talking with forums emperor Sam Kemmis. Sam had heard a Men At Work song and wanted to know more about the band. Scott said he'd hook Sam up. Scott forgot about that promise until today. And, coincidentally, today is Men At Work lead singer Colin Hay's birthday! You can probably figure out the rest. Let's get to it.

Men At Work - Overkill

If you had to pick only one Men At Work song, this is really the one to pick. It was played into the ground and back again and it STILL sounds pretty okay. A nice snapshot of what it was like to turn on the radio by the pool back in 1982. And that last memorable bit is way up high in the stars, too!

Men At Work - Be Good Johnny

Strap 'Em In

The truth is we don't restrain them for their safety. It's for OUR safety.

Do you remember being a baby? No. You don't. And why is that, exactly? WE DON'T KNOW.

The truth us, babies are superhuman Matrix-like heroes who arrive in this world with the power to drive like a pro and the desire to make it happen. If you didn't strap that baby into a Recaro Car Seat, that baby would shove you aside, throw a pacifier at the gas pedal, and race through the streets like a car chase in a Steve McQueen movie. The actor, not the director.

And if you think that sounds like fun, keep in mind: cops have babies too. And they're empowered to enforce traffic laws the moment they're born. So strap that little one into a Recaro. Not for their safety. For yours.

Tick Tock

Watches, huh? That's where we are now?

Look, times change. We get it. Now we're in a world where "cool" involves superheroes and comic books and a TV show full of zombies can do better than Monday Night Football. Hey, it was bound to happen. But can somebody PLEASE explain how the whole world has gone crazy for computer watches YET AGAIN???

Have you forgotten, old people? It used to be the height of cool to be playing Space Invaders on your watch, or to write 58008 on your watch calculator and show it to people turned upside down. It used to be that a computerized watch was the greatest thing ever. And then, one day... it just stopped.

Which is exactly why you want to buy a Motorola Moto 360 Smart Watch instead of that iWrist or whatever. Because, even though smart watches are kinda neat, there's still a chance it just isn't going to stand the test of time.