As I mentioned last week, my friend Bronagh is heading back home to Northern Ireland soon. She’s currently marking off items from her DC bucket list and today, she got to cross off yet another item – she got to hear the gentleman in office next to WIP’s office, sing.

A lot of people probably have a singer in their office but I’m going to guess no one has the entertainer that is this guy. Not only is he a singer, but he is a composer of new, catchy songs. One of my favorites was ” I want to F*** you during dinner.” Original lyrics for sure. Another time he sang a lively tune titled “Your Girlfriend is Bitch.”  That song was composed to support his coworker who had complained loudly about his girlfriend earlier in the day.

It’s a talent to take the days events and transform them into lyrics.  He can take a popular tune and transform the words into something totally his own or he will take old favorites, like “Amazing Grace” which he sang for 2 days straight one time, and make you wish you’d never heard it before or will again. One time he sang “I’m a Little Teapot” all day.  When was the last time you heard a marathon of that song?

He isn’t just singing random songs. For example, at Christmas time, he can sing a whole host of holiday favorites. He likes to spice them up with a few curse words here and there. Most of us don’t know the words to the 2nd thru 12th verses anyhow – those words are probably in there.

If you were run into him in the hallway, you’d find him to be the most shy person ever. Not at all what you would expect to be singing his heart out each day.

So, today, to honor a true entertainer, I’ve picked “Sing” by The Carpenters (when was the last time you heard them?) from my IPod.

“Don’t worry that it’s not
Good enough for anyone
Else to hear
Just sing, sing a song.”