A Surprising Wake-Up Song

About an average of seven days a month, I have to get up early in the mornings for work. Let me just say, I am not a morning person. I love being able to sleep in on afternoon shift or on my days off until about 10 AM. So during the days I have to get up early for work, I have to set my alarm clock - actually two alarm clocks, in case one of them mysteriously doesn't go off. It's happened twice to me before where I actually overslept and been late for work. One of the alarm clocks is a standard digital clock with the iconic beeper for an alarm. I have that one set on my dresser across the room so it forces me to get up. The other one is a better model, still digital, but it's a clock radio/alarm that's on my night stand near my bed. The beeper on this alarm clock is EXTREMELY loud. I've accidentally set it to the beeper a few times and it scared me awake. So this clock I always used the radio option to wake me up. I have it set to one of the most reliable radio stations around these parts - 97.1 FM, with a fantastic morning show. But at 5:45 AM when I have to get up, usually the morning show isn't quite yet on the air (it starts at 6). So when the clock radio goes off, a song is playing. Most of the time it's a song that's been on the air for awhile. And the funny thing is, even when I hear maybe only ten seconds of the song, it gets stuck in my head the rest of the day! Well on a couple of occasions, a new song played while the radio turned on. Now mind you, this song didn't play during consecutive days but more like on a Tuesday and Thursday morning, for example. So the airings of this song were fairly close together - just being a few days apart. The second time I heard it, I had to listen to it for a little bit longer because I thought it was a really good song. Now came the task of actually finding out WHO sang it.

I don't remember exactly how I came to find out who the actual singer of this song was. I think I heard it again during one morning but when a dee jay was on the radio and he said the singer of the song after it was over. I couldn't believe my ears when I heard who it was by. Let me give you some hints. She's the daughter of a country singer who had a hit song in 1992. She's the star of a kids television channel with a hit show. She's a singer herself (duh) who's had an amazing stretch of sold out concerts across the country. She's been tabbed as one of the biggest and brightest new up-and-coming stars. She stars with her dad on her hit television show. Do you have a guess by now? If you don't have the faintest idea yet, maybe you don't follow the Hollywood scene or don't have any kids. The singer of the song I heard on the radio is the one and only Miley Cyrus. Yes, her dad is Billy Ray who had the hit song "Achy Breaky Heart" in 1992. He also stars with her on the Disney Channel's #1 show "Hannah Montana." And she has earned some pretty good cash going on a sold-out concert tour. Now I don't know A LOT about her but how could you not if you follow the Hollywood/Entertainment scene like I do. She's got so much going for her and she's only 15! I just hope she's level headed and doesn't let Hollywood get to her head. I just pray she doesn't turn into another Britney Spears! But so far, she is handling herself pretty well.

As for the song, it's titled "See You Again." For a 15-year-old, I must admit she is a REALLY good singer. If I heard this song for the first time and if someone were to ask me how old the singer of this song was, I probably would've guessed someone in their 20's, at least. She sounds really mature for her age (but I guess hearing her name in the song would've been an eventual give-away, too). She doesn't sound like some air-headed teeny-bopper singer that have popped up in the past. If she keeps this up, she could become the next Madonna! Okay, so that may be exaggerating things some. But just look at how popular she is right now with the tweens and early-teenage crowd right now. It's the same generation that will follow her as she ages and matures. She has the potential to be very popular for a long time if she doesn't drop off the face of the earth. And "See You Again" is catchy as heck and something that can get stuck in your head for days. I can't believe I'm actually admitting that I like a song from a 15-year-old girl. But it's true! It's a really good song. And it must be good if Adult Contemporary/Pop radio stations are even playing it. An average, everyday singer would never see their tunes on a radio station.

So if you haven't yet heard it for yourself, maybe you should go to Miley's myspace page and listen to it yourself. And if you find yourself bobbing along to the song, don't say I didn't warn ya!


Oh, by the way. For those American Idol viewers who were rather surprised and disappointed at how David Archuleta performed during this week's show where he sang "We Can Work it Out," maybe you should listen to David's version of the song that was recently recorded in studio. It is 100 times better than his performance during the show. I still can't honestly figure out what happened. Was it David's aggressive "stage dad" that had him stressed out or the huge new American Idol stage that freaked him out? Or was it a conspiracy brought on by the people who manage David that wanted him to fail purposely so that it wouldn't appear like he was the "front runner" anymore? That way, he could work himself back up to the top and re-emerge as the favorite as the finals come closer. That way, the Melinda Doolittle-effect wouldn't take place this season as well. Yes - those are the rumors that are circulating on the web about David's surprising stumble on Tuesday night. Could it just simply be that the song was just too big for him to pull off? He even said in the taped interview that he was unsure about the song. So there you have it, the REAL reason why David flubbed this week. It was purely the song. Anyways, take a listen to the studio version of "We Can Work it Out," done in the same fashion that Stevie Wonder did years back. Like I said, it is much better and it's a recording from the REAL David Archuleta that all of his fans know well.