Granted, a great many rock songs are singularly focused on sex, money, fame and drinking, but once in a blue moon, a tune comes along that asks bigger questions, like what is the meaning of it all?
Dishwalla, from Santa Barbara, California, tapped into something broader, and ran off with plenty of airtime for “Counting Blue Cars,” what with entreating the listener to share thoughts on the divine as the narrator is on the way to meet “her” (yes, HER!).
The tune-ski was a staple of its time and even found its way into the soundtrack for the movie “Empire Records.” Despite such accolades, Dishwalla wasn’t quite able to catch lightning in a bottle a second time.
