So yesterday I heard that Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'" is the most downloaded catalog song on iTunes. Sources speculate that the song has received added boots from a) Being the victory song of the 2005 World Champion Chicago White Sox and b) the music choice for the closing scene of the series finale of "The Sopranos."

My opinion? Because it is perhaps the greatest singalong rock song in history, that's why. Its 27 years old and still as joyous, fun and triumphant as ever. And have you ever heard a piano opening that wonderful. No, you haven't. There isn't one.

Journey gets a lot of hate. They're silly, they're lame, they've got bad hair, they beat up my girlfriend, whatever. You don't like DSB, the fault lies with you. The proof is in the numbers, haters. I say suck it.

And now we sing.

Comments

[Michelle]

If you've ever chosen to sing that song at a karaoke bar, you know how much it is still beloved.

Incidentally, it's a great song to sing at a karaoke bar: no one really cares how badly you sing it because they're all singing along at the top of their lungs. And as you look out at a room full of people singing along with you (!) you totally feel like a rock star.

[Kevin Smokler]

Yes, of course. It's about love, that song.