While “Bustin’
Loose” is certainly one of the best-known examples of Washington’s go-go music,
for me it’s a great piece of music regardless of genre. I was only vaguely
aware of it when it first came out – it only reached #34 on the Hot 100,
although it topped the R&B chart for four weeks – but it grew on me the
more time I spent in the DC area, especially after seeing Chuck live a few
times.
Prior to
moving into their new stadium for the 2008 season, the Washington Nationals had
fans vote on ballpark music – home run song, seventh-inning stretch song, and
victory song. When I saw that “Bustin’ Loose” was one of the nominees for the
song to be played every time a Nats player hits a home run, I did a little
gentle lobbying with all the baseball fans I knew to urge them to vote for the
song. I’m not sure how many of them went along, but in the end justice
triumphed, and to this day it’s played whenever a National hits one out of the
park.
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