3:33⅓ Herb Alpert Tijuana Brass

Usually when someone says “what does this song mean to you” they are aiming for a deep answer that involves the connections between certain lyrics or textures that conjure deep spirits from the person being asked. Sometimes, music is a utility. Sometimes the best music is a utility. When they play that song at Wolves games where the voice says “everybody clap your hands” it to me means, “watch how few people are about to clap”. It’s a utility. For me, if you play “Spanish Flea” by Herb Alpert all I hear is trivia. For over a decade I ran trivia on The Current with Jill Riley and company for Trivia Mafia. This bed music outlasted co-hosts, hairstyles, studios and more. When I hear this tune, it’s time to run trivia. Periodt. I’m excited to hear it in a different application today. Catch it on Jazz88 at 3:33⅓ today.

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