Surprise Soundtrack

One of my favorite ways to start the week off is the Monday night spinning class at the YMCA. Last week, our normal instructor told us he would be out of town tonight. I did not remember that when rushing over to the Y this evening. I had no idea what I was in for. There was a sweet, elderly gentlemen leading the class when I arrived. Very sweet, very in shape, very old man. During a normal Monday night class, the sound track ranges from Jay-Z to classic 80's to mash-ups. It's not always good music, but it's always enough to keep me guessing and pushing through the work out. Tonight, our very sweet, very old man serenaded us with an entire play list of John Williams' music. Now, if you're wondering if I'm talking about Star Wars-Superman-Jurassic Park-soundtrack-John-Williams, you are correct. You may also be wondering if there are versions of the songs that you didn't know about that are either motivating or have lyrics - which is a legitimate question given the context. Well, the answer is no. We were BLASTED out by classic, highly-recognizable, and well-performed John Williams' soundtrack pieces as we were spinning.

The most bizarre moment of the evening came with the following succession of songs: Jurassic Park theme song, "Mama Mia, " and the Jaws theme song. The awkwardness of the trio was only enhanced by the instructor's motions to Mama Mia. We were all paralyzed by amazement and second hand embarrassment. We ended up clapping, because what else was there to do?