While "Illegal Alien", the 3rd single from Genesis' self-titled 1983 CD, was in heavy rotation on MTV, it didn't exactly resonate with fans despite the video being satirical in nature.
Singer Phil Collins added a toupee and a fake mustache as he and bandmates Tony Banks & Mike Rutherford played a trio of Mexican immigrants looking to enter the country.
"Illegal Alien" has been slammed for its apparent racist theme, demeaning to Mexicans. Understandably, it hasn't aged well, more than 40 years later, though today's government might look at it in a skewed light......
Arizona's Eugenio Suarez belted a grand slam off Mark Leiter, Jr. in the 8th inning to lift the Diamondbacks past the Yankees, 7-5.
Check the highlight reel:
The Yanks hit three more homers to bring their season total to 18 over 4 games, or, an average of 4 1/2 ding-dongs per game.
As for the suddenly popular "torpedo bats", it seems those have made their way to other teams, as expected.
The Mets' Francisco Lindor got a base hit using a torpedo bat in Tuesday's loss to Miami, while Cincinnati's Elly De La Cruz had a big game vs. Texas Monday, going 4-5 with 2 HR's and 7 RBI in a 14-3 blowout.
So Atlanta is 0-6 to start the season. It hasn't been that bad for the Braves in more than 40 years. Then again, back in the 80's, they didn't have key players out with injuries this early in the season.
San Diego locked up 2nd year outfielder Jackson Merrill for a while to come with a 9 year extension. Over in Boston, rookie Kristian Campbell now has an 8 year deal, and pitcher Garret Crochet, who came over from the White Sox in the off-season, earned a 6 year extension.
Hopefully, the Mets & Yankees are paying attention.
Making matters worse for Atlanta is outfielder Jurickson Profar getting popped for PED's. Profar, acquired from San Diego in the winter, is gone for 80 games and ineligible for the postseason.
You'd think he'd have learned from previous cases that getting caught kills your reputation, if you have one, dead.
"Workin' For a Livin'" was the 3rd single from Huey Lewis & The News' 2nd album, "Picture This", released in 1982. Unfortunately, "Workin'" missed the top 40, peaking at #41.
True story: Unity House's social club saluted clients who were in the workforce (after a sort) beginning in 1984. This lasted just a couple of years, as memory serves, due to heavy turnover in both clients and staff. "Workin'" was the inspiration for the event.
