ordinary pop songs and why they're great.

Saturday, November 29, 2003

 
Oh oh oh ...... this one has to be done right now. And this is a proper blog entry cos it's to do with now, a moment in time and specifically a sliver of lyric whose song has maddeningly eluded me all week. "..But don't you feel it, Don't even think it". It was going to be pure luck if I ever placed this one. But here I am, free as a bird with my records for the first time in aaaaages and the third one I play is...

.....and Stones by The Blue Aeroplanes
Now this, as a song, is a worthy inclusion and no mistake. That whole guitar thing is just inspired, there's not another song that sounds like it. And it's a bit melancholy, edgy. Lots of half delivered suggestions of what life's about that are so spot on. And then all of a sudden there it is, my maddening lyric. Yes yes yesssss. Serendipity. And that line is but nothing to the closing lyric "...throw your head back ... close your eyes ... throw your arms around .... whatever you think it is". Ain't that about the truth?! On my eternal wish list must be a conversation with whoever wrote this marvellous thing. Genius man genius!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlbQrGZ4Kgc