One of my favorite bands of the early 90s. I’m ashamed to admit that it was only a few years ago that I realized this song is about Audrey Hepburn. Yeah, I’m really lame. Under the cut are some pretty snazzy, high-res Audrey Hepburn images
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“Charmed to meet yuh…”
I can’t get this out of my head. I find myself singing “For the douche, for the douche for the motherfuckin’ douche” at inappropriate moments. And I’m totally smitten with Kate Micucci. She’s the brunette, if you didn’t know.
I usually prefer the more pop songs in The Cure canon, but this darkdarkdarkdark song hits all the right notes with me.
Ah, the so-called “buzz kill” track. On the awesome Power, Corruption and Lies, this song follows the ecstatic burst of awesome pop that is “Age of Consent.” And yes, in some ways it does drag the overall momentum of the album, especially when it’s followed by “The Village.” But there is a method to the […]
This might be my favorite Stereolab song. The bounce of the music, the French lyrics, the horns, dat bass… This sounds like it could’ve been out of a 60s French film. I get mental images of a small-town girl walking around Paris for the first time spellbound.
Saving my all-time favorite for last… Driver 8. I know I said that Good Advices was the final Fables, but I lied. There is something very Southern and haunting about this. Add to it the great train video and you have something of a perfect song. Or a perfect memory of a perfect song. Somehow […]
The REM cover: The original version by Wire: I head the REM version first, but I far prefer the Wire version. Both songs are great, though. And that video above is funny enough to justify its inclusion here (though I still think it’s the weakest song on Document).
Awww, cute video. Sad song, which makes the video kind of melancholy.
I usually have a policy against posting live videos, but gat dang it… 1985 REM live! And it sounds pretty good. Great, in fact.
The album version, 7 Chinese Bros And the outtake where Stipey reads the liner notes of a gospel album (!) to the same music track. This version just screams for a William Shatner remake.
Unfortunately the sound on this video sounds kind of harsh and distorted, but you get the idea.
Final song from Out of Time. I love songs that use a bass to carry the melody. Most people seem to forget that bass guitars can actually play notes (gasp!) as well as go “bomp bomp bomp bomp” every measure, but, of course R.E.M. is much smarter than that. Mike Mills is a helluva great […]
