Yikes. It's been a minute since I've posted anything, huh? Good thing no one reads this but me. (Don't be fooled by the visitor counter I added, that's just me.) Sorry I've made you wait so long, Self, but as you know, I've been a busy bee and dealing with a lotta crap. Let's get to it, shall we? The songs I been listening to this week are a bit on the melancholy side/sorta feeling down kind of songs 'cause well, I was, but don't worry, the last song is upbeat enough to make you forget how sad the first two songs were. Nonetheless, all stellar (I just said stellar? I don't really know what that even means) songs. My three songs that I can't stop listening to this week arrrrreeeeeeee (drumroll please):
I fell in love with this song the first time my sister showed it to me when I was a sophomore in college. I forget about it a lot but that is not the case this week. I can never listen to this song just one time. Usually during the first run through, my ears tend to only hear the amazing guitar playing and the soothing melody and I completely forget to listen to the lyrics which are equally amazing, hence the second, third, and fourth listen. This song is the definition of eloquence. See fo' yo'selves.
Oh, Bob. Why are you so good at understanding humans and how they feel and then translating it into a beautiful song? Oh right, you're gifted. I've heard this song throughout my whole life but it's been taking on its own meaning for me lately; one I can relate to and understand now. I love every single word in this song. My favorite line comes at the end..."So long honey babe, where I'm bound, I can't tell. Goodbye's too good a word babe. So I just say fare thee well. I ain't saying you treated me unkind. You could have done better but I don't mind. You just kind of wasted my precious time but don't think twice, it's alright." A song written in 1962 that people can identify with 48 years later. That's more than impressive.
P.S. I big time love harmonicas.
This is a band out of North Carolina if I remember correctly and I believe I read somewhere that this is a song off their sophomore release, Libraries. It's the first record I've heard from them though and I'm hooked on this single song just as you will be shortly. Again, it's a song that has sort of a 50's feel laced through it. I guess I love that. This song is fuuuuuunnn and something about it is so damn magnetic and charming. If you are ever in a band and want me to instantly like your songs, just add clapping in the background. I'll love it. I'll blog about it. I'll drive it into the ground. "Heart To Tell" is one of the better pop rock, indie songs I've heard in a while. Get ready to have your pants charmed off of you.
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