Word: songe
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...about to sing to you You Were Meant For Me for Valentine's Day--you remember that sentimental old song--when I came across this passage in Alice McDermott's novel Charming Billy, where the narrator hypothesizes that her father might not be her father if her mother's first fiance hadn't been kept so long overseas in the Navy, thus giving her dad his chance with her. Here's what McDermott has to say about that: "Those of us who claim exclusivity in love do so with a liar's courage: there are a hundred opportunities, thousands over...
...Swedish version of the funky chicken, which involved puffing out his chest, slapping it with one palm and draping the microphone cord around his neck. Berg clearly enjoyed playing to a receptive, albeit unknown, crowd. Not one to miss a chance to connect with the audience, he dedicated the song "Elvis" to an enthusiastic fan who was wearing an enormous pair of ski goggles. Kent is an incredibly talented, charismatic band-hopefully they are only tasting the beginning of their overseas success...
After a lengthy intermission, The Cardigans began their set with a powerful rendition of "Marvel Hill," a bittersweet song about ambivalence from Gran Turismo. The sound of the new album is a welcome change from their frothy pop days. Gone are the disco guitars of 1996's First Band on the Moon and instead replaced with buzzing drones and techno beats. These qualities come out especially well in the rhythmically complex "Erase/Rewind" and the lackadaisical, sweet melody line of "Junk of the Hearts." The arrangements are sparser, the rhythms more urgent; The Cardigans' music isn't especially memorable, but like...
...their first hit, the Beatles sang "Love Me Do." While it is a catchy song with a harmonica riff and a looped chorus, it is a perplexing tale. What does "Love Me Do" mean? Is there someone named "Do"? In a very modern interpretation, perhaps "Do" equals "Lovely Rita," who makes an appearance as a meter maid on Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. If that were true, it would put some continuity into the Beatles' song repertoire...
Hope you had the time of your life, like the cheesy song goes, and as it plays in CP's head over a drama-drenched montage of Henry Hyde clips, he wonders: Were these The Best Years of Our Lives? (Or 14 months, anyway?) William Wyler's star-stocked 1946 Oscar sweeper -- it's the reason It's A Wonderful Life got shut out -- is about nostalgia earned the hard way, and getting back to real life after the fog of battle clears. Because war tends to leave lots and lots of scars. The House managers are now the ones...