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Sometimes a song works its way into a temporary state of addiction with me, and I have to listen to it again....and again, and again, and again. It might be the melody, the lyrics, or both -- or sometimes even just a small section of the song that I'd sit through the rest of the track just to hear again and again.
For example, today, when I was listening to Allison Moorer's live album Show, the song "Yessirree" took its turn in order, and, just before the end of the track, I activated the CD player's track-repeat function. I let it repeat at least three or four times. Whether the place actually exists or not I have no idea, but I'm in this watering hole called the Blue Moon Tap Room for the duration of that track, and letting it repeat lets me hang out with Allison and her friends in that tavern for a while.
Here's what I bet is a currently popular selection for repeating: I've been repeating Modest Mouse's popular "Float On" from their Good News for People Who Love Bad News album. The music is a romp, but the lyrics are what has me laughing hard inside every time I hear the track, as they're so painfully upbeat and optimistic that I can't tell if they're actually poking fun of upbeat, optimistic people, or if Isaac Brock was just having an exceptionally good day when he wrote it. Lately, I've found myself running through this one twice every time I hear it -- maybe because it's such a groovy start-of-summer tune at the start of summer.
And my last frequent repeat lately is David Gray's "Shine" from A Century Ends, a gorgeous, wistful song that has been a favorite of mine since the very first time I heard it. After the second chorus, he background scream-sings "SHINE!" which mildly lifts the song's energy through to the end. The whole song is nothing short of beautiful, but it's that part -- that one-word part -- that drags me back for the third or fourth repeat listen.
What've you been repeating?
_____
For example, today, when I was listening to Allison Moorer's live album Show, the song "Yessirree" took its turn in order, and, just before the end of the track, I activated the CD player's track-repeat function. I let it repeat at least three or four times. Whether the place actually exists or not I have no idea, but I'm in this watering hole called the Blue Moon Tap Room for the duration of that track, and letting it repeat lets me hang out with Allison and her friends in that tavern for a while.
Here's what I bet is a currently popular selection for repeating: I've been repeating Modest Mouse's popular "Float On" from their Good News for People Who Love Bad News album. The music is a romp, but the lyrics are what has me laughing hard inside every time I hear the track, as they're so painfully upbeat and optimistic that I can't tell if they're actually poking fun of upbeat, optimistic people, or if Isaac Brock was just having an exceptionally good day when he wrote it. Lately, I've found myself running through this one twice every time I hear it -- maybe because it's such a groovy start-of-summer tune at the start of summer.
And my last frequent repeat lately is David Gray's "Shine" from A Century Ends, a gorgeous, wistful song that has been a favorite of mine since the very first time I heard it. After the second chorus, he background scream-sings "SHINE!" which mildly lifts the song's energy through to the end. The whole song is nothing short of beautiful, but it's that part -- that one-word part -- that drags me back for the third or fourth repeat listen.
What've you been repeating?
_____
