Monthly Archives: November 2003

The Bends

Radiohead – The Bends from The Bends (1995) /rock with a capital r/((“Where do we go from here?/The words are coming out all weird/Where are you now when I need you?”Few songs lyrics are reflected so amazingly well in the … Continue reading

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Nov 29:

The plan for last night was a daring one: work on my CMST essay on a Friday night. Schoolwork on fridays is one of those things that generally has a very low success rate. But I was optimistic. I thought … Continue reading

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Pounding

Doves – Pounding from The Last Broadcast (2002) /britrock/((“Let’s leave at sunrise, let’s live by the ocean, I don’t mind if we never come home at all. Cause I know this can’t last for long.”There’s so much sadness and hope … Continue reading

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Nov 28:

Slipping and spilling. Stuttering and… stuttering. What do I have? What miserly clutches of bended feeling? The contradicting mess of speak and do that I cannot rightly straighten. Tie myself to the corner of my limbo. Sleep with my devils. … Continue reading

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Heavy Metal Drummer

Wilco – Heavy Metal Drummer from Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002) /alt. country/((“Unlock my body and move myself to dance/Moving warm liquid, flowing blowing glass/I miss the innocence i’ve known/playing kiss covers beautiful and stoned.”It’s not sad like their other songs. … Continue reading

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Nov 27:

I must apologize in advance for this entry. I can only hope to explain it by saying that when one stays up all night (and I really do mean all night) writing an essay that has no tangible point and … Continue reading

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Life on Mars?

David Bowie – Life on Mars? from Hunky Dory (1971) /glitter pop/((“Now she walks through her sunken dream/To the seat with the clearest view.”One of those songs I always had stuck in my head before I even knew what it … Continue reading

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Waitin’ for a Superman

The Flaming Lips – Waitin’ for a Superman from The Soft Bulletin (1999) /psychedelic dream pop/((“Tell everybody waitin’ for Superman that they should hold on as best they can/He hasn’t dropped them, forgot them, or anything/It’s just too heavy for … Continue reading

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Nov 23:

It’s been fun. Rest in peace buddy.

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The Sky is Broken

Moby – The Sky is Broken from Play (1999) /minimalistic ambience/((“The rain pushes.The buildings aside.The sky turns black.The sky.Wash it far.Push it out to sea.There’s nothing left here.For me”I never fancied Moby much of a lyricist, but this one is … Continue reading

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