We clamor for and adore artists who pour out their heart and soul and expose their vulnerabilities for us, to show us it’s alright to be weak, broken, terrible. And how terrible it is to be the artist who commits that to record, and then has to cut open old wounds night after night on …
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Ce n’est pas un Imbécile
Got an inspiration a month ago to write a song in the style of Kraftwerk singing in French with the snap of INXS. It was going to be euro-fabulous, sexy, sensual, and in French. The problem here being that I do not know French. I know a few swear words, but that’s the extent. I’ve …
But You Only Want the One Thing You Can’t Get
As much as I dislike The Eagles during their “country” period, this morning while listening to Johnny Cash’s cover of “Desperado”, I finally got it. This whole time, I’ve been disengaged from the song, ignoring the lyrics, pressing “next” or switching stations. It’s a painfully slow ballad. But as I ate breakfast, I let the …
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Wrapped Up Like a Douche
Lyrics websites — those sites that appear on the first page of search engine results when you type a song name followed by “lyrics” — have proven themselves useful to me from time to time. Since my CD collection is locked away at home, when I need to look up the lyrics to Manfred Mann’s …
Starting Gun
Break the sun! Race towards the common ground Life! Rewards! Dream! On the highest of the higher planes. Sieze—my—heart Give me ’til morning dew I promise you Freeze—the—gun Morning a pistol SHOT! And the race is on. Be the one! Let me be the only one for you Love! Hold on! Regrets! Challenges of Daily …