| Land of Talk – Blangee Blee Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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Maybe it's not the best song on the new record, but it's certainly my favorite. The bassline on the chorus is so good and propels the song so so well. And what a fantastic outro. Like all of Liz's lyrics, they're tough to decipher. I like it that way. But if I were to guess, I'd say she's mourning the end of a relationship that was mostly spent blaming each other for the reasons it's not working. Playing a tug-of-war with an equal match that gets you nowhere. Compromises leaving you standing where you started. |
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| Joanna Newsom – Emily Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| I feel the need to add that the string arrangements added by Joanna's producer, Van Dyke Parks, are absolutely stunning. His signature is all over this song, and I hope everyone who listens to this tune realizes that he is the cherry on so much cake. I had listened to a live version of this song some months back, and it was hard to appreciate. Her voice here is smoother, the song slower, and the grown spaces filled by a stunning ebb and flow of strings. I absolutely love what Parks has done here. | |
| Joanna Newsom – Emily Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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I made an account on SongMeanings with the singular purpose of saying that I have adored Joanna Newsom for a long time now, but she somehow has outdone herself. This is the sophomore trump that every songwriter wishes they could be so bold and so thoughtful to execute. Would that I could write a song with as much beauty and as beautifully nuanced imagery as Joanna Newsom's "Emily". The meteor chorus just kind of rips me apart a little bit. Thank you, Ms. Newsom, and I hope you'll be accepting my forthcoming marriage proposal. |
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