Sylvie Lyrics
This song has a really unusual structure for a pop song. It's the same 32 bar chord sequence repeated five times with different instrumentation:
- solo piano, (4 bars of "intro"),
- piano-bass-bongos
- add vocals and strings
- add synth
- abruptly breaking down to just vocals, acoustic gtr, bongos and drums for the reveal of "Although you're my little sister" and abruptly back up to "full band" to return to the song
Then a final half minute of "Over and over again/ Oh Sylvie girl" that feels like a chorus but isn't, followed by a half minute of just the final four bars of the 32-bar sequence.
It's genius!
I first heard this song on the show 'Daria' and it stayed in my head. Saint Etienne are an under rated group which need to be heard. Please comment on this song so i know there are other people who appreciate their music as much as i do!!!!
i love them :) her voice is just... wow. i first heard of them through assosiation with birdie (debsy wykes), another delightfully delicious band.
ooooh, i wish i knew how to add lyrics on here, i would put more of theirs up.
I, too heard this song on Daria, and now I'm in love with it!!! I am also going through a situation like this right now, and I can totally relate. Wish I could burn this on a CD and give it to the girl... Grrr.
This is a beautiful song. It's sort of atypical of the group because it's so tight, especially the lyrics.