Sister Jack

This is a good Spoon song, not musically daring, but enigmatic and puzzling. The full-blown guitar work and upbeat tempo are effective here, but it's on the alternate, piano-harmony version (on the Bonus Disk) that this song really takes shape. Good Spoon.

Besides being melodious, this song instills in one a desire to hear what Requien sounded like, with Spoon being a Texan poppish outfit, I would like to hear their take on metal. It is lyrically daring to talk about guitar tunings in a song, however, and awning, awning is an uncommon word, makes me think of those happy surburban families in those infomericials with those magical awnings that pop out with a push of a button, but the 'makeshift' part makes me think of surburban families that are sad because they have a crappy awning. Add to that the metalness, and you've got a collision of imagery!! Woahhhohh Spoon! (I actually first heard this song at some fancy ass clothing store at a mall in St. Louis, which also adds to the imagery collision)

awning is a uncommon word? how do you figure?

the second verse looks makes it sound more like hes being sold at a county fair. "makeshift awning." and "knees on the ground and a stick in my back" evokes ownership/prisoner images. Like how those pictures of POW camps in korea have guys kneeling tied to sticks and trees. How it fits into the theme of the first verse beats me. but the third combo verse is nicely executed. If you dont read the lyrics it sneaks by you.

josh zarbo actually was in a metal band called requiem. 100% of fact.

I really like how the outro is in 9/4 time

i always thought this song was about getting arrested by a very good looking policewoman.

hmm

okay, what the fuck is this song about. the video is even more enigmatic. WTF?!

ooo i really like the backup vocals behind the chorus on the piano version

I will have to listen to the (Piano Demo) several times to get at those back-ups. That is no problem. :D