THIS is THE Til Tuesday song. Much better than Voices Carry (IMHO). I don't know, somehow I think it's about young love. Possibly a first love. Maybe it was closer to being perfect than she realized at the time. Possibly the "ignorance is bliss" syndrome before the pitfalls of adulthood sink in. I suppose that's kind of an abstract meaning, not literal, but that's how it seems to me.
This is a GREAT song and really the one that hooked me on Til Tuesday and Aimee Mann. Folksy, jangling acoustic guitars and that lead bass guitar. Aimee's vocal delivery has never been better - the way she pauses on words or sqeezes words into a phrase. Man, what a song.
@Digi-G Despite being 21 when this song was initially released, I never personally discovered it until I was 35 in 2001. I'm 55 today and it's still one of the most captivating and mesmerizing songs I've ever heard. The inventive melodies, the lead bass - as you said - all the sparse and tastefully executed flourishes from the piano and guitars, especially towards the end... It really paints an image in the listeners mind. And I agree... THIS is THE Til Tuesday song. It was the 2nd single from that album... but I...
@Digi-G Despite being 21 when this song was initially released, I never personally discovered it until I was 35 in 2001. I'm 55 today and it's still one of the most captivating and mesmerizing songs I've ever heard. The inventive melodies, the lead bass - as you said - all the sparse and tastefully executed flourishes from the piano and guitars, especially towards the end... It really paints an image in the listeners mind. And I agree... THIS is THE Til Tuesday song. It was the 2nd single from that album... but I never heard it on the radio. It should have been a hit.
THIS is THE Til Tuesday song. Much better than Voices Carry (IMHO). I don't know, somehow I think it's about young love. Possibly a first love. Maybe it was closer to being perfect than she realized at the time. Possibly the "ignorance is bliss" syndrome before the pitfalls of adulthood sink in. I suppose that's kind of an abstract meaning, not literal, but that's how it seems to me.
This is a GREAT song and really the one that hooked me on Til Tuesday and Aimee Mann. Folksy, jangling acoustic guitars and that lead bass guitar. Aimee's vocal delivery has never been better - the way she pauses on words or sqeezes words into a phrase. Man, what a song.
@Digi-G Despite being 21 when this song was initially released, I never personally discovered it until I was 35 in 2001. I'm 55 today and it's still one of the most captivating and mesmerizing songs I've ever heard. The inventive melodies, the lead bass - as you said - all the sparse and tastefully executed flourishes from the piano and guitars, especially towards the end... It really paints an image in the listeners mind. And I agree... THIS is THE Til Tuesday song. It was the 2nd single from that album... but I...
@Digi-G Despite being 21 when this song was initially released, I never personally discovered it until I was 35 in 2001. I'm 55 today and it's still one of the most captivating and mesmerizing songs I've ever heard. The inventive melodies, the lead bass - as you said - all the sparse and tastefully executed flourishes from the piano and guitars, especially towards the end... It really paints an image in the listeners mind. And I agree... THIS is THE Til Tuesday song. It was the 2nd single from that album... but I never heard it on the radio. It should have been a hit.