Another reason this song rules: The Decemberists often seem to care for the music itself to actually have relevance to the lyrics. Not always (O Valencia would be an obvious exception) In this case, it matches up perfectly: the music almost sounds like something that would be in a James Bond movie. It's not hard to imagine the burglars slickly pulling off their work with complete calmness and sophistication.
The rhythm and bass are just totally awesome as well. I think it's great that they branched out a little from the standard format and actually tried to do something hip. With their own style still added in of course.
Another reason this song rules: The Decemberists often seem to care for the music itself to actually have relevance to the lyrics. Not always (O Valencia would be an obvious exception) In this case, it matches up perfectly: the music almost sounds like something that would be in a James Bond movie. It's not hard to imagine the burglars slickly pulling off their work with complete calmness and sophistication.
The rhythm and bass are just totally awesome as well. I think it's great that they branched out a little from the standard format and actually tried to do something hip. With their own style still added in of course.