This is an awesome song and the transition from this to the next two songs - You and I and You Never Know reveals Wilco's amazing range. I think that in the second to last verse the second "This can't be undone" is changed slightly to "This can't be outrun".
I saw in some of the pre-release publicity that Jeff Tweedy wrote this song from the perspective of a man who had just killed his wife during an emotional outburst. I think the song speaks to guilt and the "OMG, WTF have I done" awareness that comes after doing something so unspeakable.
I saw in some of the pre-release publicity that Jeff Tweedy wrote this song from the perspective of a man who had just killed his wife during an emotional outburst. I think the song speaks to guilt and the "OMG, WTF have I done" awareness that comes after doing something so unspeakable.
Sorry, it's "girlfriend", not "wife". Here's the quote:
Sorry, it's "girlfriend", not "wife". Here's the quote:
'Lyrically, the songwriter is exploring new ideas, too: "There are definitely more songs on this record that aren't directly from my experience. There's a song written from the point of view of a guy that just killed his girlfriend," Tweedy says of "Bull Black Nova," a track with a classic-rock feel. And on "You and I," a duet with "1234" songstress Feist, the pair play lovers singing about making a relationship work.'...
'Lyrically, the songwriter is exploring new ideas, too: "There are definitely more songs on this record that aren't directly from my experience. There's a song written from the point of view of a guy that just killed his girlfriend," Tweedy says of "Bull Black Nova," a track with a classic-rock feel. And on "You and I," a duet with "1234" songstress Feist, the pair play lovers singing about making a relationship work.'
This is an awesome song and the transition from this to the next two songs - You and I and You Never Know reveals Wilco's amazing range. I think that in the second to last verse the second "This can't be undone" is changed slightly to "This can't be outrun".
good call dude. nice ear
good call dude. nice ear
Thanks! Quick update :-)
Thanks! Quick update :-)
I saw in some of the pre-release publicity that Jeff Tweedy wrote this song from the perspective of a man who had just killed his wife during an emotional outburst. I think the song speaks to guilt and the "OMG, WTF have I done" awareness that comes after doing something so unspeakable.
I saw in some of the pre-release publicity that Jeff Tweedy wrote this song from the perspective of a man who had just killed his wife during an emotional outburst. I think the song speaks to guilt and the "OMG, WTF have I done" awareness that comes after doing something so unspeakable.
where did you read this?
where did you read this?
From Spin magazine: http://www.spin.com/articles/jeff-tweedy-wilcos-new-album-tour
From Spin magazine: http://www.spin.com/articles/jeff-tweedy-wilcos-new-album-tour
Sorry, it's "girlfriend", not "wife". Here's the quote:
Sorry, it's "girlfriend", not "wife". Here's the quote:
'Lyrically, the songwriter is exploring new ideas, too: "There are definitely more songs on this record that aren't directly from my experience. There's a song written from the point of view of a guy that just killed his girlfriend," Tweedy says of "Bull Black Nova," a track with a classic-rock feel. And on "You and I," a duet with "1234" songstress Feist, the pair play lovers singing about making a relationship work.'...
'Lyrically, the songwriter is exploring new ideas, too: "There are definitely more songs on this record that aren't directly from my experience. There's a song written from the point of view of a guy that just killed his girlfriend," Tweedy says of "Bull Black Nova," a track with a classic-rock feel. And on "You and I," a duet with "1234" songstress Feist, the pair play lovers singing about making a relationship work.'