What a beautiful melody this song has, like so many Stuart Murdoch (I'm guessing) compositions. And, of course, fantastic, intriguing, ambiguous lyrics.
I never read them until now (I always had it in my head that the 1st line was "Take a new coat every day to suit your affairs"), but looking at them now, and remembering my feelings of what the song initially meant to me, I see it as the narrator being perhaps once infatuated with a girl at school, who he then realises is not so worthwhile in pursuing, a sort of popular, "jock" type girl, who is very pretty, and is also a bit of a slag, or at least someone really driven, who knows what she wants and how to get it, someone who gets all the boys (and girls) to kiss her, but not the narrator, who seems quite thankful of this by the end of the song.
I just love the beautiful, comic lines, about "now he's throwing discus for Liverpool and Widnes", and "you only did it so that you could wear Terry underwear", and his beautiful, lilting voice.
My first introduction to the band, and I was hooked. Need to buy more albums now. Any recommendations?
these albums are similar to belle and sebastian in that they have nice melodies and their lyrics are both silly and meaningful.
pavement - wowee zowee or brighten the corners
weezer- pinkerton or blue album
the unicorns - who will cut our hair when we're gone?
islands - return to sea
these albums are similar to belle and sebastian in that they have nice melodies and their lyrics are both silly and meaningful.
pavement - wowee zowee or brighten the corners
weezer- pinkerton or blue album
the unicorns - who will cut our hair when we're gone?
islands - return to sea
@FishesWillLaugh I really rather liked the Life Pursuit and most of Dear Catastrophe Waitress. A few songs on Write About Love are also good. Don't bother with Storytelling.
@FishesWillLaugh I really rather liked the Life Pursuit and most of Dear Catastrophe Waitress. A few songs on Write About Love are also good. Don't bother with Storytelling.
Thanks @fuckbuttons - I didn't see this comment, but a friend gave me those first two Weezer albums a couple of years back and they have become firm favourites, so will check out your other recommendations. And you too, @sbd01, I will get onto those B&S albums now too :)
Thanks @fuckbuttons - I didn't see this comment, but a friend gave me those first two Weezer albums a couple of years back and they have become firm favourites, so will check out your other recommendations. And you too, @sbd01, I will get onto those B&S albums now too :)
What a beautiful melody this song has, like so many Stuart Murdoch (I'm guessing) compositions. And, of course, fantastic, intriguing, ambiguous lyrics.
I never read them until now (I always had it in my head that the 1st line was "Take a new coat every day to suit your affairs"), but looking at them now, and remembering my feelings of what the song initially meant to me, I see it as the narrator being perhaps once infatuated with a girl at school, who he then realises is not so worthwhile in pursuing, a sort of popular, "jock" type girl, who is very pretty, and is also a bit of a slag, or at least someone really driven, who knows what she wants and how to get it, someone who gets all the boys (and girls) to kiss her, but not the narrator, who seems quite thankful of this by the end of the song.
I just love the beautiful, comic lines, about "now he's throwing discus for Liverpool and Widnes", and "you only did it so that you could wear Terry underwear", and his beautiful, lilting voice.
My first introduction to the band, and I was hooked. Need to buy more albums now. Any recommendations?
these albums are similar to belle and sebastian in that they have nice melodies and their lyrics are both silly and meaningful. pavement - wowee zowee or brighten the corners weezer- pinkerton or blue album the unicorns - who will cut our hair when we're gone? islands - return to sea
these albums are similar to belle and sebastian in that they have nice melodies and their lyrics are both silly and meaningful. pavement - wowee zowee or brighten the corners weezer- pinkerton or blue album the unicorns - who will cut our hair when we're gone? islands - return to sea
@FishesWillLaugh I really rather liked the Life Pursuit and most of Dear Catastrophe Waitress. A few songs on Write About Love are also good. Don't bother with Storytelling.
@FishesWillLaugh I really rather liked the Life Pursuit and most of Dear Catastrophe Waitress. A few songs on Write About Love are also good. Don't bother with Storytelling.
Thanks @fuckbuttons - I didn't see this comment, but a friend gave me those first two Weezer albums a couple of years back and they have become firm favourites, so will check out your other recommendations. And you too, @sbd01, I will get onto those B&S albums now too :)
Thanks @fuckbuttons - I didn't see this comment, but a friend gave me those first two Weezer albums a couple of years back and they have become firm favourites, so will check out your other recommendations. And you too, @sbd01, I will get onto those B&S albums now too :)