I listen to this song and can't help but think she is giving a nod to songs like Laura Nyro's "Wedding Bell Blues" or Carly Simon's "That's the way I heard it should be". Except as others have pointed out she cleverly stands them on their head and shakes them out a bit. It has that late 60's early 70's vibe and covers much the same subject matter but from a post women's liberation/modern interpretation. The line, "...you're a rock with a heart like a socket I can plug into at will" is especially poignant. To me it's a wonderful update of the concept of something like "Wedding Bell Blues" while at the same time a pretty dismal assessment of the concept of modern marriage. Of course it's a much needed assessment and observation...it's fun to have the convenience and benefit of marriage...just so long as I can do what I want when I want...and long term commitment is definitely out of the question! lol well done St. Vincent.
I listen to this song and can't help but think she is giving a nod to songs like Laura Nyro's "Wedding Bell Blues" or Carly Simon's "That's the way I heard it should be". Except as others have pointed out she cleverly stands them on their head and shakes them out a bit. It has that late 60's early 70's vibe and covers much the same subject matter but from a post women's liberation/modern interpretation. The line, "...you're a rock with a heart like a socket I can plug into at will" is especially poignant. To me it's a wonderful update of the concept of something like "Wedding Bell Blues" while at the same time a pretty dismal assessment of the concept of modern marriage. Of course it's a much needed assessment and observation...it's fun to have the convenience and benefit of marriage...just so long as I can do what I want when I want...and long term commitment is definitely out of the question! lol well done St. Vincent.
I was thinking Bacharach too.
I was thinking Bacharach too.