This is a really good song by Nick Lowe, but I feel that it owes much more to David Bowie. To me, it is a combination of the song "Broken Glass" and "Sound And Vision". The syncopated bass with that ringing vibrato guitar really seems to be the origin of this song. As far as meaning goes, for me the "sound of breaking glass" is somewhat scary.
This is a really good song by Nick Lowe, but I feel that it owes much more to David Bowie. To me, it is a combination of the song "Broken Glass" and "Sound And Vision". The syncopated bass with that ringing vibrato guitar really seems to be the origin of this song. As far as meaning goes, for me the "sound of breaking glass" is somewhat scary.
@fina79 does sound a lot like Sound And Vision, din't it?
@fina79 does sound a lot like Sound And Vision, din't it?