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Old 10-05-2012, 06:04 PM   #58 (permalink)
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Another odd find I ended up including in my "Take Note" playlist at that time was Tracie's "The House The Jack Built." When it comes to pop, all I usually care about is the overall mood of the song. Like most of the songs that end up in my "Take Note" playlists, this track has a kind of obscure, low budget B-list feel to it; like something you would hear playing in a second-hand store or an old novelty shop that feels like it should have been closed decades ago.

As I recall, this song kept creeping into my head for about a week, but I'd never sing it out loud (lyrics aren't Tracie's strong suit- actually, I doubt she wrote them at all!). I don't even remember what led me to Tracie in the first place, but I kind of like having a song on hand that feels like it came out of nowhere. I still don't know how I feel about it, though - or even if I like it or not. It's pleasant and interesting, but I think I'll put this one back to rediscover later.

She did not write the song, in fact one of the two who wrote the song, Paul Berry, was I think one half of The Questions, who were label mates of Tracie in the UK on Respond Records, which was ran by The Modfather himself, Paul Weller. Weller wrote the B-Side to the single.

Still a nice tune, though.
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