Good evening. For tonight's program, I take my first recommendation, from a user with whom I am proud to share the title of youngest Music Banterer, Briks. His suggestion...
Song About an Angel - Sunny Day Real Estate
If you've exchanged much music banter with me, you'll know that I'm a fan of '60s psychedelia, and thus, abstract lyrics. I've heard it said that to to write abstract poetry takes little to no talent. Technically, that is correct. But, to write
significant abstract poetry, that moves your listener - that is another story. To write apparently meaningless lyrics that affect people more than apparently meaningful lyrics - that takes skill (and often drugs). Personally, no set of straightforward lyrics has moved me as much as The Beach Boys'
Surf's Up. Why? I can answer in one word: connotation. Choosing the right word to convey a certain emotion to the listener. But now, for this set of lyrics in particular...
I could spend hours analyzing this song. The lyrics are very cryptic. However, here are a couple of notes. It seems there has been some tragedy in this man's past, from the first stanza. The angel says he is maried to his pain. Perhaps the angel is a dead lover? Desperation pervades the song. As I said, I could spend hours reviewing these lyrics, but they truly can't be described. I recommend you read them for yourself, by clicking on the bold title above.
8/10 score. My only criticism is that they are perhaps too cryptic. Thank-you, Briks, for an excellent recommendation.
That concludes tonight's program. Tomorrow, I will actually listen to one, and only one, of the six songs I've reviewed. Be sure to check in at the same time tomorrow. But until then, good night.