Will Oldhams’ music has grown on me over the years. His voice, at first listen, can be a bit whiny, but the more you listen, the more you realise it fits the music perfectly. Most of his songs are slower tempo, with a country tint to them. His music has grown more complex over the years, and the subject matter goes from dark to light-hearted over the course of one album. Highly recommend you take the first step and swim in this extensive catalogue…
Well the glory goes to those
who do not seek it
reveling in midnight clothes
among the wicked
picking scabs from off their skin
and rolling holy deeply in
to the rhythm called the song
that does not endyou remind me of something
a song that I am and you
sing me back into myself
when I wake, when I’m sleeping
the song is a man and a woman
and everything elseand my mother is a good one
as they go
she does not condone the actions
that I do that she don’t know
she swears nightly before resting
that I give her soul a testing
when I sing this song
that does not endyou remind me of something
a song that I am and you
sing me back into myself
when I wake, when I’m sleeping
the song is a man and a woman
and everything elseit’s been years since I found it
I still go where it pounded
my ears pressed to the chest
of that one womans of song
she adores me, she ignores me
and I revel on
in wonder at something
so sweet and so longI like the places where the night
does not mean an end
where smiles break free
and surpirse is your friend
and dancing goes on in the kitchen
until dawn
to my favorite song
that has no endyou remind me of something
a song that I am and you
and you sing me back into myself
when I wake, when I’m sleeping
the song is a man and a woman
and everything else
Deerhoof “+81″
Deerhoof are an acquired taste. A lot of their music is quite poppy, but some of it may offend less eclectic ears. This is the first track I ever heard by them, and have since gone on to buy almost their entire catalogue…
The building, building from the side to side
Uptown
And all the cell-phone talkers need chit-chat
The people, people from the side to side
Uptown
Get louder, closer, next to neon lights
Beach on tops circle tread on my tar
Get out and pass the muster, neon lights
Beach on tops circle tread on my tarChoo choo choo choo beep beep
Choo choo choo choo choo choo choo choo choo choo
Choo choo choo choo beep beep
Choo choo choo choo, choo choo choo choo choo choo
Choo choo choo choo beep beepShe from Japan, in st-a-ge
Pagodas, kimonos, cars
The building from the side to sideSo many many people trying hard to climb
Over the floor
High up above the one
Careful with your wordsSight high towers
Cars are coming down
Cars are coming back downShopping shopping shoppers
Crash crash town
Train…when you won’t look down
When you won’t look down
Shopping shoppers
Cars are coming up
Cars are coming up
Cars come nowShe from Japan, in st-a-ge
Choo choo choo choo beep beep
Choo choo choo choo choo choo choo choo choo choo
Choo choo choo choo beep beep
Choo choo choo choo, choo choo choo choo choo choo
Choo choo choo choo beep beep
Roxy Music – “All I Want Is You”
Mr Ferry, lyrical genious…
Somebody told me
Just the other day
That you´re leaving me
We´re through
Well if you knew
How it hurt me so
Then you´d change your mind
I´m sure
Don´t want to hear
What´s going on
I don´t care
What´s new
Don´t want to know
About anything
cause all I want
Is you
Going out with other girls
Was always such a bore
But since I fell in love with you
I need you more and more
Don´t want to know
About one-night-stands
Cut-price souvenirs
All I want is
The real thing
And a night that lasts
For years.
If you ever change your mind
I´ve a certain cure
An old refrain, it lingers on
L´amour, toujours l´amour…
Don´t want to learn
About etiquette
From glossy magazines
Why should I try
To talk correct
Like they do
In another scenes
Say no more
About imagery
You´re starting to confuse
Just make an offer
Of more romance
Of course I can´t refuse
All I want is you
Oo oo i´m all cracked up on you.
Soft Cell “Sex Dwarf”
There’s not much to say about this track, other than it is fantastic!
Isn’t it nice
Sugar and spice
Luring disco dollies
To a life of vice
I could make a film
And make you my star
You’d be a natural
The way you are
I would like you on
A long black leash
I would parade you
Down the high street
You’ve got the attraction
You’ve got the pulling power
Walk my little doggy
Walk my little sex dwarf
We could make a scene
We’d be a team
Making the headlines
Sounds like a dream
When we hit the floor
You just watch them move aside
We will take them
For a ride of rides
They all love your
Miniature ways
You know what they say
About small boys
I’m in my Rolls Royce
Look it’s so huge
It’s big and it’s gold
With my dumb chauffeur
Looking to procure
Run little doggy
Lure a disco dolly
Run my little sex dwarf
I feel so lonely
Get my little camera
Take a pretty picture
Sex dwarf
In a gold Rolls
Making it with the dumb chauffeur
Isn’t it nice
Sugar and spice
Luring disco dollies
To a life of vice
Sex dwarf
Isn’t it nice
Luring disco dollies to a life of vice
We could make an outfit
For my little sex dwarf
To match the gold Rolls
And my dumb chauffeur
We’ll all look so good
We’ll knock ‘em cold
Knocking ‘em cold
In black and gold
We can have playtime
In my little playroom
Disco dollies
My sex dwarf
And my dumb chauffeur
I would like you on a long black lead
You can bring me all the things I need
Sex dwarf
Isn’t it nice
Luring disco dollies to a life of vice
Isn’t it nice
Sugar and spice
Luring disco dollies to a life of vice