This Manhattan man
Says I miss Manhattan, man
And if you don’t understand, that’s fine with me
But if I could see Manhattan, man
I’d scream Manhattan, man
If I could do it all again, I’d do it here
Before you laid me down to rest, I’d do it all here
I heard someone say
The problem with people today
Is they don’t allow themselves mistakes
But you must not forget
The source of most regret
Is chances you never chose to take
What better place to make mistakes
Than an island already filled with heartbreaks?
Tell me once again about
The dreams you had when we were kids
Tonight might be my night to reminisce
Everyone around is in a rush just to be found
Without ever getting lost
Soon it will be fall
And once I hear you call
I’ll play that Billie Holiday
But the moment couldn’t last
The song goes by so fast
And you’ll be back in school again
Just leave me in this perfect town
Don’t even turn your head around
Just leave me in this perfect town
To stay
Tell me once again about
The dreams you had when we were kids
Tonight might be my night to reminisce
Everyone around is in a rush just to be found
Without ever getting lost
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In Eros the Bittersweet, a book of criticism exploring the concept of "eros" (sensual/passionate love, as in "erotic") through ancient Greece by poet and classicist Anne Carson, Carson states that "In Greek lyric poetry, eros is an experience of melting" (39). She then states, "The lover whom [Eros] victimizes is a piece of wax" (39) and that it's "something sensually delicious, yet anxiety and confusion often attend it" (40). Losing my mind over this. :) hellpeoplefan
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This is the most dense with jams in my opinion (if you count Debutant Ball as the finale (actually that's not true, Ratless Randy's is unapologetically a whole ass bop))
Missed opportunity in Dragon Me To This Wedding to name Nara's husband Alfred so the priest could say "Alfred, oh, will you marry Nara?"
Other than that genuinely flawless album mawnifestation
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What do I have to do to get a karaoke track of Don't Give Me That Altitude? My #1 dream is to go to karaoke and hand them my phone or a CD or something and sing Don't Give Me That Altitude for a completely bewildered audience. This album is full of bangers and we are currently unable to choose just one favorite. hellpeoplefan
Jody Stephens of Big Star and Luther Russell of the Freewheelers team for a radiant LP packed full of slide guitar and pop smarts. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 11, 2019
Rundgren-esque rock with big hooks and a hint of the baroque, recommended for fans of Jon Brion and post-Kill Rock Stars Elliott Smith. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 20, 2024
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Cried. Quick story: I had learned my dog passed at 12 years old right before hearing the last two songs of this album (this was before the comeback) and needless to say the combination of Gentle Light and HBIM did me in for quite the emotional experience.
It didn't help that the first line of HBIM is "Sorry Charlie", my dog's name.
So yeah, cried.
Thanks for this and all the albums and everything else y'all give us mawnifestation