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Songs of the Day #35
Sep. 9th, 2007 05:41 pmSongs of the Day!
So, I've been listening to my music collection on shuffle a lot lately which leads me to rediscover songs that I love but haven't listened to in a long time. Today, I give you two of these songs - they're both very high on my list of all-time favorites by anyone ever and they also both happen to be very depressing, which seems to be a theme among songs I adore. Believe me, if you haven't heard these, you need to fix that right now.
The Dresden Dolls - Thirty Whacks
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This is probably my favorite Dolls song, if I was forced to choose, because I relate to the feeling it portrays extremely well. Amanda is a stellar lyricist and it often feels like she's writing only for me, to the point of being a bit scary at times. Especially the "thirty-day guarantee" verse gets to me and if I'm not already crying by that point, I will be once I hear it. It's just a gorgeous song, and probably a bit overlooked by many Dolls fans. The build-up at the end is also perfect - Amanda wailing over the drums and piano assault is so chilling and unnerving.
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Fiona Apple - Never Is a Promise
Fiona Apple - Never Is a Promise
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Every single time I hear this song, even though I've listened to it so many times by now, it completely blows me away. Everything about it is perfection. Fiona is an above-average pianist, but this is one of the few songs where she's truly impressed me with her skills; the melody is so driving and moving and the string arrangement also adds a lot. I would probably still love it if it was only an instrumental piece. However, the lyrics and vocal performance really make it special. I personally think she is a genius lyrically and this song is no exception. It's even more mindblowing when you add in the fact that she was only a teenager when she wrote these. Her voice is so unique, as well. She doesn't use her really high register much which makes it even more affecting when she does - especially that extremely high, shaky note at the end makes me shiver and the quiet but intense anger behind some of the lines. I could honestly go on about its amazingness forever and still not feel like I've described it well enough.
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