A Second Wednesday Post...

Ed note: This post was originally completed at 8:50am, but it looked strange being above, as it is intended as a postscript to the original wednesday post.

Angsty sadness. I should have been an emo chick. Of course, if I were, we would only have tons of music from My Bloody Valentine, and exposition on the merits of the movie Twilight. Yeah, you deserve better than that.

Of course, dear reader (I think I may have three now), so do I. So, when I feel a bit sad, dejected, confused and (dare I say) unjustly maligned, I have no recourse. But I do have this blog, and a huge wealth of songs to pick from.

In 1990, Christian Slater starred in a movie, Pump Up the Volume, from which I pulled this song, by Aaron Neville. Heartfelt vocals over a slow beat that never lets you forget it's there... like a heartbeat. The languid wail of the organ. The counterpoint in the bass guitar, almost like a mocking voice. The bridge, with it's background harmonization and the harsh Fender, conveys a mixture of anger, pleading and confusion that is liberating... and ends softly, sadly.

It's songs like this that make it so nice to have 35yo scotch.
Enjoy the rest of your day folks. Apologies for the juvenile emo nature of the rant.
-om