Mrs. Cynical and I plowed through the whole of Rick and Morty in a couple of days at the end of last year and this has been stuck in my head ever since:
I downloaded it and now use it as my holyfuckingshitwhyisthistrainsocrowdedandwhydoesnttheairconditioningwork song on the train. It’s calm, it’s relaxing and it helps me visualise my fellow commuters being blasted into the cold, hard vacuum of space.
I just can’t stop listening to this. From T-Minus’ amazing production to K-Dots lyrics and delivery. It’s no wonder this guy keeps getting smacked in the face with Grammys.
(If you dig into the lyrics this is actually a cautionary tale and not a pro-drinking song.)
I recently found out about this japanese band called “Lucie, too”, I have played their album Lucky about 20 times over the last 3 days. I have no idea what they’re saying but the music just makes me happy.
I can translate the first one if you would like. The lyrics are written on the video so it shouldn’t take a great deal of time but I might not be able to do it until the weekend as things are a touch hectic at the moment…
Of course, if you’d prefer not to know what the lyrics are, that’s fine too…
Early 17th century equivalent to “Louie Louie”… and it really was - this is just one arrangement of a proverbial shitload (the original was by Dowland).
Had a fight about something stupid
Our conversation is still at odds (lit “in parallel”)
But I already don’t care about that
Because today is a special day:
From today I’m going to be with you,
It’ll be like being loved by a long haired ghost coming out of the TV
I’m going to hold your hand and I’m not going to lose you twice
I’ve made up my mind I’m going to hold you until the end
Dancing as the smell of the spring fills the lungs
On a stroll into town,
From today I’m going to be with you,
Like the universe closing in on you,
I’m going to hold your hand and I’m not going to lose you twice
I’ve made up my mind I’m going to hold you until the end."
Apologies for the lack of lyricism in my translation. It’s very sweet in the original but also a touch creepy (while still being cute).
When I have a long drive ahead of me, I generally download two albums: a stage musical, as well as something more folk/pop/rock.
My last long drive was over Christmas, and, this time, the “stage musical” I downloaded was Joseph. I’ve had this stuck in my head on-and-off ever since:
Fuck, now it’s stuck in my head, and I didn’t even play it. Please know I am shaking my fist right now.
In seriousness, you didn’t put it there. It’s been there for many years, but you awakened it, and now what do I do?!?!? Next thing you know I’ll be sailing the seas of cheese, just to get myself enough pork soda for ME to be the Frizzle Fry, and then what? It’s a slippery slope to Faith No More and Mr Bungle, and that got SOOOooooo messy last time.