(A word of praise for old-fashioned singing that has the confidence to hold a note here.
"Now if I can feeeeeeel the sun in my eyes What's missing is an elemental force that should feel simple, good, entirely natural The complex interpersonal politics of such complexity - and what might be won - are articulated in the song īut with a lover I could hold my head back. The object of the song is that uneasy figure, someone who you are sure is a friend, might be something deeper, but might not remain a friend if you articulate that wish to them. The mood established by the cat's cradle acoustic guitar in the introduction makes you think that you've been listening to something quiet, until you remember all of the details that were subsequently added the brooding Jaws string section, sonorous percussion, the two sets of backing vocals, and that alto saxophone. This uncomfortable sense of inner life is supported by the melody and the arrangement. the thoughts then swept over by feelings which lie beyond rational expression. It's an emotionally naked song, not just in being about being on the cusp of having sex with somebody you're in love with for the first time, but in the way it takes us into the singer's inner life solitary thoughts, reflections to bolster a fragile ego ("I got all the friends I need", thank you very much), doubt, fear. "I am not in love, but I'm open to persuasion."įew opening lines are so lacking in confidence.
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