tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9712793.post110783923317159114..comments2023-12-26T00:08:21.129+13:00Comments on Brain Stab: You can't take my music to crash cars to...Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12428777233351272669noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9712793.post-1107849721938229492005-02-08T21:02:00.000+13:002005-02-08T21:02:00.000+13:00Yeah, people who sound like they mean it -- that's...Yeah, people who sound like they mean it -- that's what appeals to me. I mean take:<br /><br /><I>It's a pity, it's a crying shame<br />Who pulled you down again?<br />How painful it must be<br />To bruise so easily<br />Inside</I>In the hands of any number of teen angst merchants that would be godawful pap, but when softly intoned by Natalie Merchant, it sounds like the motherly concern of someone who genuinely cares about the suffering of another.<br /><br />On the other hand, the lyric that's stuck with me the most recently has been:<br /><br /><I>I'd give up everything I own for you<br />I'd eat a piece of nothing pie</I>From good old "Forever Tuesday Morning" by The Mockers. I have no clear idea what this means, and I'm still half convinced it's something rude, but hey -- pie.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12428777233351272669noreply@blogger.com