Nada Surf had a kind of hit in the nineties with a song called Popular. We played it a few times. And then forgot about them. Then in 2002 I was reading a review of theur new album Let Go and it so impressed me I went out and bought the CD. When I got it home I put on the first track and it just blew me away. It took me ages to get round to listening to the rest of the album because I was always listening to this song.
in the blizzard of '77
the cars were just lumps on the snow
and then later
tripping in 7-11
the shelves were stretching out of control
First it's the chord progression that starts the song. Played on acoustic guitar there's something magical about those chords. And then the imagery of the lyrics. They just got to me even though they're not linear and don't tell a story it's almost like an impressionist painting where all the bits come together to make a whole. You know maybe there's not much of a story with this one, it's just a song I love.
but in the middle of the night i worry
it's blurry even without light
tripping in 7-11
the shelves were stretching out of control
First it's the chord progression that starts the song. Played on acoustic guitar there's something magical about those chords. And then the imagery of the lyrics. They just got to me even though they're not linear and don't tell a story it's almost like an impressionist painting where all the bits come together to make a whole. You know maybe there's not much of a story with this one, it's just a song I love.
but in the middle of the night i worry
it's blurry even without light
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