[Disclaimer: I am not a musician. I can sing. I remember most of the recital piece I played on the piano when I was 6. But I’m not a musician. I know what I like and what I don’t like and what will likely be the soundtrack when I arrive in hell. I know that I have a deep appreciation for certain male voices. I know that song lyrics have inspired me. And I know that I’m opinionated as hell. When it comes to music. And pretty much everything else.]
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[Aside: Technically, this artist should be filed under T… however, do you have any idea how many artists I’d have under T if I did that? Exactly.]
a | airborne toxic event, the
The lead singer… the guy who started the band… is a writer. And I don’t just mean a songwriter. A writer writer. He’s a storyteller. In fact, Mikel Jollett had planned to pursue a career as a writer. But he was a self-professed ‘slacker’… until he started writing songs at the age of 31. Personal suffering drove him to it — a bad break-up, his mother’s cancer, his own autoimmune disease.
The first time I heard Sometime Around Midnight (back in 2008), I kind of melted. I wrote about it in one of my ‘song of the day’ posts. It’s beautiful… the vocals… the strings. Obviously, the song was something special… and not just to me. The band was still unsigned back then, but a few radio stations — only eight — put the song in regular rotation. Two of those stations were local to me.
Since I already featured that breakthrough song, I’ve chosen another. It wasn’t easy – my other favorite (which really is #1 for me) was also previously posted. To simplify my decision for today, I chose from the songs that start with A… which narrowed it down to three. And my choice was clear.
I was going to post only a piece of these lyrics, but I couldn’t do it…
All I Ever Wanted
I can only say these things to you while you’re sleeping
I hear the hum from the wires, the sounds of the morning creeping
I lie awake and pretend you can hear me
You tell me that you’re scared that you’re turning into your mother
I feel myself turning into my father
We could lie to each other like they do and say we’re so happy
It’s easy when you’re young and you still want it so badly
And I feel my heart pounding
And I think I might scream…
I can tell you that you’re all I’ve ever wanted, dear
I can utter every word you’ve ever hoped to hear
I shudder when I think that I might not be here forever, forever, forever
In the night you whisper like a ghost and you look so shaken
You’re so quiet and small and you tell me you want to be taken
I just never think of you as the kind of girl who would say that
You suddenly seem like some faceless thing in my grasp
Your eyes so wide, your face aglow
It’s the face of someone I don’t know
I can tell that you’re all I’ve ever wanted, dear
I can utter every word you’ve ever hoped to hear
I shudder when I think I might not be here forever, forever, forever
All I can think is that it must be a kind of rebellion
To arm your fears like soldiers and slay them
I can tell that you’re all I’ve ever wanted, dear
Through the din while you’re breathing, while you’re sleeping here
You wake and you ask me if I’m gonna be here forever, forever, forever
Your face so twisted and your eyes alight
I want to tell you I can change you when you cry at night
But I’d be lying
Love is defying
what sandra thinks 
Never heard of this band or even this song but I’m really diggin’ it…..keep this shit up, you’re showing me all kinds of fantastic music! Thanks Girl!
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I’m glad you like it. They have some stuff that’s pretty somber… but lots of stuff that’s not, too. You might like a song of theirs called ‘Changing’… ooh, and ‘Wishing Well’… 🙂
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I’ll definitely check those out!
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I never heard it either but it’s lovely. Great lyrics. Nice start to #AtoZChallenge. Hope to catch up with you again during the month 😉
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I’m glad you liked it! I’m sure I’ll have music people already know… but I’m sure a bunch that’s new to people, too. These artists should pay me commission! 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!
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I didn’t know them, but I like! Not bad to look at either 🙂 I love Aerosmith, too. Nice post today!
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Thanks! I’m glad I’m introducing some new music to some people. I’m sure at some point, I’ll hit something people know. Maybe if I really do a ‘guilty pleasures’ one for G… 😀
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Wowowow, thank you for sharing this song! I’ll go check out more because man, the violin, the cello, the drums… this is cool shit!
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I know! I absolutely love the strings! I’m glad you enjoyed this… I definitely recommend the other songs I linked to from previous posts — Sometime Around Midnight and Half of Something Else…
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Awesome! I love when you introduce me to new music! 😉
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Do you really, though? 😀 I’m teasing. I have thrown this band’s music out there before… not this song, but yeah. Hey, maybe you’ll like the stuff I mention if/when I do “guilty pleasures” for G. 🙂
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Hehe! I dont do very well with remember band/song names. But yes I really do like the songs you post! Just not cold play… I know you loves but me not so much.
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Really? I don’t think I know anyone who doesn’t like Coldplay. Well, obviously, I do… lol 😀
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Haha there is always one 😳
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Right on! Great start. 😃😃
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Yay for learning about new (to me) music! Thank you for that. I’m going to go digging and find more of this band. Don’t fret about not filing this one under ‘T’. I did the same thing with my posts.. Any that started with the word ‘A’ or ‘The’ got filed under the next word.
~Mary
Jingle Jangle Jungle #AtoZChallenge 1970’s Billboard Hits
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I think it’s the only way to go! I have 9 artists listed for T that start with “The…” Can’t do it! 🙂
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