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February 2, 2005

Drink To Me, Babe, Then

Newman, A.C. : The Slow Wonder

I've always loved The New Pornographers and when I saw this album in the stores I jumped right on it - even though I think it made my bank account go in the negative. The owner of the record store played the opening track for me and I bought it right there.musicmatch mods

This song gets in your freakin' head due to the rhythm of the lyrics and the music. It's such a good song. The lazy guitars and slow drums make for an almost chant-like experience. The whistling (I've always had a thing for whistling in pop songs) perfectly complements the arrangement.musicmatch mods

As for what the song's about? Your guess is as good as mine. I've never been great at figuring out what songs mean - I'll be honest about that. I do my best by studying the lyrics, matching the verses with the chorus and listening to the mood of the music. I'm lost on this one though. How about I just put the lyrics up and you figure it out:musicmatch mods

Come to me, please, all these years fall through,
Through the cracks and now this perfect view,
On the upside, both sides win.
On the downside, we buy, we pull through,
Through the pouring choices rich kids choose,
On a landslide, you ride in. musicmatch mods

Drink to me, babe, then.
Think of me, babe, then.
Lady, we both know what the scores don't show,
Drink to me, babe, then musicmatch mods

Now it's come home, held on, held the truth,
Like a threat to point-blank eyes as proof,
You were too shy to lie to.
We're offended, shocked our plan would fail,
Now you've wandered farther from the trail,
On a landslide you ride in. musicmatch mods

Does that help you?musicmatch mods

makes me think of: buying it at Square Recordsmusicmatch mods

Posted by Nathan Smart at February 2, 2005 3:35 PMmusicmatch mods

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