Sorry for the delay, life intrudes as it will....
So, when did your Pink Floyd obsession begin and end? Almost every big music fan has had that love affair at some point in their lives. For me, it was tenth grade to twefth grade, give or take. I listened to "The Wall" (either that, "Led Zeppelin III" or "Electric" by The Cult) on my walk to school almost every day of my sophomore year. And really, what better age than 14 to listen to "The Wall" constantly and wallow in its themes of being misunderstood and outcast? It's like flies to shit.
Later, I delved into "Dark Side of the Moon" (of course) and "Wish You Were Here" (in my opinion, the best of those four or five classic PF albums). Floyd was even the first big arena concert I went to - 1987 in the old Omni in Atlanta.
Then, yes, I outgrew them. I must say, though, that enough time has passed that I can look back fondly and appreciatively on those albums. I saw a show on VH1 Classic called "Classic Albums" in which the Floyd guys revisited the studio and showed how they made the album, and it was really interesting and cool to see. I also found a vinyl copy of "Wish You Were Here" and gave it a few nostalgic spins before I had to dismantle my record player for the time being.
Anyway, to this song, there's not much to it. It's very soft and slow at the beginning, and moves the narrative forward (something about his Mom? and a trial? Anyway). The lyrics I always remember are "Cold as a razor blade / tight as a tourniquet / dry as a funeral drum" because I though it was cool that a British guy could rhyme "razor blade" and "tourniquet".
If you're an old school Athenian, you can help me out here too. At the end of the song, there's a line that is almost acapella and drawn out : "Why are you running away?" I swear, I remember this line being in an old Video Library commerical on MTV back in the day. Am I crazy or does anyone remember?
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Did that commercial have Alan Ward in it?
I can still remember April B and Rachel A in our 9th grade English class going on about how 'Comfortably Numb' is the greatest song ever, and listening to them and how they described it I remember thinking that they were both on the weed. NTTAWWT.
Does your iPod have anything on it post-1991?
April and April? Weed? Surely you jest.
Yes, it does have post 91 stuff. Stay tuned.
I don't know, I'm thinking of starting my own blog where I guess what will be the next 90s song on your blog, then make fun of it. So for example, I could say the next one will be Liz Phair, something off Exile in Guyville, then I would make fun of you for having it on your iPod. "Ha ha, trying to convince her you hate men too?" I might say.
i'm just waiting for the mp3 gods to reveal that embarassing cache of Air Supply
d- rail, you laugh now....
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