http://vimeo.com/7014296
So the first real post, and the inspiration came when I was preparing an egg sarnie and drinking my morning coffee whilst listening to Dinosaur Jr.'s incredibly catchy, guitar driven album You're Living All Over Me from which this song is taken. The song opens wonderfully, a little drum fill and then it leaps into a deliciously self-deprecating phrase: "I'll be grazing by your window/Please come pat me on the head/I just wanna' find out what you're nice to me for." It shows the humility and almost embarrassment of first love, Mascis' uncertain, desperate, voice is synthesised with a rocking guitar and bass which suddenly erupt and quieten throughout the song. The imagery in the song is full of gore, the scars and scabs of a woman's relationship appear in a clear jar which are "plain to see" - evoking the singer's heart-on-sleeve approach to singing. I think the song is about a relationship between a young man, and an older lady ("You know I'm young and stuff"), and perhaps her previous heartbreak and coming to terms with a new relationship with this boy. Whatever Mascis is trying to say though, I'm not really bothered, I enjoy just singing along to this lo-fi, fuzzy, melodic noise without a care in the world...
So the first real post, and the inspiration came when I was preparing an egg sarnie and drinking my morning coffee whilst listening to Dinosaur Jr.'s incredibly catchy, guitar driven album You're Living All Over Me from which this song is taken. The song opens wonderfully, a little drum fill and then it leaps into a deliciously self-deprecating phrase: "I'll be grazing by your window/Please come pat me on the head/I just wanna' find out what you're nice to me for." It shows the humility and almost embarrassment of first love, Mascis' uncertain, desperate, voice is synthesised with a rocking guitar and bass which suddenly erupt and quieten throughout the song. The imagery in the song is full of gore, the scars and scabs of a woman's relationship appear in a clear jar which are "plain to see" - evoking the singer's heart-on-sleeve approach to singing. I think the song is about a relationship between a young man, and an older lady ("You know I'm young and stuff"), and perhaps her previous heartbreak and coming to terms with a new relationship with this boy. Whatever Mascis is trying to say though, I'm not really bothered, I enjoy just singing along to this lo-fi, fuzzy, melodic noise without a care in the world...
If you enjoy this, you'll be happy to hear that J Mascis has a new solo album out within the next few months. Or check out other Dinosaur Jr. stuff, this seems to be a less popular song, I struggled to find a decent Youtube clip... so I had to settle for a hyperlink to a different site which hpefully won't put you off giving this gem a listen!
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