On this day, I fell in love
with a song on first hearing.
It helped that I was driving.
And the sun was shining.
And the window down.
And we were on our way back
from visiting a childhood friend.
And she sat quietly
before issuing a demand
that it be turned up.
And I looked at her
in the rearview looking sideways
through the window with her small foot
tapping at my back.
And she looked back at me.
And away again.
And the music took her her way,
and me mine.
And when we arrived home,
the same sun had slid down the back fence
as it peeled the last strip of daylight away.
And flung it on the earth’s bedroom floor.
And finished its striptease
before it made way for the moon.
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Wow. Lovely post and great song. I enjoyed the video too.
Isn’t it gorgeous? Song of the summer. (my summer feeling peaks in Autumn 🙂 )
You have such a beautiful way with words, lovely post, lovely song!
Ah thanks. I have to credit the tune for putting my heart up on stilts. Can’t beat the jolt of a newly loved song 🙂
I love James Vincent McMorrow.
Post Tropical is brilliant.
I love really loving a new song, it doesn’t happen very often.
Exhilarating.
(God took me three goes to spell that right: 4pm office slump…).
I have yet to hear JVM’s new album and I’m expecting a treat.
That wasn’t meant to be a list but came out like one.
But I love lists. And that song hasn’t been off the proverbial turntable since its maiden listen. You’re so right – loving a song on first hearing is FARKING ACE. Up there in the hierarchy of exhilarating. I always find myself saying ace whenever I’m talking to an English person. I’m going to have to pay more attention to Jim Vin. I fear I casually dismissed him to the Bon Iver musical gene pool. It was at the height of my baritone phase so he was collateral damage. Possibly.
“Cavalier” off Post Tropical is an amazing piece of falsetto joy. I’d say hearing Jim Vin live in a little venue such as a tiny auld church would be ACE.
Yeah I overplayed Bon Iver’s first album then couldn’t listen to him again (especially in summery months). I think JVM is in another league.
Right so. I’m gonna gobble me some of the JVM.
Pretty much all of Post Tropical is lovely, apart from max one or two.
Lovely post! So you do have a soft side 😉
Great song too
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Have you heard “Last Story” by JVM – it’s lovely (killer chorus).
Not yet. To the youtube machine at once, Morag! Don’t mind the red lights.
Lovely. Just let it roll on to the next tune…One Thousand Times. Aaaaaaaaaand *repeat* Why don’t I have that album yet? Travesty. Hear he’s playing Belfast soon. Hmm, hmm, and thrice hmmm. Come the fuck on, pay day.
I see he is! It’s a bargain £20
Hmmm *light goes off* The child’s birthday money!