Monday, May 1, 2006

Three-Chord Monday #19
So these musicians are noodling around. The guitarist, keyboardist, and bassist decide to switch instruments. They come up with a hook that's jarring in its simplicity, especially after their foray into polyrhythms in the two previous albums. The song is more or less ignored in the shadow of a monster single -- but it turns out to be the best love song written in my lifetime, if not longer. One of the myriad reasons to elope is to avoid having a wedding song. But if I were the sort to have a wedding with a wedding song, this is the one I'd lobby hard for.

Talking Heads - "This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)"
The Arcade Fire's cover
Shawn Colvin's cover

clip from Stop Making Sense

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