Sure, this song isn’t the newest in the world, but every time this song pops onto my iPod or into iTunes at work, I am blown away. It’s such an amazing track and the use of the pan flute (I think) is really awesome. Consider this the most awesome Enya track ever released by Bjork – the beat sounds like some demo version of “Children” (the Robert Miles tune) I’ve heard, and if you think I am being snobby, let me reiterate that I LOVE THIS SONG.
[mp3] Fever Ray – “When I Grow Up”
This is a fantastic track but the lyrics are so ridiculous that it is hard to get past them.
“Last night I drew a funny man
With dog eyes and a hanging tongue
It goes way back”
“I’m very good with plants
When my friends are away
They let me keep the soil moist”
Since I really, really like the beat, I can totally ignore the painfully trivial lyrics
this song is lyrically spooky just as it is sonically spooky. i’ve been obsessing over this song all week. 0:52 blows me away everytime!
[...] the other day, we posted the video for Fever Ray’s “When I Grow Up” because the song has been stuck in my effing head. I can’t get over it right now, but now the [...]