deeply shallow
reflexively my eyes widened and my jaw dropped.
i've been a fan of fleming and john since college. fleming mcwilliams has a voice that stands up to that of any of the top women vocalists you can name, and her technique is impeccable. there are plenty of f&j songs i'd love to cover, but simply don't have her range.
i haven't been following what the band's been doing lately, but after adding them to one of my pandora stations ("modern folksy girls"-- you've gotta listen! it's shaping up to be really great. sara bareilles is also featured on the station and she is phenomenal) i've had the opportunity to catch up.
today one particularly suprising song came up. the instrumental intro had an immediately recognizable, signature sound. mcwilliams' vocals came in strong, as usual. then the lyrics grabbed and shook me. or, i should say, shocked me:
when i saw you at the grocery store
you were sharing a shopping cart with her
and i couldn't turn and run away
i didn't know what to say
you introduced us for the first time
and i had to look her in the eye
but you could not imagine my surprise
can't you see
you're leaving me
for an ugly girl
does she talk about politics
and all the stuff that used to make me sick
does she smoke cigars and stay up late
oh she's so great
does she tell you what you want to hear
and i bet that she can grow a beard
i'd feel better thinking you were queer
it's not fair
i can't compare
to an ugly girl
ha ha ha the joke's on me
i feel jealous and i feel mean
is she so nice that it makes up for her face
there's no way
do you have to keep your eyes closed
do you have to keep the lights down low
oh i bet you wish you had a blindfold
can't you see
you're leaving me
for an ugly girl
so awful! so funny! but so horrible! i'd cover it, but can't for fear that i'd seem snobby and mean, or that people wouldn't get the joke that i AM the ugly girl, or that i simply CAN'T sing it BECAUSE i am the ugly girl! how ugly the girl who would sing about how ugly a girl is!
oh, wow. so many levels of ugliness.
i've been a fan of fleming and john since college. fleming mcwilliams has a voice that stands up to that of any of the top women vocalists you can name, and her technique is impeccable. there are plenty of f&j songs i'd love to cover, but simply don't have her range.
i haven't been following what the band's been doing lately, but after adding them to one of my pandora stations ("modern folksy girls"-- you've gotta listen! it's shaping up to be really great. sara bareilles is also featured on the station and she is phenomenal) i've had the opportunity to catch up.
today one particularly suprising song came up. the instrumental intro had an immediately recognizable, signature sound. mcwilliams' vocals came in strong, as usual. then the lyrics grabbed and shook me. or, i should say, shocked me:
when i saw you at the grocery store
you were sharing a shopping cart with her
and i couldn't turn and run away
i didn't know what to say
you introduced us for the first time
and i had to look her in the eye
but you could not imagine my surprise
can't you see
you're leaving me
for an ugly girl
does she talk about politics
and all the stuff that used to make me sick
does she smoke cigars and stay up late
oh she's so great
does she tell you what you want to hear
and i bet that she can grow a beard
i'd feel better thinking you were queer
it's not fair
i can't compare
to an ugly girl
ha ha ha the joke's on me
i feel jealous and i feel mean
is she so nice that it makes up for her face
there's no way
do you have to keep your eyes closed
do you have to keep the lights down low
oh i bet you wish you had a blindfold
can't you see
you're leaving me
for an ugly girl
so awful! so funny! but so horrible! i'd cover it, but can't for fear that i'd seem snobby and mean, or that people wouldn't get the joke that i AM the ugly girl, or that i simply CAN'T sing it BECAUSE i am the ugly girl! how ugly the girl who would sing about how ugly a girl is!
oh, wow. so many levels of ugliness.
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