Wire, “I Am The Fly” (1978)
This is alongside “How Soon Is Now” in my list of songs that sound surprisingly great when played on an acoustic guitar.
This is alongside “How Soon Is Now” in my list of songs that sound surprisingly great when played on an acoustic guitar.
{extreme Southern Mom voice} Well, don’t this just make your ears perk right on up!
Say! You interested in a Spotify or Apple Music playlist of the songs posted on TuneMine? Sure you are! So here you go.
I refuse—REFUSE—to properly learn what sprechgesang is, but I really like this song anyway.
WAIT FOR IT.
There’s an entire section of 90s music that’s really nothing more than fun. That’s it. It’s just fun and you want to hang out with your friends with it on. And that says SO much about the 90s.
Oh, I see. This is one of those good songs. Got it.
First few listens verdict has been that it’s consistently really good, but nothing has exploded in my mind like some of her past songs. This one is creeping in, though…
The little grocery store around the corner from my house plays the most bonkers variety of music. I always have Shazam at the ready so I can catch stuff like this.
The first Simple Minds album is all but forgotten, and not for bad reasons. It was a band still finding a sound different than just aping their idols (Bowie & Reed in this case). But it’s still a really good album. Their commitment to mixing the angular with the technically impressive is there, and even if the sound isn’t a unique one, it’s still worth your listen.