which is why I see it as a "fighting back" song.
Except that there's not so much of the fighting back in the song. I always heard it as textbook abuse victim:
In the dark, I like to read his mind
But I'm frightened of the things I might find
Oh, there must be something he's thinking of
To tear him away
When I tell him that I'm falling in love
Why does he say
Hush, hush, keep it down now, voices carry
I try so hard not to get upset
Because I know all the trouble I'll get
Oh, he tells me tears are something to hide
And something to fear
And I try so hard to keep it inside
So no one can hear
Hush, hush, keep it down now, voices carry
Oh, he wants me, but only part of the time
He wants me if he can keep me in line
Hush, hush, keep it down now, voices carry
Oh, hush, hush, shut up now, voices carry
Oh, hush, hush, keep it down now, voices carry
Oh, hush hush, darling, she might overhear
Oh no, voices carry
He said shut up
He said shut up
Oh God, can't you keep it down, voices carry
Oh, voices carry
I wish he would let me talk
Maybe it's more in the end of the video. For those who haven't seen it (or forgotten), He and She are seated together in an auditorium, fancy dress, very Yuppie. He looks with disgust at her punk-style -- ponytail? rat tail? She then starts mumbling the lyrics of the song, He tries to shush her. She then stands up and shouts the lines, "He said shut up. He said shut up."
That's where I see She fighting back, saying, "Enough. I'm not taking it any more."
I got the Phil Spector Wall of Sound retrospective and am downloading it onto the computer as we speak.
Anyone want anything?
Here's the list of songs:
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I would love River deep mountain high, or any of them, really.
Done, Perkins.
Also, The Crystals "He's a Rebel" and "Then He Kissed Me" and The Ronettes "Be My Baby."
Anyone want anything?
I really want "Black Pearl" by Sonny Charles and the Checkmates. Co-write by Toni Wine, and my coolest backstage experience ever was having Robert Pollard sing it to me while we talked bubblegum after a Guided By Voices show.
eta:
Oh bother, it's not on the list.
Sadly, not on this collection.
ETA: Got momentarily excited when I did a search through my music and came up with it. Then I realized it was the theme from Pirates.
D'uh!
jealous
Yeah, I don't really have a lot of meet-your-heroes stories, but that experience was great.
I'm still playing around with trying to get an evokes California/lounge/beach/sixties soundtrack going.
So far I've got:
Caravan- 80 Drums Around the World
Surfer Girl- The Beach Boys
Telstar- The Tornadoes
Misirlou- Martin Denny
I Only Want to Be With You- Shelby Lynne (has a wicked nice lounge feel)
God Only Knows- The Beach Boys
If I Fell- Evan Rachel Wood (From Across the Universe
Suggestions?
