Getting back into the swing of things today, and feeling a bit rusty, I have just a brief thought on “And She Was.” Namely, that despite the very obvious fact that this is about d-r-u-g-s and despite my much-chronicled prudishness regarding sex- and drug-related music, I have always loved this song.
Well, “always” might be an overstatement. It’s possible I did not encounter it — or at least focus on it — until my junior year of college, when I stumbled into a sudden and all-consuming Talking Heads obsession. I don’t remember if it was this song that triggered the obsession, I just know that all of a sudden I could not stop playing Sand in the Vaseline.
The very subtitle of this compilation, “Popular Favorites,” is enough to make any true fan cringe. But for me, it offered two full discs of joy, a playlist that combined the familiar with new and wondrous sounds.
The briefness and specificity of this passion is evidenced by the fact that still, when I hear the band, I picture myself walking into my junior-year dorm room, turning right and covering the few paces between the door and the bureau that held the stereo, popping one of those CDs in, and pushing play. Ah, bliss.
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November 29, 2010 at 1:16 pm
thegirlontheswing
This song is about d-r-u-g-s? I have clearly never thought enough about it. Or, maybe, never understood enough of the slurry lyrics. Shall have to investigate! But love the image of college you delighting in ye olde Talking Heads!
April 13, 2011 at 10:42 am
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