I realize that it is a touch indulgent to name your blog after a song and then blog about that song. But then again, it seems entirely fitting to christen our maiden voyage thusly. This is a song by Death Cab For Cutie, from their 2005 album, “Plans.” Now, if you haven’t listened to Plans, you have really missed out. Equally so if you’ve judged it or dismissed it based on the radio singles, Soul Meets Body or Crooked Teeth. These songs are wonderful in context to the whole album, and I can’t recommend the record highly enough. Possibly my favorite track on the record and subsequent namesake is What Sarah Said. This song is both beautiful and unbearably sad. The line “love is watching someone die” is one of the most eloquent and painful lyrics I’ve ever heard, and I think the song is a stirring tribute to love, loss, and “dealing” with death. Ben Gibbard’s lyricism has always been somewhat astonishing, and I think this track shows the depth of DCFC as a band.
2 responses so far ↓
obedientson // June 3, 2008 at 1:47 am |
Thanks for sharing this. Mezmorizing song. he captured the place, physically, emotionally, and personally.
The hi-hats at the end drove me crazy. they sound soooo off.
seanmichaelbrage // June 3, 2008 at 7:15 am |
what do you mean off? not as in “off,” I’m trusting. the pattern at the end is so brilliant. this song always leaves me almost crying and really wanting to be as creative as DCFC is.