Saturday, December 24, 2011

i'm a cuckoo - belle and sebastian

I had such good intentions of writing regularly when I started this blog, and now look. It's been a month.

It's not that I haven't thought about it. But you know how it is. The longer you leave it, the better the post needs to be to make up for the absence. Too much pressure. Hence my procrastination.

Also, now that I don't have uni to procrastinate from, my blogging inspiration is significantly less. Who'da thunk?


It's a big call, but I think this is my favourite break up song. I love the aural juxtaposition of the music and lyrical content. (I also love the word 'juxtaposition'.) I love the repetition of the line "I'd like to see you" throughout the song. I love that someone else feels like they're in a wilderness punctuated by philosophy. I love the desperate exclamation "And I loved you/You know I loved you/It's all over now".

Sometimes I have to ban myself from listening to sad music. I have a tendency to wallow. I love this song because it acknowledges the indecision and overthinking and dramatic moods that accompany a break up, but it doesn't wallow in them. The music is always moving forward. (Kinda like the guy in the film clip, I guess, although I'm not a fan of it. Too distracting.)

That's not a whole lot for a month of thinking, but you've gotta start somewhere, I guess.