Watchhouse: Old Ties and Companions
“Old man give me endless time
Never let these ties sever
It’s breaking bottles in the yard
Never still my mind again”
“Old man give me endless time
Never let these ties sever
It’s breaking bottles in the yard
Never still my mind again”
“I ain’t no Butch Cassidy or Sundance Kid
But I stole your heart with just one kiss
You were there by my side when the only reward
Was riding shotgun in that Honda Accord”
Was reminded of The Hood Internet recently, and got lost in this incredibly long remix video (clocking in at 30+ minutes).
Lots of 90’s favorites in there, and a kind of non-stop wave of nostalgia at every turn.
“Mamma told me angels are watching us
In a green Volkswagen van
In the cities of hippies and angels
Just singing along to a Amy Grant”
“And then you had to bring up reincarnation
Over a couple of beers the other night
And now I’m serving time for mistakes
Made by another in another life time”
“Anger, he smiles towering
In shiny metallic purple armor
Queen Jealousy, envy waits behind him
Her fiery green gown
Sneers at the grassy ground”
Well, somehow… one of her sea shanties actually got into my brain. And I woke up one morning with it in my head. Which feels really weird, since this is by all accounts her fault… and now it it’s something I can’t seem to get rid of.
“Why does everybody always act so tough, when all anybody wants is to find a friend?
Why does everybody always try to hide the heart that hidden has no use?”
I really can’t seem to shake this song. I’m sharing it here, in the off chance that when it gets stuck in your brain… perhaps it will release its death grip on my brain.
“Cold ways kill cool lovers
Strange way we love to suffer
Why won’t you fall back in love with me
There ain’t no way we’re gonna find another
The way we sleep all summer
So why won’t you fall back in love with me”
“Thank God
Thank God for making a Hell
Thank God for making a place full of fire
And greedy-ass liars
Where I’m just like everyone else
Thank God for Hell”
“Who knows what time is gonna do
All?I ?know? is the simple?truth
I like watching?the days go by with you”
“Kissing babies
I’m alive but I’m dead inside
Burying my face against the wall
Silent scathing smile
The family planning aisle
I can feel my sanity dissolve”
A little nostalgia, I think. Hearing it definitely reminds me of Chicago at the turn of the millenium.
The really interesting thing for me: I somehow managed to never hear the original version from Trainor. Instead, my first introduction to this song was Davis’ version. So it’s her voice and her take that I hear, whenever this song comes up.