Re: John Grant - Love Is Magic (2018)

by Nightjar Fri May 07, 2021 7:43 pm

Brown Norwegian cheese
Don't worry who you do
And do not please

by Nightjar Fri May 07, 2021 7:44 pm

Nightjar wrote:Brown Norwegian cheese
Don't worry who you do
And do not please

I think this is one of my favourite lyrics of all time. love them

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Fri May 07, 2021 7:45 pm

Track 9 - The Common Snipe.

by Nightjar Fri May 07, 2021 7:45 pm

Icelandic?

by Nightjar Fri May 07, 2021 7:46 pm

by Nightjar Fri May 07, 2021 7:47 pm

Dramatic chorus.

Syn-drums.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Fri May 07, 2021 7:48 pm

Cassowary mention.

by Nightjar Fri May 07, 2021 7:48 pm

And what is up with the shoebill stork?
It looks like it's about to stab you with a fork
And yet apparently it's highly prized
Perhaps because its beak is very large in size

Sly

by Nightjar Fri May 07, 2021 7:52 pm

Final track.

Arguably the best on the album.

by Nightjar Fri May 07, 2021 7:52 pm

Guess who this about.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Fri May 07, 2021 7:52 pm

Last track - Touch and Go.

by Nightjar Fri May 07, 2021 7:53 pm

Very interesting subject matter.

Very beautiful song.

I always meant to ask the Countess about the lyrical content.

by Nightjar Fri May 07, 2021 7:55 pm

What have they been telling you
About the way things are?
Could you have foreseen back then
That you would come this far?
It was touch and go there for a while
Don't you agree?

Did you play with Barbie dolls
When no one else was around?
Pardon me if I sound ignorant
But the change is so profound
What was going through your head
As they struck you down to the ground?

What they think is patriotic
Barely passes for robotic
And not one of them could last
Three minutes in your shoes
The darkness almost swallowed you up
That must have been quite a case of the blues

I know that I'm supposed to be
Incensed by what they say you've done
But I only feel compassion 'cause
They're liars, every one
You've been keeping secrets all your life
But now you are done

Chelsea is a butterfly, she metamorphosised
You can't catch her with your net
'Cause she is free inside
You can't stop the progress of the truth
Try as you might
You can't stop the progress of the truth
Try as you might

by Nightjar Fri May 07, 2021 7:56 pm

Soaring, lush coda...

by Nightjar Fri May 07, 2021 7:57 pm

Odd Speak-and-Spell and vintage vocal toy ending...

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Fri May 07, 2021 7:58 pm

It is over.

It was a pleasant, solid album that needed some of the tracks to be shorter.

Now to look back at the thread and see what everybody else made of it. Excited

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Fri May 07, 2021 7:58 pm

I shall give it 4 stars.

by Nightjar Fri May 07, 2021 8:02 pm

Well, Johnno does go on a bit and his queer schtick can get a little tiresome, despite being pretty funny on a fair few occasions.

After four solo albums and a pre-solo career with The Czars lasting donkey's years I feel he's still trying to, and only partially, maturing.

Still, I'm a fan and have - despite it being a strong candidate for his weakest album - have enjoyed listening to it again.

A bit like that last Arcade Fire we did.

★★★★

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