Some people actually listen to song lyrics and some don’t. I’ve accepted this fact, although I don’t understand it...how can you not care what a song is about? Sure, I like some songs because of the overall sound, but far more often, it’s the words that grab me. Which means I love it when I find another lyric-lover.

Back on Valentine’s Day, each of us was asked to suggest a romantic song for the website. Without hesitation, my submission was “Slow Show” by The National. No one so much as commented on my choice. So I was thrilled and delighted when, during a conversation last night, I mentioned my romantic song choice, only to be told by a local musician that not only did he know the song, but he agreed wholeheartedly about how incredibly romantic it was. Okay, so he IS a musician, and maybe there’s a higher percentage of lyric lovers amongst musicians than in the general population, but I felt so validated knowing I wasn’t hearing a love song where there was none.

I wanna hurry home to you
put on a slow, dumb show for you
and crack you up
so you can put a blue ribbon on my brain
god I’m very, very frightening
I’ll overdo it

...and I’m not even going to start on what a stellar set Marionette played at Cap Ale House last night. And from NYC, The Dig’s high energy inde pop kicked ass. There was a whole lot of good music in rva last night.
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