Saturday 6 September 2008

Messenger

Taken from "Suitcase 1" 2003

"Why can't you see that it's not cool?
To wait in handing (?) after school
Tell you what I'll do
I'll leave it up to you

Messenger, messenger
I wanna be your boy, your messenger
Messenger, messenger
I wanna be your boy, your messenger

I know it gets so hard to choose
I'll be the one to break the news
Tell you what I'll do
I'll leave it up to you"

A very 60s garage pop slice of early Guided By Voices pleasure. A great upbeat tune and some fantastic vocals. The chorus is amazing and would easily make it onto a "proper" album release by GBV or REM. Great song.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

I agree this song just kicks it! It's nice to see you back XRayLexx!

What the Parrot Saw said...

Loved this one I first heard it. The garage band sonority nails it- sweet tune, sweet lyrics. I almost wish Pollard had stayed in the basement (read:snakepit) riffing on Merseybeat and Freakbeat: I could listen to this all day. A gem.