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In pop, almost everything has already been attempted and achieved. This indisputable truth pushes many artists on the defensive, either towards an intimate minimalism or a slavish re-proposition, only slightly shuffling the cards, of the most beloved and perhaps overly respected models.
Then there are more talented authors who, with courage and a good dose of boldness, decide to dare, not letting themselves be discouraged by the "historical" burden, without therefore going on a quest for the Holy Grail of absolute originality. Daniel Bejar, aka Destroyer, belongs precisely to this third group.
In "Your Blues," the sixth effort of the Canadian singer-songwriter, clear reference points are certainly not missing: from Paddy McAloon (Prefab Sprout) to Jervis Cocker (Pulp), from the Auters to Scott Walker, but our artist is not at all intimidated by these "sacred monsters" and addresses them with a familiar "you," showing personality and clear ideas.
He thus manages to craft a handful of refined songs, in some episodes even too rich in arrangements, almost baroque, but which work wonderfully, making it difficult to detach from them.
Once you enter the enchanted bitter-sweet world of the peaceful "destroyer," it will be difficult to leave.
Remaining indifferent to tracks like "The Music Lovers" or "Certain Things You Ought To Know" is almost impossible; it's not music for half measures: you either adore it or find it indigestible.
As far as I'm concerned, I've finally found the album that will provide light and warmth to the upcoming cold and dark winter days.
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
01 Notorious Lightning (05:57)
Oh, Notorious Lightning! Yes, I had to ride you
And trash the crystal jets they kept in storage inside you!
I was told never to question it.
Now I'm facing twenty years for every night I tried to ingest the snow so lightly! (huh?)
You simply couldn't put down the Black Book.
You dreamt the dreams of the Self-Taught Man.
You warn the ladies not to be corrupted by their looks,
But your voice comes out soft and slanted!
And you're living off what government's granted you:
Amnesty from the true
Thing. Now, Sandra, slowly remove the ring and watch Notorious Lightning surround you.
Watch Notorious Lightning surround you.
Watch Notorious Lightning surround you.
I lay myself down to observe your gilded jeans hit the ground,
And have not grown from this worship.
I lay myself down to surrender,
Watch the trust funds gorge us again,
And have not grown from this worship.
So, Great Pretender, pull a face! Let's see the best 'forlorn you know!'
Just don't sing, "Barricades In The Morning" - it's been three days in a row
And it never comes off like you planned it!
Something once was delivered, then you banned it
But, oh, there is a key to this thing...
Notorious Lightning...
There is a monument.
There is a place within it that I have won.
And there is victory at sea.
And then there's the sun
Crashing down upon us
Faithful readership of the Old Warden. We beg -
"No not another ode to the Garden! You've let the Book of Appeals pile up!"
So, Child of the East, it's time
To shrug off the Beast and take a look at what you've done.
The half-breed jury agrees you're OK,
But what they never seem to say is that it's never
The defense's witness...
AND SOMEONE'S GOT TO FALL BEFORE SOMEONE GOES FREE!
03 An Actor's Revenge (02:57)
An actor will seek revenge
I don't know why and I don't know when
There'll be talk, there'll be action
Boys demanding satisfaction from girls
Oh, you'd hate to play a girl
He came on too strong
He was weird and he was wrong
A bloodless cop at down throwing everybody out
The kids twist and shout until the womb fucking wrecks it
A boulevardier might say tomorrow is another day
All right, yes, but it's also just another mess
Crime and punishment, no, that's not what I meant
An actor will seek revenge
Upon the ones who fed him those ridiculous lines
Saying what we really need now is an emotional history of the lower east side
Cause it was wild, it was wild
Oh no, here we go again
04 The Music Lovers (04:23)
Feeling fine but it must be the wine, cos it's April 27th and my baby's still dying on me
We stole a gondola to sea
Ditched the chaperones on jewel-encrusted roans
They called us unprofessional but deep down they knew:
THAT WE WERE THE MUSIC LOVERS!
PEOPLE SAY 'THEY JUST DIDN'T WANT IT ENOUGH!'
THE PEOPLE SAY 'THEY JUST DIDN'T WANT IT ENOUGH!'
OH BUT WE WERE THE MUSIC LOVERS
PEOPLE SAY 'THEY JUST DIDN'T WANT IT ENOUGH!'
YEAH THE PEOPLE SAY 'THEY JUST DIDN'T WANT IT ENOUGH!'
The time of your lives has been had
And your wives have been bad
Now look, the private sector's not denied you for the last time
They say grapes go rotten on the vine
OH BUT ONCE WE WERE THE MUSIC LOVERS!
PEOPLE SAY 'THEY JUST DIDN'T WANT IT ENOUGH!'
THE PEOPLE SAY 'THEY JUST DIDN'T WANT IT ENOUGH!'
OH BUT WE WERE THE MUSIC LOVERS
PEOPLE SAY 'THEY JUST DIDN'T WANT IT ENOUGH!'
YEAH THE PEOPLE SAY 'THEY JUST DIDN'T WANT IT ENOUGH!'
Sister, the world cannot hold us
Brother, you can go your own way
08 Don't Become the Thing You Hated (02:13)
Don't become
The thing you hated
Don't become
The thing you hated
Suns rise and suns go down again
Open your ??? doors, let 'em in
Let 'em in
Don't become
The thing you hated
09 Mad Foxes (04:47)
Mad foxes - look I saw them all and I wanted all of them.
Berlin is for lovers.
It will never fall,
But you can and you will!
Any hope for a love can be killed when
Death waits for us, silently, to be free,
Saying - "Your body is bad but your mind is OK."
Oh, she was never going to go there anyway, anymore...
Anyway...
Who exactly do you think you're accessing
When you're being
So community-minded?
Look, they took us from behind and said - "Hey, that's shit for sharing!"
And "I love what you're wearing.
Where did you get it anyway? And what d'you pay?"
11 What Road (03:58)
Once I was made beautiful in the light of an hour,
But this year I'm just a meal laid out for August to devour.
So, quick, let's go!
It's time for a ride!
The future is yours.
No, wait, I lied!
It is not yours.
It is a replica
Of scattered ash and the road the rain's on...
What road...
Able, willing, ready!
Fuck the Spiral Jetty!
Tonight we work large! We aim high! Pillars stare at a sky
Designed to come down upon
Everyone at once...
So, quick, let's go!
It's time for a ride!
The future is yours.
No, wait, I lied!
It is not yours.
It is a replica
Of scattered ash and the road the rain's on...
What road...
I'd been working on some open-ended shit. I
Was looking for an 'in' and that was it.
Back at the recital, signs remain vital.
A statue is stone that rejects its own pulse.
Your heart's fair. Your heart's square. Your heart's not even there!...
Wasting shore leave on the girls from Point St. Claire...
There is a light and it goes out...
A Touch of Classicism in the Night!
Your backlash was right where I wanted you!
Yes, that's right, I wanted you to...
A Touch of Classicism in the Night!
Your backlash was right where I wanted you!
Yes, that's right I wanted you to...
A Touch of Classicism in the Night!
Your backlash was right where I wanted you!
Yes, that's right, I wanted you to...
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