song of the week: i just can't be happy today
My song of the week is dedicated to Alexandra, author of a blog I have recently become addicted to, it’s title being ‘I just can’t be happy today’.
It is Alexandra’s fifteenth birthday today, and to honour this special day, it seems only right that song of the week has to be the damned’s I just can’t be happy today -
Anthemic yet understated, both dry and histrionic, pissed off, rebellious, and grand to dance to, with a monster monologue, throwaway hand-claps, some superior keyboard action, and masterly vocals (as always) from Dave, i just can't be happy today made a perfect partner to the apocalyptic thunderstorm over brixton this afternoon. global warming anyone? plus, the single also features a b-side cover of ballroom blitz with lemmy on bass – what more could you ask for, eh?
(un)happy birthday alex – your public loves you!
posted by raspberry beret @ 7:05:00 PM
2 Comments:
I think that's Ludwig van B on the cover of the single, but he looks rather like that soft-skinned, bristle-free, troubled Young Hegelian Karl M, doncha think?
no comment necessary alex, i never know what to say. and yes, he does look a bit like your mate Karl, paddington.
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