Million miles

I was a little torn between songs to post tonight, one was stuck in my head all day and the other led me to a little interesting fact so I will split the difference and post 1 of them tonight and the other tomorrow (a first for me considering my song selection is pretty spur of the moment). The song for today then I guess is "Her Eyes Are A Blue Million Miles" by Captain Beefheart. The song is just oozes the classic rock sound.

This kind of, I'm not really sure if this makes sense, re-uptake guitar part just sounds amazing and I'm in love with the lyrics and Captain Beefhearts voice (real name Don Glen Vliet). Its got this smokey Motown vibe that really works for this song. I don't have a very extensive knowledge of his work but I really dig this song. The lyrics, once again, are what really get me in this track. The intro reads "I look at her and she looks at me/In her eyes I see the sea/I can't see what she sees in a man like me/She says she loves me." As kind of a romantic, I love this line and really enjoy this entire song.

"Her Eyes Are A Blue Million Miles" by Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band from the Clear Spot (1972)

-S

Drivin' round town with the girl I love

This song is amazing. I just called my brother and he suggested it to me. I was a little weary at first about the song based on the title. I assumed it would be just like one of those Top 40 songs that I just couldn't give a shit about. The song is called "Fuck You" by Cee-Lo Green. The song is just so amazing though I can't even tell you. It just has this classic but revamped Motown feel that you just don't hear out of popular music anymore.

The lyrics are pretty great-contrary to the title. It's kind of hokey but my favorite lyric reads "Now I know, that I had to borrow/ Beg and steal and lie and cheat/Trying to keep ya, trying to please ya/'Cause being in love with you ass ain't cheap." Now I know it isn't exactly a Shakespearian sonnet, but you have to hand it to Cee-Lo Green, it's a great lyric. His voice just has that gospel feel on the track too which just works so well with the all-female chorus. The song is a complete diamond in the rough and definitely worth a listen.

"Fuck You" by Cee-Lo Green from

-S