Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Guess who's not working?

Hall & Oats, “Nothing at all”
On:
Daryl Hall and John Oats (1975)
What the song is about: D-Hall (I can call him that, right?) and his woman are sooooo over it. In fact, they’ve become so dispassionate about their relationship that they can’t even fight anymore. Oooh…time to bounce.
Why I’m listing to it: H&O are my personal standard for blue-eyed soul. I enjoy their music—honest and truly, without an ounce of hipster irony. If I go along with popular theory, DH&JO is the duo’s most famous album, probably due to the inclusion of the classic track “Sara Smile” and the “oh my God, are those trannies?” cover art. But “Nothing at all” is the real gem to me. It's such a glorious kiss-off song. Hall is pretty much giving his woman the middle finger, but his sweet, velvety vocals make it seem like a hug.
Best lyric: “Tiiiiiiiiiime has a way of lessening lo-o-ove/You know that's truuuuuuuuue/So don't bother listening anymore darling/ (CUE FALSETTO) 'Cause I'm writing my last song about youuuuuuuuuuu” Yet another case of trite lyrics going from 0 to 100 because of awesome vocals.

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