I kinda like Mike's format of orginization so I'll do it similar.
#99
Who: Ani Difranco
Song: Both Hands (live)
Album: Living in Clip
Why:
Ok there's lots of reasons to check out this song. First off is that you should own this collection. Living in clip is one of the best collections of live music by a phenominal live performer. The way the album is put together is something I loved. There's clips of the band talking, a great introduction to the band, they sort of make up a song on the spot and all the material is Ani's best stuff to that point. In otherwards it's one of those rare live albums that really gives you an accurate simulation of the performers live show instead of just being live versions of material you already own.
So why Both Hands....First is the great intro to the song. This building of an orchestrated version of the melody in the song, then it cuts out and it's just Ani strumming and singing. Second I really think this song cuts through the bullshit perception of what people think Ani is and what she really is. Most people have this view that she's just some stereotypical rrriot grrrl singing about woman problems and how much she hates men. And yeah there are those songs, but really Ani is a great guitar player and a phenominal lyricsist (sp?).
This song is (atleast my own interpretation (sp?) from listening) is about being in love. The way you fall in love crazy ridiculouslly. The time when your happy all the time and nothing can fuck with the endorphins in your head. This song is the end of one of those relationships. The narrator is thinking of the best time while experiencing the worst times. It's thins sort of complicated lyrics that kept me a fan of ani for so long. It's not just a song about love and not just a song about a break up, it's about breaking up with someone you love and it really captures that.
So there you go a great song, don't let your prejudgements get in the way of listening to it.
PS from Mike: John, you gotta learn how to add the song and the tags, man ( :
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1 comment:
good to see you continuing this segment - i truly enjoy hearing song people identify with. i think i was with you the first time i heard ani, in a camelot cd store, and i was like, whoa, this is awesome. and of course you already knew who it was. anyways, i actually have opposite preconceived notions because i had no idea who she was when i first started listening to her - but i do love the intro here. ill have to check out the album
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