counterexample? please?
So last night was the Colin Meloy solo show at Great American. I have a deep love for the Decemberists, and I was stoked to see what Colin does solo. His rendition of "Grace Cathedral Hill" literally choked me up, and his in between song banter definitely rivals John Darnielle's in awesomeness--Colin's comment about having the dressing room to himself, not having to share anything, and being able to rub salsa all over his body was priceless. Patrick was thinking the Mountain Goats should play with the Decemberisits and the whole thing would be awesome banter. It would be more like "Colin Meloy and John Darnielle, in Conversation" than a show. Colin also sang us part of the "worst song" he's ever written, which was called "Dracula's Daughter." And yes, it was bad. It rhymed "bad" with "dad." But what was worse was this song about him inpregnating his sweetheart. So trite and sentimental, about hwo simultaneously weird and wonderful it is to have a baby. Ugh. He acknowledged that singing a song about a baby is wrong and only Stevie Wonder can do it. So why did he do it? Why did he have to add another line to the tally of people who get stupider after they have a baby? Thankfully there are a few people I know with babies who haven't lost their cool, but I'm worried for you, Colin.
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