Anti-love song
by Leandro Lucarella on 2009- 10- 17 04:01 (updated on 2009- 10- 17 04:01)- with 0 comment(s)
I always found fascinating the mixture of beauty and terror that The Beautiful South is capable of =P
For instance, read the lyrics from Something That You Said from the album 0898 Beautiful South. Here are some fragments of the lyrics:
The perfect love song it has no words it only has death threatsAnd you can tell a classic ballad by how threatening it getsSo if you walk into your house and she's cutting up your motherShe's only trying to tell you that she loves you like no otherNo other, she loves you like no other.[...]The perfect love has no emotions, it only harbours doubtAnd if she fears your intentions she will cut you outSo do not raise your voice and do not shake your fistJust pass her the carving knife, if that's what she insists[...]The perfect kiss is dry as sand and doesn't take your breathThe perfect kiss is with the boy that you've just stabbed to death
But please, go and read the full lyrics first.
Now try to picture how this song would sound like (if you don't already know it, of course =). You might think it will sound like a creepy death metal band, but no. You can hear 30 seconds of the song at last.fm to know how it really sounds.
The song is awfully peaceful, and the voice is Briana Corrigan is incredibly beautiful. But what it makes this a great song for me is the contrast between music and lyrics. They have plenty of songs using this resource and a lot of irony (for example, the more popular Song For Whoever).
For those who don't know anything about this band, it was formed by two ex-members of The Housemartins (I hope you know them =).