Great song made better by a great video.

I highly recommend checking this album out.

Amsterdam by Coldplay

Lyrics:

Come on, my star is fading
And I swerve out of control
If i, if I’d only waited
I’d not be stuck here in this hole

Come here, my star is fading
And I swerve out of control
And I swear, I waited and waited
I’ve got to get out of this hole

But time is on your side
Its on your side now
Not pushing you down and all around
It’s no cause for concern

Come on, oh my star is fading
And I see no chance of release
And I know I’m dead on the surface
But I am screaming underneath

And time is on your side
Its on your side now
Not pushing you down
And all around, no
It’s no cause for concern

Stuck on the end of this ball and chain
And I’m on my way back down again
Stood on a bridge, tied to the noose
Sick to the stomach
You can say what you mean
But it won’t change a thing
I’m sick of the secrets
Stood on the edge, tied to a noose
You came along and you cut me loose
You came along and you cut me loose
You came along and you cut me loose.

The piece he sings is Nessun Dorma from Turandot, music by Giacomo Puccini and libretto by Renato Simoni.

Of course this video ruined this song forever for me but it’s damn funny. I’m pretty sure even Eddie himself has no idea what he is saying in this song.

[EDIT]:
And Even Flow… (I love the Heathen Frog line)

Take a listen and tell me what classical music this song is based on. You can try Googling, but you won’t find it unless you have the composer in the query as well. And that’s cheating anyway. Don’t let John Popper’s vocals distract you, just listen to the rhythm guitar and you’ll recognize the “hook.”

I was so excited because I suck at playing or recognizing specific notes and can’t believe it took me almost 13 years (the song was released in September 1994) to figure this out. My subconscious mind was hard at work and all those years of being a classical music geek finally paid off.

First was Macy Gray’s I Try, a song that reminds me of someone back in Columbus whenever I hear it, no matter when, where or whatever mood I’m in.  And damn, those lyrics are good but the delivery was even better.  She introduced me to the song LONG before it ever hit the radio and I was kinda bummed when it finally became so popular.

I play it off but I’m dreamin’ of you
I’ll keep it cool but I’m fiendin’

I try to say good bye and I choke
I try to walk away and I stumble
Though I try to hide it, it’s clear:
My world crumbles when you are not near

Second was Blues Traveler’s Hook, a self referential ditty that is so clever that I get goose bumps every time I hear it.  I’m a big lyrics person and these are, ironically, some of the best I’ve ever heard.

It doesn’t matter what I say
So long as I sing with inflection
That makes you feel that I’ll convey
Some inner truth of vast reflection
But I’ve said nothing so far
And I can keep it up for as long as it takes
And it don’t matter who you are
If I’m doing my job then it’s your resolve that breaks

Because the hook brings you back
I ain’t tellin’ you no lie
The hook brings you back
On that you can rely

 The song is obviously a rant about the shallow lyrics a lot of musicians use and the lemmings that follow them over the cliff and buy their albums year after year.  John Popper was a genius.

Sure the above songs aren’t cool anymore to have blasting out your car radio but they’re timeless and I think it’s even more fun to rediscover something old than something new.  You gain a new respect for the memories you had and can look back with a new perspective with the experiences you’ve had in the years since. 

In other music news, you can check out what I’m listening to at my Last.fm page- every song I listen to is automatically logged (7,559 songs logged since 8/12/2006).

A very appropriate song for me right now and something I think you’ll enjoy as well. Plus, I needed an excuse to showoff the new embedded Flash mp3 player ;)

Go without,
‘Til the need seeps in,
You’re low anymore,
Collect your novel petals for the stem,

And glow,
Glow,
Melt and flow,
Eviscerate your fragile frame,
And spill it out in the ragged floor,
A thousand different versions of yourself,

And if the old guard still offend,
They got nothing left on which you depend,
So enlist every ounce,
Of your bright blood,
And off with their heads,

Jump from a book,
You’re not obliged to swallow anything you despise,
See, those unrepenting buzzards want your life,
And they got no right,
As sure as you have eyes,
They got no right,

Just put yourself in my new shoes,
And see that I do what I do,
Because the old guard still offend,
We got nothing left on which we depend,
So we waste every ounce,
Of your bright blood,
And off with their heads,

Jump from a book,
And you’re not obliged,
To swallow anything that you despise