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JudasMyGuide said:

I'm gonna be both Siskel and Ebert and give them two thumbs up, because for once in a pop punk song, it is not about the likability of the chorus, but the Sprechgesang (for lack of a better word) she does in the verse that is so catchy and unforgettable that I have a hard time stopping listening to this song.
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Crush Crush Crush would get all my votes where Paramore are concerned. That one's much more about the chorus, though.
 
The_7th_one said:
Darkest Era - Wither on the Vine (2022)
(Metal) Album No. 243/365

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How is it? I liked their first album a lot, but the second one didn’t grab me.
 
Another letter song, this time from a hooker in Minneapolis to someone named Charlie.
Though I don't get how the flow in the lyrics could reflect a real letter (lyrics fit more to an in person conversation a hooker would do to receive money) I like a lot the feel, raw simplicity of the instrumentation and the raspy voice of Tom Waits.

I am huge Tom Waits fan, though I prefer the second period of his career after he got married with Kathleen Brennan (from One from the Heart OST /Swordfishtrombones LP fwd)
Anyway, this song greatly represents the first Wait's period: Boheme life, hookers & filling stations, electric piano, simple instrumentation, stabilisation of his voice..

Tom Waits- Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis​


Hey Charlie I'm pregnant and living on 9th Street
Right above a dirty bookstore off Euclid Avenue
And I stopped takin dope and I quit drinkin whiskey
And my old man plays the trombone and works out at the track

He says that he loves me even though it's not his baby
He says that he'll raise him up like he would his own son
And he gave me a ring that was worn by his mother
And he takes me out dancin every Saturday night

And hey Charlie I think about you everytime I pass a fillin station
On account of all the grease you used to wear in your hair
And I still have that record of Little Anthony and the Imperials
But someone stole my record player now how do you like that?

Hey Charlie I almost went crazy after Mario got busted
I went back to Omaha to live with my folks
But everyone I used to know was either dead or in prison
So I came back to Minneapolis this time I think I'm gonna stay

Hey Charlie I think I'm happy for the first time since my accident
And I wish I had all the money we used to spend on dope
I'd buy me a used car lot and I wouldn't sell any of em
I'd just drive a different car every day dependin on how I feel

Hey Charlie for chrissakes if you want to know the truth of it
I don't have a husband he don't play the trombone
I need to borrow money to pay this lawyer and Charlie hey
I'll be eligible for parole come Valentine's day
 
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