But moving forward! This is my favorite song by another of my favorite female artists. It's called 'Sinkin' Soon' by Norah Jones. The lyrics have no direct parallel to my life at the moment, but I was fairly obsessed with this song back in April of this year... remember, the month where it just would not quit raining?
For whatever reason, and I have no idea of nor have I really dug into what this song is about, it spurs very strong, reminiscent imagery for me that is very difficult to tack down. It is clearly a song fit for the changing of seasons, which makes it a great song for Fall. (Something else to note- back in April when I was listening to this song on repeat for untold lengths of time, I had just seen the live actor movie 'Popeye' starring Robin Williams and Shelley Duvall, and the post-viewing abstract, Dadaist haze in which that film can leave you, could have something to do with that obscure, evasive imagery I'm sensing).
In particular, I love the intricacies of the scene that she creates, and the imagery that she submits as a result of her word choice. For example, the entire opening verse, the mention of tea and coffee being sweetened with sugar cubes (which are sort of outdated to be honest) give it a vintage, homey, familiar feel. The mention of the apple pie sends you right into the soft leaves and winds of Autumn, and the description of the moon as a wheel of cheese is reminiscent of a fairytale or a child's bedtime story. The whole crux of the song of the ship sinking and no one is doing anything about it feels sort of like a bad dream, and we've all had that feeling... the nice part about it is, however, that we wake up from bad dreams, and then there's just the tea and the coffee and the sugar cubes...
So overall, it's just a fun one to listen to, to play, and to dwell upon :). So thank you, and enjoy! :)
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