noir (nwär)
adj.
1. Suggestive of danger or violence.
rock-’n'-roll?[rok-uhn-rohl]
noun.
1. a style of popular music that derives in part from blues and folk music and is marked by a heavily accented beat and a simple, repetitive phrase structure.
The Wrong Place (the wrong place)
song.
1. Where he licks lime off the woman of his dreams and understands that nightmares in the sunshine taste like a beer commercial (see Taxi Driver on the beach )
Where he learns that by surrendering to the wave he will not drown.
Our boy is dating a beautiful woman of Puerto Rican descent. She’s his first serious girlfriend in a while. She’s smart. She’s funny. She’s hot. She digs messing with him. He likes her. He likes her a lot. This scares him. To make matters worse he can’t roll his r’s no matter how hard he tries. She doesn’t care about his r’s. She wants him to relax. She wants him to concentrate on her. She wants him to solve the problems he can.
This song started out just the chorus on acoustic guitar with different words. Listening back I thought it could be heavier. It could be poppier. The story was built around that. It just showed up with the verses. I hear it as Suffragete City Bowie meets Ace Frehley’s Back in the New York Groove with some harmonized guitars ala’ Boston. Will Dickson plays them groovy drums. Kurt von Stetten keeps it moving on tambo. I sing the vocals parts, play guitar and bass. Mike Quinn pieces it all together.
Whip out them roller skates, force yourself into them Jordache Jeans, and give it a listen. If you like it go to Bandcamp and download the whole thing. Name your price, this week only. Thanks for lending your ears.
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