This song has the requisite 'la-la-la's for me to like it. As well as puppet monsters starring in the video. Sunshine pop!
The Magic Numbers came out with a new album a few months ago, but the reviews weren't too great:
"Folk rockers THE MAGIC NUMBERS were devastated when music critics panned their second album THOSE THE BROKES, but they're confident the LP will be hailed as a classic in a few years time. The LOVE ME LIKE YOU hitmakers were nominated for the prestigious Mercury Prize for their acclaimed debut album THE MAGIC NUMBERS, but they were shocked by the venom of the British music press when its follow-up was released in October (06). Guitarist and singer ROMEO STODART admits, "I'm not going to lie. We read a lot of the reviews in the UK and they set me back. I wasn't expecting that, but you can't please everyone. It's out there now, so in five or six years people can discover it anew. "I think the (second) record is a classic, even better than the first one. I don't want to seem big-headed, but I don't think there's any group out there doing what we're doing. I get bored of new bands all sounding the same."
(from http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/the%20magic%20numbers%20hit%20back%20at%20second%20album%20critics_1021117 )
Hmm. Does sound a bit big-headed, but it doesn't change my feelings for the band. Here's one of their older videos. The main character is like an uninhibited version of Amelie with a hat fetish. I'm in love already.
Guilty pleasure. Joan Baez may not be the coolest, but she sure puts a nice spin on older songs. This time it seems a little too happy for such a sad song. But that's the beauty of it.
Didn't mean to have TWO Islands posts. But this video is cool enough to justify it.
More happy happy happy music that doesn't make any sense. Hooray!
Probably my favourite song of all time - this video is a gem.
