Dum Dum Girls - There Is a Light That Never Goes Out

Take me out tonight
Where there's music and there's people
And they're young and alive
Driving in your car
I never never want to go home
Because I haven't got one
Anymore

Yesterday we covered (hehe) Kristin Kontrol, who is Dee Dee from the Dum Dum Girls, and it put me into the way-back machine. Kerri and I have also recently been talking about the 80's, the awesome era we grew up in, and The Smiths specifically. I was suddenly reminded of this great cover and figured I'd share. I'm a big fan of covers, and while this doesn't quite capture the feel of the original, it's pretty great. And, come on, The Smiths? That's a pretty high bar.

If you like this and want more, check out the video for "Rimbaud Eyes", it's such a cool track.

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Kristin Kontrol - Show Me

When it all becomes unbearably heavy
I will show you, I will show you
When it all becomes unbearably light
I will show you, I will show you
Love

I'm back with another departure project! This time from Kristin Kontrol, AKA Dee Dee from Dum Dum Girls, AKA Kristin Welchez.

I would have loved this song when I was 15. There is something about that guitar and horny keyboard combo that screams KJET (the radio station I listened to when I was growing up in Seattle). Add in some expert production and cheesy yet-fairly-well-sung lyrics and you've got the makings of a new wave slow dance hit. Only it's 30 years later so we'll just call it a fun and nostalgic most important song.

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Paper Route - Chariots

Love is never invincible
It's a musical embodied into a soul
You, you thought of it differently
Treated everything, a moment of memory
You promised me that everything was fair
If it's love or more
But you're giving up the fight
Is it not worth fighting for?

Doing my research, as I do, I just discovered that although Paper Route has been around for over a decade, they've changed band members, and record labels, several times. This single is the second to be released in front of their upcoming album, which will be their first LP from Kemosabe Records, and first with Nick Aranda on guitar, and it's featured in a trailer for the FIFA 17 video game. But, who cares? What drew me to this song? Honestly, I think it's that the opening 20 seconds (the part used in the trailer, incidentally) sound almost exactly like the start of a song I already knew and loved: Heavydirtysoul by TØP. Don'tcha think?? (I mean, I like the entirety of both songs, which turn out very different, but still, I wonder if they paid to sample it.)

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