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Lyrics Volume 4: Misheard Lyrics

For Volume 1, click here. For Volume 2, click here. For Volume 3, click here. In this edition of Lyrics, we’re going to discuss my favourite misheard lyrics. Back in 1999, Thrush Hermit released their defining record, Clayton Park. During the opening track, they had what is perhaps the best lyric. If I were Phyllis, I’d take a bullet and impress my friends. Who is this Phyllis chick that randomly takes bullets to impress her friends. I’d like to know a bird like that. Turns out it was: If I was fearless, I’d take a bullet and impress my friends. Not nearly as awesome. Next we have a song by… Read More »Lyrics Volume 4: Misheard Lyrics

Lyrics volume 3

For volume 1, click here. For volume 2, click here. On Friday night I went to see $100 at the Horseshoe Tavern, and I knew right then that I should include them in this ongoing series of awesome lyrics. With only one album, one EP, and two seven inch records in their limited catalogue, there’s not much to choose from, but the it seems nearly every song has something worth talking about. Whether it’s songs about the hostile relationship between mother and her transexual son, self-righteous men who impose their beliefs on a lesbian couple, suicide on the TTC, or sloppy lovers, it’s easy to find something to talk about.… Read More »Lyrics volume 3

Lyrics volume 2

For volume one, visit here. Years and years and years ago I made a friend online. A really pretty older woman, who sent me cassettes in the mail, and eventually would go record shopping with me. She showed me the wonder that is Rotate This (I later fell out of love with that place. <3 Criminal), and I showed her the wonders of The Vinyl Museum. One of those cassettes she sent this young boy had a live Velvet Underground record on one side which was enjoyed, but the other side was a masterpiece; If You’re Feeling Sinister. Those ten songs were incredible, and I couldn’t get enough. I bought… Read More »Lyrics volume 2

Lyrics volume 1

So, I thought I’d start an ongoing journey into why I like lyrics, and lyricists. We’re going to start with a gentleman named Stephin Merritt who fronts the band The Magnetic Fields. If you’ve known me for more than 15 minutes, you’ve surely heard me espouse the merits of Stephin Merritt. (har!) The Magnetic Fields are pretty fantastic, their music is smart, and funny. They gained much notoriety in 1999 when they released their triple album 69 Love Songs, which lives up perfectly to the name. Since then they’ve released i, an album in which every song starts with the letter ‘i’ and Distortion, a record covered from head to… Read More »Lyrics volume 1