Hi everyone,
I’ve created a new mix CD for your enjoyment. Have a great Spring!!
Download the CD
http://lavalantern.org/mix_spring09/
Track listing
01 - MGMT - Time To Pretend.mp3
02 - Jackson and His Computer Band - Hard Tits.mp3
03 - Junkie XL - Not Enough.mp3
04 - Sigur Ros - Saeglopur.mp3
05 - Dr. Dog - The Breeze.mp3
06 - Friends of Dean Martinez - Dusk.mp3
07 - The Sounds - Night After Night.mp3
08 - Kings of Leon - I Want You.mp3
09 - A Man Called Adam - Easter Song.mp3
10 - Stars - Ageless Beauty.mp3
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Sugarcube is a great song by the noise-rock band Yo La Tengo.
The lyrics are below (reprinted from songmeanings.net), followed by my interpretation.
Lyrics
whatever you want from me
whatever you want I’ll do
try to squeeze a drop of blood
from a sugarcube
try to be more assured
try to be more right there
try to be less uptight
try to be more aware
whatever you want from me
is what I want to do for you
sweeter than a drop of blood
from a sugarcube
and though I like to act the part of being tough
I crumble like a sugarcube
for you
whatever you want from me
whatever you want I’ll do
and I will try
whatever you want from me
whatever you want I’ll do
try to squeeze a drop of blood
squeeze a drop of blood from a sugarcube
Interpretation
This song is an anthem of dependence; this guy would rather change everything about himself than lose his mate. He’d even try to do the impossible (”squeeze a drop of blood from a sugarcube”).
This is not a song about a person bettering themselves; this is a desperate plea. The proof is in the following two lines:
“Whatever you want from me /
is what I want to do for you”
I can’t deny the violent imagery of squeezing blood out of someone he considers so “sweet.” This is the inherent problem with trying to please someone: deep down, you violently resent feeling like you have to please them, lest your only perceived source of happiness be taken from you.
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I just realized I haven’t posted this to my blog yet!
It’s my Winter 08 mix cd — access it here.
Winter 08 track list
01 - Alaska in Winter - Speedboat to Heaven.mp3
02 - The Killers Losing Touch.mp3
03 - Kraak and Smaak - Squeeze Me.mp3
04 - The Little Ones - Morning Tide.mp3
05 - Caia - Rememberence.mp3
06 - Cut Copy - Feel the Love.mp3
07 - Dntel - Last Songs.mp3
08 - MGMT - Kids.mp3
09 - Ulrich Schnauss - As if You’ve Never Been Away.mp3
10 - Rockwell - Somebody’s Watching Me.mp3
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