Sunday, November 23, 2014

G Stands For Go Betweens - Top 40 Countdown # 3

    30. Casanova's Last Words (Grant)
     
    'He threw stones at every window sill. From Genoa to old Seville.'
     
    A b-Side recorded during the Tallullah sessions.  No direct link but it's here.The quality of the Go Betweens b-sides was one indication of what a great band they were.
     
    29. The House that Jack Kerouac Built (Robert)
     
    'The velvet curtains. The Chinese bell. With friends like these, you're damned a well.'
     
    And to Talullah itself. About falling into bad company. Robert's stuff from this album was particularly twisted an gothic. I'd say this album was his.
     
    28. Palm Sunday (On Board The S.S. Within)  (Grant)
     
    'I've been having bad dreams. A mother couldn't find her milk. Five days from Melbourne. I didn't feel so good myself.'
     
    Whereas Grant probably shades preceding album Liberty Belle & the Black Diamond Express. Coming into his own in terms of narratives and melody.
     
    27. People Say (Robert)
     
     
    'The clouds lie on their backs. And rain on everyone.But you always stay dry.You've got your own private sun.'
Brisbane, Lo-Fi Dylan. An early single. Wonderful, cheesy organ.
 
26. The Devil's Eye (Grant)
 
'Sometimes we don't come through. Sometimes we just get by. But I know with you I, never seen the devil's eye.'
 
And fast forward to the last record of their original incarnation. A love song about how we muddle through with relationship. To a girl or possibly, it would be nice to think, to Robert. Just over two minutes long and pretty much perfect.

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