Posted by Jonathan Adler:
Sunday Song Lyric:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_02_22-2009_02_28.shtml#1235315422
The The's [1]Soul Mining has been one of my favorite albums for years.
I still remember listening to it for the first time, on a beat up
Panasonic cassette player in my freshman dorm room on the sixth floor
of Bingham Tower. I love several songs on the album, "Uncertain
Smile," above all. (I also prefer the album version of the song, with
the extended piano solo, to the alternative versions available on
other discs.) Here's the second verse, from which the title of the
song is taken:
A howling wind that blows the litter
As the rain flows
As street lamps pour orange coloured shapes
Through your windows
A broken soul stares from a pair of watering eyes
Uncertain emotions force an uncertain smile
The full lyrics are available on the band's website [2]here, and
there's an interesting write-up about making the song [3]here. [Note:
If you go to the [4]home page, you'll be treated to Matt Johnson's
take on Israeli-Palestinian conflict.] Live versions of the song can
be found online [5]here and [6]here.
References
1. http://www.amazon.com/Soul-Mining/dp/B0000025Z4
2. http://www.thethe.com/sections/library/lyricbook/uncertain.html
3. http://www.stereosociety.com/uncertainsmile.html
4. http://www.thethe.com/
5. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMxrsL_DW1g
6. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFZBOrl6J9Q
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