the Half Beats :: Should I
The adolescents of 1966, grown emotion-blown and sentimental on the sounds and words of 50s rock and roll knew the oft-repeated lyrics by heart. Rock songwriters of the 50s and early 60s knew that they had to reach in and grab a specific piece of gut from inside us and twist it around, and they knew what words to use. Over and over we’ve absorbed familiar lines:
“…love / under the stars above…[I] [I’ll] [I’d] die for you…I’ll wait for you…cry for you,” etc.
The Half Beats, raised on these crooned platitudes feel rightly let down when they don’t hold up under the acerbic strain of a teenage break up. The worn lyrics, now sung in an insolent whine, are hurt — and hurtful:
“No more will I die for you…why should I wait for you…you’re out there makin’ love / makin’ love under the stars above.”
Enjoy this break up song, and rejoice that teenage pain doesn’t last forever.
Should I
the Half Beats (nothing on the web that I could find!)
Pilaf said on friday, march 14th, 2008
jenny said on friday, march 21st, 2008
omg. teenage pain does TOO last forever.
which is exactly why this song is so satisfying.
barb said on wednesday, april 02nd, 2008
a good old-fashioned, unabashed whine. sometimes it is exactly what you need.
wordsmith! High School is never over! Great song, Ani…great entry.