Eddie Holman :: Four Walls
Is it even possible that this is the same guy who sang us Hey There, Lonely Girl in that famous (and, in my view, heinous) falsetto? Well, Four Walls is a different species of song.
I think I love this tune because Eddie’s got his heartbroken-but-still-strong balance down so superbly: he’s the perfect degree of desperate, but so damn confident about declaring that desperation. He’s begging, sure, but he’s not pathetic. The pleas come off as firmly as commands. I’ll put it this way: Eddie Holman is not ashamed to want his woman back.
And those cello grunts in the background? And that minor chorus with the major breakthrough? I’ve listened to this song so many times it’s ridiculous. It continues to do me right, just as I suspect Eddie Holman would.
Four Walls
Eddie Holman (homepage, note — autoplays music)
Melissa said on sunday, march 09th, 2008
Tina said on monday, march 10th, 2008
That song is tight. Thanks for posting!
joshua said on tuesday, march 11th, 2008
Noticed something last night after finally having the chance to listen to this nice and loud. It’s recorded off of vinyl! You can hear, and linger in, the hiss and pops of the old grooves…
wanda said on wednesday, august 06th, 2008
God! I have been waiting to hear that song again over 20 years, forget hey there lonely girl, why did this song not make number one?
Holy god, this is an absolutely gorgeous song. It’s so lush. Those strings! I never would have dreamed this was Eddie Holman.
Thank you so much for this.