Train in Vain by The Clash
Blogger ate my first post so here's the second draft:
I'd heard this song many times on classic rock radio and never knew it was the Clash. It starts with four bars of upbeat drums followed by a reverbed out guitar playing syncopated octaves. The bass quickly follows along with a very forward piano part. There's also a fairly prominent harmonica. I really like the sneaky shaker part going on in the background.
The lyrics are really kind of bleak and speak of a man let down by someone he trusted. There's no real resolution which kind of makes it an anti-pop song. Despite this, it's very popular on FM stations that mainly play love songs. It definitely makes me like more. I think the disconnect lies in the fact that the stressed lyrics are positive while the unstressed ones are negative. A casual listen could mistake the intent. It's really interesting. Kind of subversive.
Overall though it's a very simple song. It fades out at the end. No solo or any theatrics. Actually very cool.
Blogger ate my first post so here's the second draft:
I'd heard this song many times on classic rock radio and never knew it was the Clash. It starts with four bars of upbeat drums followed by a reverbed out guitar playing syncopated octaves. The bass quickly follows along with a very forward piano part. There's also a fairly prominent harmonica. I really like the sneaky shaker part going on in the background.
The lyrics are really kind of bleak and speak of a man let down by someone he trusted. There's no real resolution which kind of makes it an anti-pop song. Despite this, it's very popular on FM stations that mainly play love songs. It definitely makes me like more. I think the disconnect lies in the fact that the stressed lyrics are positive while the unstressed ones are negative. A casual listen could mistake the intent. It's really interesting. Kind of subversive.
Overall though it's a very simple song. It fades out at the end. No solo or any theatrics. Actually very cool.
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