Too much... radiation
This song starts slow but stick with it and you'll be rewarded. I loved this song the first time I heard it, and when I went looking to find a download way back when, I found out there was a lot going on behind it which has always stuck with me.
The song has a deep and cathartic personal meaning for lead singer Bradford Cox. From his lyrics and liner notes:
When I was sixteen I was hospitalized for extensive surgeries on my chest ribs and back because of marfan's. That entire summer was like completley erased. I was in a coma for a couple of weeks. I got to really understand what its like to not be well. I've always sort of understood, growing up with marfan's, but this was hardcore shit. I wrote this song transposing this high school acid trip where i saw my two best friends back then, Sarah and Chrissy, bathed in this golden spring light in the hallway of my highschool and felt really close to them, like we were sisters. I always felt genderless around them. I actually took a photo of them in that hallway that day which i will find and upload. If the song could be captured visually, this photo would be it. Anyways, I was trying to transpose the concepts of illness (in this case I was writing from the perspective of someone going in and out of conciousness during chemotherapy, and how they would miss their friends, their past experiences, and anything that reminded them of normalcy, or a time before misery. Nostalgia as anesthetic
The photo he refers to is at the top of the post and is found here.
The song was released on Deerhunter's album Cryptograms in January 2007 but it was essentially much older than that. The song was put together from two different demo-ish recordings made by Bradford Cox in high school: the first, using the same lyrics as the album song, was recorded on a karaoke machine in October 1998. The second part, the outro, was recorded on a 4-track in May 1999.
These were released on Deerhunter's blog here, and while the downloads are no longer working, the demos can still be heard on YouTube:
Spring Hall Sketch (October 1998)
Oh Drama (Spring Hall Outro May 1999)
Great song, Deerhunter is one of my favorite bands. I saw them a couple of months ago in Austin and it was a transformative experience. Easily one of the best live music shows I've ever been to.
Sadly I haven't seen them live. I've passed up the Deerhunter/Atlas Sound show twice for some reason or another. I think Atlas Sound makes another one of my favorite songs but I can't recall it right now.
Atlas Sound also has some fantastic songs. However I saw Atlas Sound in Chicago a couple of years ago and it was actually pretty disappointing. It's just Bradford switching between instruments, so there is only ever one instrument and singing at a time (like just him playing drums and signing). It was also the night after this My Sharona incident happened, so he was kind of angry at the crowd and played a noise version of My Sharona for about 20 minutes http://pitchfork.com/news/45658-watch-bradford-cox-shocks-audience-in-minneapolis-covers-my-sharona-for-an-hour/ Definitely go see Deerhunter if you get the chance though!
thanks, @pfunk! magical music, I haven't heard before this band. these days I listen Nick Nicely and old music at all
You're welcome, I'm glad to hear you enjoy it too.
cool song, tough story to read. I looked up Marfan's Syndrome and it's no picnic. Stay well and Steem on!
Yeah there's a lot going on behind this song. I loved it the first time I heard it and after reading the story of it, it always stuck with me.
edit: thanks for the prompting, I've added this comment to the post.
:) this is good, so much music to be discovered! Keep on sharing
Glad to know you like it too
Very cool!)) The first time I hear this song)
Yesss... another convert ;)
This is very cool. Reminds me of grunge and being at school!
I'm happy to be able to share one of my favorites. Thanks for the comment :)
NP thanks for the share!
Thanks for sharing this with us! All your posts are good.
Thank you
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Hey at @pfunk thanks for the support on the last rabbit post helps with the trolls also cool share its strangely smooth, also I think I will use that un-highlighted text to try and make things clear just learned how to do it as I think this will help me thanks.
It's amazing music!!
Thank you for sharing..I like your job :) I follow you now !!
haha thanks, laughs are for the controversies and the assholes vote upvotes :D
Thanks for the share :) nice song, never heard of it. Probably never will again, so i will play it twice :D
Cool song, some kind of indie, right? I love how your posts consistently earn. Congrats and thank you for the follow!
Hello pfunk) It's great to see here fans of Deerhunter) My favourite albums of this band are Halcyon Digest and Cryptograms
Follow me here @truefantom, I guess we have the same musical taste and topics to discuss)))
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