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Pony: Dave Matthews: Soundrack of Mediocrity
10.1.2003
Amy Blair says overgrown fratboy Dave Matthews' music is like "Faust meets Animal House".
"Some Devil" might actually be convincing people that Dave Matthews is the soundtrack of their lives. For me, it has always been the soundtrack to pre-fab Pleaty McChinos pubs where subtle misogyny is pervasive and mediocrity is mistaken for "edgy".
Hike up your skirt a little more
and show your world to me
I think that everytime I have heard a Dave Matthews song, I have heard "wine" in the lyrics. (I always notice wine imagery, because it is a pet peeve. C'mon: Love as Wine? You think you made that up?) I thought that it was just the same song I kept hearing, but apparently I was wrong.
I decided to do some research this morning into the wine-stained lyrics (why are lyrics sites so frikking loaded with pop-ups?) of the Dave Matthews phenomenon, and it was hilarious. Take a look, this is disturbing.
On closer inspection, it just might be that he is confusing bipolar disorder and alchoholism for a love of women.
You drive me crazy
Crazy is all right
With you looking at me
You make me feel high
Every single thing you do to me
Is like I'm drunk
I do my best for you I do
Intoxicate moving wine to tears
Drinking it deep
Hey, I am Jewish, but even *I* know that Jesus was not set free by wine. Unless- wait, you don't think he is comparing himself to...[muffled giggle]:
Bartender please, fill my glass for me
With the wine you gave Jesus that set him free,
after three days in the ground
Hey My love , you came to me like wine
Comes to this mouth
Grown tired of water all the time
Eat this bread think of it as me, Drink this wine and dream
Say the sweetest wine
Could never quench me like
Your love
And hold it close so well
I'll do all this tonight
Have another glass or sip of wine
And your eyes lead me to find And this no better have i felt
Oh no my love, you drive me wild
Hey the wine's so sweet .So senses blind....
