We all have them, songs that seem to touch a secret place in your soul – sometimes secret even from you. They can grow and occasionally fester like an open wound, or they can fill you up, inspire you, and occasionally even heal you. Sometimes they don't even reflect your musical tastes. They can be shameful secrets that you keep from family and friends. You feel like a drug addict craving your next fix. At times like those, you thank the powers that be for MP3 players - the syringe of those suffering with this affliction.
This is the fifth installment of songs that touch my soul. And as always this edition is full of passion, desire, and lust. This is a form of therapy, this sharing of my neuroses, my secret inner lunacy, the big ball of crazy that is me. Welcome to my musical schizophrenia.
“Shiver” – Maroon 5
Maroon 5’s debut album Songs About Jane is hot, from beginning to end. It drips with carnal desire, emotional longing, and romance. What more do you want from an LP? “Shiver” is easily the hottest track from this very steamy album. With lyrics like “You chew me up /And spit me out /Enjoy the taste I leave in your mouth” and “I shiver when I hear your name/ Think about you but it’s not the same /I won’t be satisfied till I’m under your skin,” it’s bound to be hot.
There is something about Adam Levine’s vocals that does it for me. Far from being the ideal of throaty or sensual, Levine’s vocals are saturated with desire and carnality, driven, – by lust I always imagine – intensely passionate, and regret-filled making them uniquely sexy. An irresistible combination to me, as Maroon 5’s album Songs About Jane always leaves me wet, naked, and quivering – metaphorically speaking of course – and “Shiver” is the primary aphrodisiac.
“Open Your Eyes” – Snow Patrol
I love the album Eyes Open, Snow Patrol’s fourth release. “Open Your Eyes” touches me for the caring protective love it expresses in its lyrics. “Get up, get out, get away from these liars /'Cause they don't get your soul or your fire /Take my hand, knot your fingers through mine /And we'll walk from this dark room for the last time”. This touchingly beautiful sentiment is courtesy of frontman Gary Lightbody, a man who can write a regret-filled, heartbroken, melancholy love song to rival all others. And this one works for me.
Article comments
1 - El Bicho
Hubba hubba, where did I put my Purple Rain soundtrack?
2 - A.L. Harper
*laugh* No it's the Foo Fighters version you want. Much more horny than Princes twee synth original.