This cat is 19 years old, and he has created one of the most stunningly original pop records in years. On the down side, he writes lyrics that make a motherfucker hark back to Spandau Ballet or suchlike. Sure, they sucked with the prose etc too, but at least they diversified their suckiness, talking abut the Gold one minute and then going on about how True this much is and so on. We didn't get fed up hearing them yack about the same damn stupid bullshit every song, so we just got on with nodding our heads and stuff. Or whatever you fucking New Romantic yuppie types did. Shook your Rolex's or something. Who the hell knows?
If you've heard that single, the one about Fuck It, I Don't Want You Back, then you can pretty much deduce whether you'll like this or not. That level of melodic sophistication, of simplistic arrangements seducing you towards a tune so damn catchy you're scared to cough next to it, that kinda stuff is all over the album. The melodies this fool has concocted are stunningly complex and yet give the illusion of simplicity itself. It's like when David Blaine sat in a box for a month. It looked like anyone could do it, but you just try it man. See how it feels sitting in a box pissing and shitting in front of everyone, with motherfuckers shaking sandwiches in your face all the live long day.
The Duke loved that song too, the one about Fuck It. Seemed to me it was like that bit in Grease when Danny acts like he's the coolest motherfucker what you ever did see, so as his mates don't think he's a big pansy on account of his love for Sandy. Then she's all hurt, and he's like, but I can't be acting like I'm all emotional and shit, I mean come on, man. I got this leather jacket to wear. Those T-Bone Steak motherfuckers would kick my ass if they knew I had "feelings" and so on.
That Fuck It song, that's what that sounded like to me. Like a little boy pretending to be a man on account of his pride's been kicked in the balls and so on, and then probably kissed on them too, if the alleged recent actions of this "ho" are anything to go by.
Article comments
1 - S.E.
Duke, it's funny. I had a similar reaction when I first heard "Fuck It." My gut feeling told me I should dismiss this as a throw-away pop nugget dripping with false machismo.
But then I thought, if I was a junior in high school and some girl cheated on me, I would totally make her a mix tape, with "Fuck It" as the first song on side A and the last song on side B.
If nothing else, this kid can lay claim to the best break-up mixtape jam of 2003. Good stuff.
2 - RJ Elliott
I bought the single. And I wasn't even dating anybody!
It's a great tune. Are his other songs worthwhile?
3 - Mac Diva
Duke, I wrote about Eamon and "Fuck It" here. I don't know why the entry did not Trackback.
Eventually, the song became too irritating, so I removed it from iTunes and my iPod. I did not like it popping up in random play.
4 - Aaron, Duke De Mondo
Thanks for the comments folks! RJ, the first half of the album is filled with glory, on a par with that single. Just the lyrics are stacked high with all the bullshit in kansas is all.
S.E i agree totally. It taps into that high-school need-to-be-a-tough-motherfucker thing. The more i lsiten to it (it's playing at the minute) the more he sounds totally torn up.
Mac, nice to hear from you! Thanks for putting up the link to your post.
Anyone who wants to read some thoughtful shit with regards the Eamon should check out MacDiva's article about the Fuck It.
Thanks all.
5 - sakura
eamon is so kool, i luv i don't want you back. i think it has the best beat and the lyrics rock!! his album is just as good!!