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by Dan
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The Breeders - "Pinnacle Hollow" I watched Daft Punk's Electroma recently. Which is the Gerry of robots. I'm listening to "Pinnacle Hollow" now, which is like the Gerry of guitars. In the sense that they wander, they walk, they peer, they don't speak, they are, they are, they are, everything and nothing. In the sense that you can do the same simple thing enough times until it becomes beautiful, and you realise that it was beautiful the whole time. In the sense that I love it, that I can keep it and name it whatever I like, that it's art as a gift. Like, the desert in pictures: Up and down the road, up and down the road. [Download] This song makes me believe in God. Is that weird? Not like, Heaven or anything like that, but in the way that I feel like I need to thank someone for something, for this. There's no way Michael Jackson can be responsible for this. No chain of consequences resulting from any human action could produce this. It needs to be God. You know? Process of elimination. [Buy] Posted by Dan at May 5, 2009 11:31 AMComments
I like this post, Dan. Posted by Matthew Perpetua at May 5, 2009 12:10 PMI like it too, Dan. Posted by Glen Glenn at May 5, 2009 5:05 PMEven if Michael Jackson is not himself responsible, he seems to be a regular conduit. What is it about the iconic potential of the King of Pop? I think about that question more than I should. Posted by Julia at May 6, 2009 2:27 AMEven if Michael Jackson is not personally responsible, he does seem to be a regular conduit. What is it about the iconic potential of the King of Pop? I think about that question all too often. Posted by Julia at May 6, 2009 2:29 AMThe only thing that make sense about this is the absolute total human-ness of the Breeders tune. If God could only have created the Jacksons song, it makes me thank God I'm an Athiest.. Posted by rdc2000 at May 7, 2009 12:01 AMVery cool track, I like it Posted by music at May 8, 2009 6:38 AMPost a comment |
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Sean Michaels lives in Montreal, where he is writing a novel. His work also occasionally appears at McSweeney's. Follow him on Twitter or reach him here.
Dan Beirne is an actor and writer living in Montreal. He writes fiction fiction fiction on here. It may feel true, but it is never True. He is most proud of his most recent project The Bitter End. Email him here Jordan Himelfarb lives in Toronto, where he is editor in chief of The Mark. Jordan's posts appear at Said the Gramophone only on the last Wednesday of every month. Email him here. Site design and header typography by Neale McDavitt-Van Fleet. The header graphic is randomized: this one is by .
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