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The Language of Art
by Jordan
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"Can I Change My Mind," in which a rhythm section betrays a singer's subconscious: Tyrone Davis is an incorrigible Lothario, a player and a cheat - not even he will deny it. Faced for the first time with pangs of regret, thoughts of what might have been with the latest in a long line of ousted lovers, he sings plaintively over an incongruous instrumental. The guitar: Uncontained joy manifested in too many notes in too little time, bars overflowing with slides and runs and syncopated strums. The drums, bass: Jackson 5 at their most elated. From where is this joy derived? Is it from a memory of past happiness or the anticipation of future reconciliation? Perhaps from a realization that Davis's romantic wandering was not in vain, that there's more to feel than flesh, that under certain circumstances this guitar line can be played with conviction. [Buy] Posted by Jordan at December 28, 2007 1:12 PMComments
Magnificent. I'll be careful about letting my best girl hear it, lest Tyrone smooth his way into her warm places. Posted by Steve at December 31, 2007 11:32 AMGreat song. Check out the Johnny Rivers version if you get the chance... Posted by Lynchie at January 2, 2008 11:04 AMHoly mother of god that Tyrone Davis song is amazing. Posted by AK at January 13, 2008 6:59 AMNice tune, don't know if you've ever heard Seven Years by The Impressions but it's got a very similar dynamic - it's about a relationship that has ended - and it's belted out with such an infectious joy that one can only assume Curtis Mayfield realised (perhaps subconciously) that it was time to move on. Posted by Gav at May 27, 2009 11:14 PMPost 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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