SONG OF THE DAY [#364]

'everything is borrowed' | the streets

warning: you WILL need a hanky when listening to this song and watching this video.

it's always amazed me how a kid [well, he's no longer a kid] like mike skinner can sing about video games and fine ladies one second can absolutely devastate you with his emotional honestly the next. it's either a great cosmic goof or a testament to mike skinner's prodigious songwriting skills. yeah, i'm inclined to believe the latter, too.

i didn't really jump on board the streets bandwagon until 'a grand don't come from free.' to me, that album is still one of the seminal albums of the decade and every bit the equal, if not superior, to 'original pirate material.' concept albums are usually disastrous affairs, but 'a grand don't come for free' manages, quite easily, to wrestle free from any preconceived notions or biases towards or against the so-called concept album. it's a massive album. absolutely massive. of course, for me, like most people, the highlight was 'dry your eyes.' if you've not heard it yet, well, you're in for a treat.

after a bit of a misstep on his third album, mike skinner returns with 'everything is borrowed.' rumor has it this is the last streets album. i sincerely hope it's not the case 'cos there's absolutely no one in music today like the streets. we need him. he keeps things interesting and exciting. just take a listen to 'everything is borrowed' [video below]. not only does it feature the fantastically pretty and #3 on matt's hottie hall of fame, amelia warner, it's another example of mike skinner's unpredictability. just when you think you've got him figured, he throws you a knee-buckling curveball. mike skinner making a video about being foreclosed and kicked out of his. ouch. maybe mike skinner, the perpetual adolescent has finally grown up. if he keeps making music like this, i could care less 'cos as the man says, 'just when i discovered the meaning of life they changed it.' embrace unpredictability. it makes like grand.




→ the streets: everything is borrowed | video
→ the streets: dry your eyes | video
→ the streets: it's too late