Riding my exercise bike today (which I've now upped to 50 minutes a day, 5 days a week---ain't I good?), and listening to my iPod (how "modern" and "cool" of me), I heard a song by Cake. The song was No Phone. A couple of years ago, Cake was mostly all I listened to. I had discovered them quite by accident, and I must credit a movie for that. Shallow Hal, starring Jack Black, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Jason Alexander (yes, the same one who played my hero George Costanza on Seinfeld), is about a man who sees women only for their surface beauty, until he is hypnotized unknowingly, thanks to Tony Robbins. It's a good movie...very funny.
But at the end of the movie, as the credits rolled, I heard a song that went a little something like this:
We are building a religion
We are building it bigger
We are widening the corridors
And adding more lanes
We are building a religion
A limited edition
We are now accepting callers
For these pendant key chains
To resist it is useless
It is useless to resist it...
The song captivated me, music and lyrics...That song was Comfort Eagle. I then devoured all Cake (pun intended). At the time I didn't realise they also sang Never There (official video), Hem of Your Garment, and other good tunes. I have four or five of their lp's.
When I met Karen, we shared an affection for Cake, as well as each other. So when I heard No Phone today, I became nostalgic and remembered the "old days". My favorite Cake song? That would have to be You Turn the Screws.
But at the end of the movie, as the credits rolled, I heard a song that went a little something like this:
We are building a religion
We are building it bigger
We are widening the corridors
And adding more lanes
We are building a religion
A limited edition
We are now accepting callers
For these pendant key chains
To resist it is useless
It is useless to resist it...
The song captivated me, music and lyrics...That song was Comfort Eagle. I then devoured all Cake (pun intended). At the time I didn't realise they also sang Never There (official video), Hem of Your Garment, and other good tunes. I have four or five of their lp's.
When I met Karen, we shared an affection for Cake, as well as each other. So when I heard No Phone today, I became nostalgic and remembered the "old days". My favorite Cake song? That would have to be You Turn the Screws.
5 comments:
my faves are "never there" and "wheels". definitely a tasty little band.
never heard of this group, but I did see a Jack Black movie last night - Envy. It's a comedy co-starring a very young Ben Stiller.
i've seen envy...funny movie. if i'm not mistaken amy poehler is jack black's wife in that one.
The best Cake song has to be Italian Leather Sofa!
interesting lyrics on that one pax!
They laugh, they make money,
he's got a gold watch,
she's got a silk dress
and healthy breasts
that bounce
on his Italian leather sofa.
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