We all have them, don't we?
Actually, I'm not really sure if anyone else does or not, but for this post I'm pretending they do. I know a great deal of people have those songs they listen to when happy/sad/in-the-mood-for-dancing**, but songs you crank up when your mood is riled don't seem to get as much mention.
My angry song is 'Salut Les Copains' by Eux Autres.
Eux Autres was originally brother and sister, Nicholas and Heather Larimer. Now they've added Yoshi Nakamoto on drums, and "Ethan" as bassist. (Presumably, he has a last name, I just can't find mention of it anywhere!)
The thing I love about Eux Autres is that they sing in French just because they can. Their band name is even French! (Translated without idiom, it means "them others".) Also, they describe their music as "the unrequited love song Doug Martsch would have penned for Françoise Hardy, had the time/space continuum conveniently collapsed."
I dig that.
While most of the time Eux Autres is a rollicking indie-pop band with French influence, they sometimes really let 'er rip. Such as in 'Salut Les Copains', which is from their 2003 debut album, Hell is Eux Autres. Mainly being a folkie, a lot of my favourite songs don't even have drums let alone loud guitars and raucous vocals. But I think most everyone has at least a couple of songs that are out of place in their usual and preferred musical fare. Keeps life interesting, non?
So, this, my friends, is the song I turn up and listen to with furrowed brow and stormy eyes when I'm especially irritated with life and/or people. Enjoy!
**No, I will not tell you my happy/dancing mood songs because... I don't have any. Sad songs, on the other hand, I have a plethora of!
(And I realize it's rather incongruous to tag this under "la langue française est belle", but oh well.)
Hey - just found you via Cloud Sailor... I too have many-a-sad-song.... sad huh! But for angry I love to visit a bit of Sisters of Mercy!
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ReplyDeleteI don't think I've heard of Sisters of Mercy! It does strike me as funny that your favourite angry songs are by a band whose name sounds like it could be a group of nuns. ;)
Ha - that's funny, hadn't thought of them like that.... I used to listen to them during the angst of my adolescence... They are very Un Nun like.
ReplyDeleteHey thanks for your blog - so great to be introduced to new music!!! D'you mind if I put you on my sidebar?
Hope you're having a good week! M
Oh, no - I do not mind in the least! I would be honoured, rather. I'm glad you like my blog. :)
ReplyDeleteI hope you are having a good week too!
My angry song (or one of them, at least): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkcJEvMcnEg&ob=av2e
ReplyDeleteSometimes I realize how much my musical education is lacking; I think that was the first Niravana song I've listened to (all the way through, at least). I like it, though! Good angry song. :)
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