The semi-comical story is about Billy Fisher, a working-class 19-year-old living with his parents in the fictional town of Stradhoughton inYorkshire. Bored by his job as a lowly clerk for an undertaker, Billy spends his time indulging in Walter Mitty-like fantasies and dreams of life in the big city as a comedy writer.
or a 4 song ep by The Decemberists that I picked up for $7.00 today at the record shop Released in 2004 and I don’t give a flying crap cuz to me its new and I want to devour it.
If I have not yet praised Colin Meloys voice enough yet then give me a chance to do that now. I love the nasal tone, I love the almost prepubescent sound of high pitched nasal pitch. But what grabs me is the the false deep he takes on some of his songs. “Everything I Try To Do, Nothing Seems To Turn Out” is a great example of the stress of his tone. High shrieks to the almost swallowing sound of man voice. Hard to describe but to me its magical. “Los Angeles I’m Yours’, is jaw dropping, musically and lyrically.
This release is also telling me something very important- a trend I love
CONTINUITY. This sounds like The Decemberists and its 6 years old. Proof that its OK not to ‘evolve’ but to remain your true to what you start off as. I love that and I’m taking it as my new life lesson. Don’t get all trendy and hip don’t get all fence hopping confused. Are you comfortable driving in the travel lane? Then fucking stay there. You don’t have to go faster or slower or anything keep your own pace. Damn what a concept.
Now back to this yummy ep.
I want to quit my job NOW and join them. I want to see them live I want to hang off their tour bus. I want to buy Collin a Mocha Latte and ask him his thoughts on factory farming or rain boots or lampshades.. I just want more of their vibe. They’re European Americans. They have such a UGH Ive run out of superlatives.
My passionate love affair with The Decemberists goes on..today it was like I saw their baby pictures. They were gorgeous then, they’re more so now.
Billy Liar (1959) is a novel by Keith Waterhouse that was later adapted into a play, film, musical and TV series.