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May 17, 2007
Pixies bracket: How Can You Be Sure (6) v A Punch Up at a Wedding (11)
"How Can You be Sure?"
Fake Plastic Trees
(6)
This one could have fit right in on the Bends, but they probably decided to keep it off because the lyrics are too easy to comprehend. Still, it's another bright, singable tune about how wrong horrible the whole world is. This song's greatest strength is that it could go on forever, and it would even require any new lyrics. Just keep slowing everything down and then building it all back up to the destructive melisma chorus.
VS
"A Punch Up at a Wedding (No No No No No No No No)"
Hail to the Thief
(11)
I don't know if there's any truth to the rumor that the parenthesized title of this song was taken from Radiohead fans after learning that the band planned on doing yet another "experimental" album, but it sure looks funny when scrolling across my iPod. The slinking bassline is both sexy and bad ass, even though the track can be a little too jazzy.
Posted by Randall Monty at May 17, 2007 11:35 AM
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