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Scientific studies have now proven that it's 87.2% impossible for anyone with a love of quirky lyrics, catchy melodies and singers who drum (and play their kit at the front of the stage) not to obsess over the band that once was The Lucksmiths. And this, their final song, well, it just makes me realise that there is something quite different, and wonderful, to being woken up by the chirping of playful birds and the making of pancakes, and not by the usual screams of rushing ambulance sirens, stay-out-all-night drunks and burnt toast. Take me back to the old country, now.
-The Lucksmiths - 'Get-to-bed birds' (2.40)
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Have a watch and a listen, and remember. One to purchase. Jeezo, I miss them. :(
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Great song, but it's not about being woken up. 'Get-to-bed-birds' aka 'hangover birds' are Australian (well, certainly Melbourne) terms which tell drinkers that their session has gone on so long that the birds have started to sing (ie, night has turned into dawn). Like I Prefer The Twentieth Century, which I see as a companion piece to GTBB, it's a melancholy ode to New Year's Eve.
ReplyDeleteUm, I wasn't actually writing about the literal meanings of the song, as such (I seem to rarely do this in posts, now I think about it - so, I know, not much of a music blog is it then!) but thanks for the Melbourne insights Ben and yes, the world was a far better place when The Lucksmiths were releasing records on a semi-regular basis. Such a good band. :)
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