Song Give Me Candy, Diamonds, and Pills
posted by on March 12 at 14:20 PM
Dramarama’s “Anything, Anything (I’ll Give You)” is my favorite song of all time.*
Musically it’s a really simple song, but everything about it just fits so well together. I love the urgency of the guitar in the beginning because it matches the desperation in John Easdale’s voice—dude is hurtin’. He’s pissed, he’s annoyed, he’s confused, and he’s in love. I love the bass line, and I love the fact that he sounds like he’s out of breath once it reaches the three minute mark. I love this song.
More than listening to it, though, I love dancing to it. Not in clubs or anything, I don’t dance in clubs, but in my apartment. You know the dance scene in The Breakfast Club? I’m Ally Sheedy. Especially the parts where she’s twirling and then does that weird shimmy and slowly collapses into a writhing little ball. (Only I’m not high on Pixie Stix and Captain Crunch sandwiches at the time… usually.)
The one drawback to listening to the song over and over again during my private dance party is that I hate the song that follows it on Cinema Verite. It’s called “Femme Fatale,” and it’s some really weak shit. As soon as “Anything Anything (I’ll Give You)” ends, I have to run to the CD player to click the skip button before that ridiculous crap starts in. “Candidate” is good, though. I just skip ahead to that.
*This statement only valid for the next 20 minutes, as it will surely change, and probably to something that involves a cowbell. Because who doesn’t love a well used cowbell? I’ll keep you posted.
When I finally got iTunes, this was the first song I downloaded. Freaking amazing, and a crime more people don't know it. And yeah, it does inspire a lot of Sheedy-esque dancing when I'm by myself.
That IS a good song. (I just tracked it down on Megan's iTunes.)
And if you dig that chord progression, check out Neil Young's "I'm the Ocean" (the greatest track on Mirror Ball, the not-that-bad-at-all album he made with Pearl Jam in the '90s.)
I used to like this song, back when I was a depressed teen and thought I had nothing to offer anyone. Now that I'm an adult, I know my worth, and I can listen critically, I can't stand it.
I fucking hate that song. It's one of the phoniest modern rock easy-listening angst-lite songs ever. Thanks for reminding me.
Oddly enough, I'm a big Dramarama fan, but it's not my fave ("Candidate" at the time, all of Vinyl later on). No idea how you get easy listening out of that song, but alas, the angst was all too real.
I think that song is best enjoyed under the influence. But there are many other great Dramarama tunes. And I'm not just saying that because they did drugs in my dorm room.
You should hear hardcore band The Distance's cover of "Anything, Anything" that they put out in 2005. Better than the original.
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