Line Out - Comments on Give Me Candy, Diamonds, and Pills http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/03/give_me_candy_diamonds_and_pills 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... Copyright 2008 Mon, 12 Mar 2007 14:20:00 -0800 Mon, 12 Mar 2007 18:41:39 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Jessica 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.

]]> Jessica http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/03/give_me_candy_diamonds_and_pills#c667165 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/03/give_me_candy_diamonds_and_pills#c667165 Song Mon, 12 Mar 2007 16:12:30 -0800 Comment by David Schmader 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.)

]]> David Schmader http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/03/give_me_candy_diamonds_and_pills#c667171 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/03/give_me_candy_diamonds_and_pills#c667171 Song Mon, 12 Mar 2007 16:17:57 -0800 Comment by Eric Grandy 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.

]]> Eric Grandy http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/03/give_me_candy_diamonds_and_pills#c667230 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/03/give_me_candy_diamonds_and_pills#c667230 Song Mon, 12 Mar 2007 16:50:18 -0800 Comment by megan loves The Mountain. I fucking hate that song. It's one of the phoniest modern rock easy-listening angst-lite songs ever. Thanks for reminding me.

]]> megan loves The Mountain. http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/03/give_me_candy_diamonds_and_pills#c667257 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/03/give_me_candy_diamonds_and_pills#c667257 Song Mon, 12 Mar 2007 17:19:50 -0800 Comment by Tenderloner 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.

]]> Tenderloner http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/03/give_me_candy_diamonds_and_pills#c667263 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/03/give_me_candy_diamonds_and_pills#c667263 Song Mon, 12 Mar 2007 17:28:38 -0800 Comment by Explorer 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.

]]> Explorer http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/03/give_me_candy_diamonds_and_pills#c667276 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/03/give_me_candy_diamonds_and_pills#c667276 Song Mon, 12 Mar 2007 17:42:53 -0800 Comment by lice You should hear hardcore band The Distance's cover of "Anything, Anything" that they put out in 2005. Better than the original.

]]> lice http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/03/give_me_candy_diamonds_and_pills#c667364 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/03/give_me_candy_diamonds_and_pills#c667364 Song Mon, 12 Mar 2007 18:41:39 -0800