Everybody Thinks I'm a Raincloud (When I'm Not Looking)
If songs had feelings, "Everybody Thinks I'm a Raincloud" must surely be proud, chosen as it was to kick off the last Guided by Voices album. It's a good choice; a solid song with a good hook that sets the tone for the rest of the disc, but not so catchy as to overwhelm things. Robert Pollard, in addition to being a great songwriter, is also talented at the subtle art of sequencing, and this is yet another example.
Starting with a bit of single-note picking from Doug Gillard that gives way to a typical late-period power-chord driven song, the tune allowing Pollard to ease into things lyrically. On that note, the song seems to be another in a long line of self-referential commentaries on GBV's career:
'Cuz this is not my day
and nobody really cares
anymore anyhow
nobody called again
'cuz they say that I'm too lazy
to stay alive
Not exactly an uplifting beginning, but Pollard works his way around to his usual dismissiveness of the band's lack of commercial success. The masses may not care, but love, it seems, will conquer all:
With pillows of self-esteem
alone in a satellite dream
where I can't forget about a world
where every beam I choose
is shining alone on you
shining alone on you
Yeah!
Starting with a bit of single-note picking from Doug Gillard that gives way to a typical late-period power-chord driven song, the tune allowing Pollard to ease into things lyrically. On that note, the song seems to be another in a long line of self-referential commentaries on GBV's career:
'Cuz this is not my day
and nobody really cares
anymore anyhow
nobody called again
'cuz they say that I'm too lazy
to stay alive
Not exactly an uplifting beginning, but Pollard works his way around to his usual dismissiveness of the band's lack of commercial success. The masses may not care, but love, it seems, will conquer all:
With pillows of self-esteem
alone in a satellite dream
where I can't forget about a world
where every beam I choose
is shining alone on you
shining alone on you
Yeah!
Labels: Half Smiles of the Decomposed
posted by John Kenyon at 8:37 AM
1 Comments:
I can just wonder if in the future everybody in the world will be in love with guided by voices. It's just too crazy for me that they never get as famous as beatles.
They are waaayyy better than mainstream bands they self inspired like, who knows, all the indie rock. Or maybe other bands that try to make a english pop songs inspired by beatles too but that seems to never get there the way GBV does (like Oasis or Blur).
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