Anna Begins, the Musical Equivalent to Say Anything
What started as a voyeuristic romp through Joseph Nichol's iTunes library (I'm borrowing his laptop today) became something of a stroll down memory lane.
For whatever reason I decided to listen to Counting Crow's "August & Everything After" which is, and I'll cling to this till the grave, a damn fine album. Discussing it 'round the shop, we've come to the conclusion that August & Everything After is the musical analog to Say Anything / Lloyd Dobler, in particular the song "Anna Begins".
Oh to be 19 again, completely emotionally masturbatory, with no. sense. of. perspective. whatsoever.
JosiahMusicology | By Josiah Roe | 04:55 PM
Comments
That's a pretty accurate analogy.
I would have to say "Murder of One."
That song is pump up.
Posted by: davidm at January 14, 2006 09:43 AM
You are right! That is a dem fine album! I still pull it out "regularly." And yes, I finally replaced my cassette tape, but am still using CD's! :-)
Posted by: Debby at January 14, 2006 10:58 AM
Except that Say Anything is the most over-hyped movie of the '80's.
Posted by: paul ned at January 15, 2006 10:13 AM
So true. I love that album. On a completely unrelated note, I would love to know what April thought of the Kiera Knightley version of Pride and Prejudice.
Posted by: Crystal at January 15, 2006 07:06 PM
Please note: The phrase "So true" was referring to Josiah's insightfulness, not to the previous comment regarding one of my favorite movies of all time. Yes, I admit that I am one of those women that Chuck Klosterman writes about who want to marry Lloyd Dobler.
Posted by: Crystal at January 15, 2006 07:11 PM
Omigoodness. I put that album on and am taken completely away. Probably one of my first albums, actually. Led to a lot of other albums. If I was into music list making, it would be on my top ten.
Posted by: TP at January 17, 2006 12:05 AM
To know "Anna Begins" is to love it. Josiah Roe is about to meet "Anna Begins."
Posted by: mesh at January 17, 2006 08:33 PM
adam duritz sums up our collective 90's youth in one line, "and when she sneezes i believe it's love... but i'm not ready for that sort of thing."
Posted by: tacyjane at January 18, 2006 09:35 AM
That is my favorite line in the song as well (well, several run a close second). But, what do you mean "youth"? I appreciate the lyrics so much better now than I ever did in high school. Maybe I can blame that on my highly conservative pentecostal upbringing. In any case, "Anna Begins" is still the song that I immediately click back to the beginning so that I can hear it again each time that I play the CD.
Posted by: Crystal at January 18, 2006 07:18 PM
oops... of course i quoted it wrong. it's "EVERYTIME she sneezes i believe it's love, but Oh Lord, I'm not ready for this sort of thing."
Posted by: tacyjane at January 20, 2006 12:04 PM
JoRoe, I think your estimation of that album may just be the first thing we agree on. Cheers!
Posted by: Shaw at January 21, 2006 10:01 PM
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