#42 of 366: My People, The Beaches

I cannot help but move to a song by The Beaches. The guitars and pace on this song give me Bloc Party-vibes. That’s high praise if you ask me. 

This song is just such a ROMP. You won’t find me digging into lyrics on this one mining for psychological tidbits. It’s just go go go from the beginning, don’t have time for emotions.

“I live up above of a McDonalds, sold my panties to some guy in Austin, I eat every meal at my bodega, livin’ off their egg and cheese and coffee, look on the screen and I meet my people, I’m gonna start some shit in the chatroom, you in the backlights, hide in the back light, if I squint, I can almost make you out”

Driving guitar at it’s simplistic best and a great beat ensure this song just hums when it gets going. It’s a vibe all of it’s own and a song I’ll never hit skip on. While some of the lyrics might be crass for some tastes, I just think it might be an honest look at a 20-something living it up and just not giving a general shit about anything else. I love it for what it is!

“I don’t know why I’m enjoying this, I just know that I’m enjoying this, I’m broke, I’m tired, I’m hot, give me a kiss, all I know is I’m enjoying this”

If you drank in your 20s, you’ve been there. Some of us old-heads probably have photographic and video evidence of it. Though my friends from that time of my life probably remember seeing me in them a lot, I’ve never sold my underwear. 🙂

Enjoy having the pedal to the metal in this song! Have a bitchin’ day.

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Author: irunjt

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3 thoughts on “#42 of 366: My People, The Beaches”

  1. Definitely a snapshot montage of that time in life!

    Also, I like how this one is crass, but not emenem, jay-z, weezy, snoop, gambino, etc? 😆

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  2. Oh, I’m down for some good hip hop! I just don’t relate as much with their typical “look at me I’m the greatest!” lyrical themes. Nothing against any of those artists, hahah! I just thought that the Beaches were comparatively… rather mild? Haha

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