I was thinking about bridges today. You know that part of a song after the second chorus but before the third verse where it goes off in a different direction?

I always liked that Julianna Hatfield song, This is the Sound, where she just says “Bridge!” right before the band goes into the bridge. You can’t get much more straight-forward than that. Plus, she sounds pretty cute when she says it. Have a listen:

Yet, even more simple than that, is perhaps my favorite bridge introduction. After the second verse-chorus of I’m the Man Who Murdered Love by XTC, Any Partridge sings “Oh, it’s the middle of the song”. No fancy musician jargon necessary. Listen:

If you can think of any bridge introductions that you like, leave a comment.

St. Vincent sings Paris is Burning. Happy Saturday.

Sharyl bought me the new Tegan and Sara album, The Con, several weeks ago. It’s been in my CD player ever since. I’m digging this record even more that their previous release, So Jealous. And I liked that one a lot.

It makes sense that I would enjoy it so much. Just do the math: 14 songs in 36 minutes. That’s just over two and a half minutes per song. With lots of keyboards, guitars and layered vocals, each song is like a little nugget of pop perfection, giving you just enough to make you want another.

Basically, this CD is like a 14 piece McNugget with honey as the dipping sauce.

Enjoy “Back in your Head.”

St. Vincent performs “These Days.”

Happy 8th anniversary!