juin 04, 2003
music for a mercenary seduction
in the not-too-distant past, i attempted to construct a mix by the name of 'music for a mercenary seduction,' the kind of tunes you'd play if you were seducing someone without an ounce of affection. i came up with two songs for it: a cover of tom petty's 'breakdown' by noe venables and 'i want you' by elvis costello. it was the latter that made me stop. because it doesn't get much better than that when you're talking mercenary seduction. elvis himself described it thusly:
the sound of this track was always going to be the aural equivalent of a blurred polaroid, so no apologies for the lack of fidelity. None are needed, it's just a pornographic snapshot: lots of broken glass, a squashed box of chocolates and a little blood on the wall.
a disclaimer: despite its inclusion on my abbreviated, nonexistent mix, i personally have strong ties to this song. super duper howling fantods in the extreme.
Posted by shivery at juin 4, 2003 09:40 AM