I've been in a mood all week. As with everything in my life, there has been a soundtrack to this mood. It's been generally an angry mood, and that's not necessarily a bad thing. More on that later in another post.
Usually angry moods are good for Ben Folds for some reason. Maybe it's the cursing, I'm not sure. Not all Ben's songs have cursing, but they're not to be listened to with the kids present. What I love about Ben is that he can write emotionally, he can write harshly, he can say things in ways you don't often hear. He also plays a mean piano. Love that.
I should have made it Ben Week on the blog. I've done two Ben Folds posts. I could have done a Ben Lee post, profiled my favorite Ben Affleck movie (Chasing Amy), and put up a recipe featuring Uncle Ben's rice!
This song is called "Zak and Sara," which Ben Folds has said is about about a boy in 1984 playing guitar and writing songs for his girlfriend, who sits on his amp all day watching him play, and in her head is discovering techno – not the music the boyfriend is playing at all. This is why I love Ben Folds. The video is typography set to "Zak and Sara." Shut up, someone took my two loves, music and graphic design and made a video. This is the kind of stuff that makes me happy, people. And the colors! If hot pink does nothing for you, I'm sorry, check your pulse. Something's wrong wit ya. The font is Helvetica. Yes, I know it on sight. Hel-to-the-vetica!
"Dr. Yang" is about all the alternative medicine voodoo witch doctor psychics out there. Coolness. I like the yelling.
Finally, "All U Can Eat," which sums up America in a sarcastic tone. Now, I am an American all-you-can-eat, never been camping kind of girl, but I totally get it. If you have sensitive ears, please move along. Nothing to see here.
P.S. Here's "Rockin' The Suburbs." Just because Ben Folds got an audience to yell "Preperation-H" and the F-word and he's the man. Goes without saying, They yell the F-word. Deal.
I'll have a real post with words later.
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