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K so lately I’ve been loving the song “Your Woman” by White Town. The songwriter, Jyoti Mishra, said of the tune: “I was trying to write a pop song that had more than one perspective. Although it’s written in the first person the character behind that viewpoint isn’t necessarily what the casual listener would expect.” The gender ambiguity is one obvious discussion point; so is the somewhat broken narrative. Anyhow, this song has been coming up for me lately. Other pretty big hits that I now really love from the 90s that I didn’t love at the time and/or that are increasingly relevant now in terms of interest or influence:
- “Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand” by Primitive Radio Gods.
- “Bittersweet Symphony” by the Verve.
- “Tha Crossroads,” Bone Thugs N Harmony.
- “Doo Wop (That Thing),” Lauryn Hill. (I’m pretty sure this song brought about the 1960s influx of the noughts — Amy Winehouse, Duffy, Pipettes, I’m looking at you.)
But here’s a great cover of the song that inspired this brief but (I hope) sweet post. It’s by Finnish band Cats on Fire. Here’s to wishing that you like it as much as I do.
I’m sure there are some other songs from that era that have come up, lately, as the 90s are in style again (side note: why??), but I’m going to cap it off at that.
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