Music Monday: Elbow

Elbow is a group from Britain that I have really come to appreciate. Lyrics and the lead vocal are great.


My first intro to them was this song and I couldn't get enough of it for weeks:



I tried out the whole album via the library, but it didn't resonate with me as much as this song. However, there newest album "Seldom Seen Kid" is wonderful and I downloaded it for Christmas for myself.

Here's a few samples:






Love the softness, the richness, the intimacy...the lyrics


"Cause holy cow, I love your eyes
And only now I see the light
Yeah, lying with me half-awake
Oh, anyway, it’s looking like a beautiful day" --On a Day Like This

"So I'm there
Charging around with a juggernaut brow
Overdraft, speeches and deadlines to make
Cramming commitments like cats in a sack
Telephone burn and a purposeful gait"--The Bones of You

Full Lyrics for Fugitive Motel
"Lost in a lullaby
Side of the road
Melt in a memory
Slide in a solitude
Not 'til I can read by the moon
Am I going anywhere
Not 'til I can read by the moon

Chorus
I blow you a kiss
It should reach you tomorrow
As it flies from the other side of the world
From my room in my fugitive motel
Somewhere in the dust bowl
It flies from the other side of the world

'I'm tired' I said
'You always look tired' she said
'I'm admired' I said
'You always look tired' she said
Not 'til I can read by the moon
Am I going anywhere
Not 'til I can read by the moon

Curtains stay closed
But everyone knows
You hear through the walls in this place
Cigarette holes for every lost soul
To give up the ghost in this place
Give me strength
Give me wings"