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Sweet WednesdayWherever You GoContributor: Joel EdelmanOccasionally goofy lyrics are the big surprise on Wherever You Go. Sweet Wednesday really seem like a normal band, harmonica notwithstanding. But then you get some strange songs that just leave me confused. Sweet Wednesday tell the best stories. In "(Lisa, I'm Sorry I Brought You to) New York City," we are regaled with a story about running out of gas while driving to New York from New Jersey. At one point, the drivers receive a parking ticket because they have stalled on the bridge without gas. Considering the man sings it and the female of the duet is named Lisa, it makes one wonder when they play live whether he sings to her. If any of Max Barry's books actually get made into a movie like he swears they will, then the title track belongs on the soundtrack. Barry's books tend to have a certain style about them, and this song touches on it perfectly. "McDonald's" seems to be about the observations that a Cuban immigrant burger flipper sees. My favorite line is "and I guess they think that because I work at McDonald's I have no soul." "Grandma" is my favorite song. I get really sentimental when it comes to old people. An 85-year-old could be a child molester, but to us, he's just a dirty old man. I love the respect that we automatically give the elderly. But I digress. "Grandma" is about visiting Grandma and all the senile things she's recently begun doing, plus her vision on how things are in life. I may not understand why this album was made, but there's enough on it to keep me happy that it exists. You can contact the author at: jughead@agouti.com 959 |
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