Friday Featured Track
The song that has been on my brain the most this week:
- “Light Up My Room,” Barenaked Ladies, from the Canadian alt-pop band’s seminal 1998 album “Stunt.”
Between the speedily delivered witticisms of the monster hit “One Week” and the all-too-true nonsense of “Who Needs Sleep” (which was my theme song in college and sadly continues to be my anthem to this day), it was easy to overlook “Light Up My Room” on BNL’s breakout album “Stunt.”
But this quirky, melodic love song has always been one of my favorites from that irresistible album. The lyrics are so off the wall, but at the same time, you can picture them in your head. They creatively convey the time-worn message of love overcoming a dearth of material goods.
And the music is pretty terrific, too, with layers of sound creating a depth of feeling and a tinge of wistfulness to go along with those wonderful words.
Check out this YouTube video of BNL frontman Ed Robertson performing “Light Up My Room” acoustic as part of his “Bathroom Series.” It doesn’t have all the sonic layers of the album version, but it’s still a great song.
-BAM
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