Everyone had that one band in their late teen years that they were in love with. This song triggered my insane fandom of The Sleepy Jackson, and although my love for the band is not quite so strong these days, this is still a great song and they have produced a catalogue of great music.
But you know how it is, you find a band, most likely they are either a newish local band that has become just popular enough that they have one song on light rotation on alternative radio. Or maybe they are an international band that is quite popular overseas but you are certain that none of your friends know them here and you steal them and cherish them and only mention them briefly and without detail so everyone knows that you are into cool bands that they have never heard of but they won’t be able to go hunting themselves. Sometimes these bands become big and famous and you discard them, call them a guilty pleasure, or be the good person that you are and go on loving them no matter what.
The Sleepy Jackson is one of the former types of bands, and I still love them. They have never become as popular as I think they probably should have, but Luke Steele has great songwriting ability and has written some perfect hooks in his time.
I don’t really know all the words to many songs, but I think I know more complete Sleepy Jackson songs than any other band. That period of life between the ages of 15-18 seems to be the ideal time for learning song lyrics. I was having a shower just before and thought I would test myself and got through this entire song without missing a beat.
Now all I want is some new Sleepy Jackson tracks. Where you at, Mr Steele?