Brand New Band • Page 371

It's hard for me to even fathom a world where Handcuffs isn't the closer on TDAG, haha.

 

I seem to be in the minority but Handcuffs is one of my favorite Brand New songs ever too. I could put that in my top 5-7 Brand New songs.

 

I love the idea of the song "Handcuffs" but don't like the song itself

Like I get what they're going for and I like what they're going for but don't like how they do it

If that makes sense at all

 

I like you. I have a very intimate and personal connection with that song because... reasons, so it definitely would have a seat in my top ten songs by the band. Yeah, I know, drowning babies and whatnot, but I think it's gorgeous and it means a lot to me emotionally.

 

Removing Handcuffs and putting in CocaCola would have made TDAG sooooo much better.

 

im in the "handcuffs is the perfect TDAG closer" camp

 

My man

 

I drown babies all the time that's not my issue

Obviously joking but yeah idk

 

The only thing I don't like about Handcuffs is that there is one too many syllables in "I'd arrest you." Always sounds awkward/contrived to me.

 

The fact that you had to include that in spoiler tags is kind of unsettling tbh
No, haha, I get it. I do understand why people have a problem with the song. For me, it just falls into that weird, messy category of "songs that have personal significance to me and are therefore impossible to remain objective about," if that makes sense.

 

That does make sense, and I get it. There are songs and artists I feel that way about too.

To me, Handcuffs just feels sloppily done. I love all the ideas in that song and I feel like if they were delivered just a BIT better it'd be a good song but it comes across as sloppy to me.

But I also get that that won't change your mind on it, nor should it. I'm glad it was able to have significance for you and hold an important place in your life because that's the beauty of music, something some dislike can be insanely important to others.

 

I am the Great Rationalizer

Fear my awful superhero name and powers

 

Handcuffs is a good closer for sure

 

I'm listening to deja now.. so good

 

This will likely change in oh, 30 minutes, but let's give it a shot:

1. Noro
2. You Won't Know
3. Okay I Believe You, But My Tommy Gun Don't
4. Degausser
5. Sowing Season
6. Nobody Moves
7. Luca
8. Jaws Theme Swimming
9. The No Seatbelt Song
10. 1996

Hard not to put Jesus in there. It's #11 at this point, but could probably be switched with 1996. I just love that song so much.

 

Fork and Knife might be my favorite BN song of all time. It is fun and poppy but kinda sad too. Like, you can sing along while you cry.


I'm driving to Vegas later today, I'll come back and give a top ten then.

 

The vocal deliveries are what sell me on deja and devil and god. They are delivered from such an honest place.

 

In no particular order:

Fork and Knife
Logan to Government Center
Play Crack the Sky
You Won't Know
Not the Sun
Vices
Mene
1996
Jaws Theme Swimming
Degausser

 

Fork and Knife is somewhere in 11-15 for me, though could go up depending on my mood, haha. These lists are impossible.

 

No order:
Limousine
You Won't Know
Jaws Theme Swimming
Degausser
Sowing Season
Nobody Moves
Jesus
Missing You
1996
Bought a Bride

 

This was sorta hard but my Top 10 no order

Sowing Season
Nobody Moves
Fork and Knife
Good To Know...
Limousine
1996
Vices
Millstone
Missing You
You Won't Know

 

Listening to this podcast about TDAGARIM right now and I feel very mixed about it.

 

I struggle finding any music podcasts that I enjoy. Casey Bates podcast is amazing, but limited to his own produced albums, and Song Exploder is pretty good but leaves me wanting way more. Anyone have reccomendations?

 

I guess I should clarify. This podcast episode is really well done, BUT I'm listening to some ones interpretations of songs I've been listening to for 10 years. It's just weird hearing some of his interpretations, most notably his view of You Wont Know

 

His line by line analysis of "Jesus Christ" is fantastic