MP3: The Bear Quartet - Mom and dad
It's a trap! loves The Bear Quartet. It's no secret. A couple weeks ago I wondered aloud about instituting a regular BQ-tribute post and, after a bit of back n' forth with some potential guest writers, it was settled. Every Saturday throughout the year of 2007, IAT will honor Sweden's greatest indierock band. However, the term 'greatest' can mean a lot of things, especially when referring to a band like BQ. They are one of my most favorite bands. The can be beautiful, inspiring, even profound, but they can also be infuriating, confusing and just plain weird. We may disagree on when each of those moments occur and that's part of what makes them so special.
For this first edition of the new series, I've asked the band Penny Century to contribute:
Ok, we picked "Mom and dad" as our favorite. A bit of a boring choice we suppose, but if you don't want your band to break up after fighting over different songs, you better pick the classic.. There's so many great tracks, but never the less, this is probably the one BQ-song that has been quoted, sung and played most by the members of Penny Century through the years. With wonderful melodies, a harmonica to kill for and incredibly well-written lyrics, this little childhood recollection never fails to move us. "I'm still stuck somewhere between who I was and who I wanted to be." That line alone is reason enough to name your band after a Bear Quartet album.
The Bear Quartet - Mom and dad