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This is probably my favorite song right now, and, as with seemingly all of my favorite songs, it has a tinge of sadness to it. At its core, it is a story of unrequited adoration. The narrator sings, “It’s such a drag to want something sometimes.” This is generally true when you want something you know you just can’t have. She does her best to keep her feelings a secret, but she made a wish, she said it out loud. “Out loud in a crowd, everybody heard.” It became the talk of the town. Funny how everybody knows she likes him except the one person she wants to know.
Like a lot of songs I obsess over, I love a lot of the little nuances in the track. Like the second refrain, Chrissie kind of repeats herself (“Maybe tomorrow. Maybe someday.”) with a kind of quiet resignation. Or is it yearning? The driving guitar riff isn’t exactly a nuance, but it’s a pretty great hook.
In the end, it’s great to hear this kind of optimism. She loves this guy, and she’ll get him, eventually. She’s obviously shy, but these things have a way of working out. Especially when it’s the talk of the town.
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