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November 25, 2005

How Loud Does It Go?

watchmen_slowmotion.jpgThe song "Stereo" by The Watchmen is another one of those songs that I liked from the first time that I heard it. The way that the song starts with a slow crescendo of a backgrond synth and a single picked guiter, which is then overlaid by the lead singer completing the first two verses before the bass and drums join in, reminded me of the sound production on U2's Joshua Tree album. And I've always loved that whole album.

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Of course, the lyrics were the bigger hook that kept me intrigued:

My life is a stereo, how loud does it go?
What songs do I know? What ever happened to my plans?
Whatever happened to the life I thought I had?

In time, "Stereo" got ingrained in my head, and I found myself humming it from time to time with no explanation as to why - nobody else was singing it, it wasn't on the radio, and I hadn't played it that day at all. Hmmm. Why was that?

As I stopped to think about it, I realised that "Stereo" came to mind some times when I was being introspective, looking back on times in my own life and relating various songs to my feelings. So I've adopted this song (or at least the the title of it!) as part of my life's theme.

My life is a stereo.

I find it interesting to look back on notable songs in my past - those songs that are intricately tied to specific memories. I likely have a few more than most, since eleven years of my life were spent being a mobile DJ. So all of the other entries in this category will focus on particular songs from my past... but don't worry, I'll try not to pick anything annoying like "Macarena" or "Karma Chameleon". :)

By the way, if you want to learn more about the Canadian band that was The Watchmen, check out this Watchmen fan site. The site looks a typical Tripod mess, but the content is good. Finally, if you like the song "Stereo", check out their other tunes, they're pretty good.

Posted by Hammer at November 25, 2005 12:03 AM

If you enjoyed this article, you may want to read more in the My Life is a Stereo category.

Comments


Nice post....very useful information.....

Posted by: Ronda Vanvleck at March 7, 2010 05:01 PM

Now that I found the band and song name I cant get this on i Tunes. Anyone know where I can download it

Posted by: scott at January 2, 2009 04:38 PM

hey......i really like this song!!! they only play it on the radio once in a while here and i never cought the title or the artist so i had the hardest time finding it! anywho, now that i know the song's name and who wrote it i'm kinda annoyed because i can't find a music video for it!!! do u know where i can find it?

Posted by: indelible at January 2, 2007 07:20 PM

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