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Deathcab's "possess ur heart"

spongersponger Posts: 3,159
edited August 2008 in Other Music
This song has some of the cheesiest lyrics I've ever heard, but the beat has really grooved on me. That might be why there's this extended version where they go instrumental for the first few minutes.

Hope you enjoy...I think it has the "In Rainbows" sound. In fact, I think there are a few songs on the radio right now that have that "In Rainbows" sound.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pq-yP7mb8UE
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  • 1STmammal2wearPants1STmammal2wearPants Worcester, MA Posts: 2,948
    sponger wrote:
    This song has some of the cheesiest lyrics I've ever heard, but the beat has really grooved on me. That might be why there's this extended version where they go instrumental for the first few minutes.

    Hope you enjoy...I think it has the "In Rainbows" sound. In fact, I think there are a few songs on the radio right now that have that "In Rainbows" sound.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pq-yP7mb8UE

    yeah it's great isn't it? this is actually the album version......the radio edit pisses me off because they cut off the best part of the song -- the groovy jam.
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  • augustwestaugustwest Posts: 739
    great song from a great cd
  • Get_RightGet_Right Posts: 13,498
    indeed
    great song from a great record
    the lyrics are not as cheesy as the matress song
  • MonsterOfTheMidwayMonsterOfTheMidway Posts: 416
    Yeah, welcome to six months ago.
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  • KeirKeir Posts: 46
    Death Cab For Cutie is terrible.
  • 1STmammal2wearPants1STmammal2wearPants Worcester, MA Posts: 2,948
    Keir wrote:
    Death Cab For Cutie is terrible.

    this is about the song......not a love/hate reaction to death cab in general.

    like the band or not, the song is a departure with the 4 plus minutes of intro, and it's pretty good.
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  • Get_RightGet_Right Posts: 13,498
    Keir wrote:
    Death Cab For Cutie is terrible.
    I used to think that until this record came out
  • MonsterOfTheMidwayMonsterOfTheMidway Posts: 416
    Get_Right wrote:
    I used to think that until this record came out



    Funny, I didn't mind Death Cab but thought their new album, save this song and the opener, was pretty bad.
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  • Get_RightGet_Right Posts: 13,498
    MonsterOfTheMidway wrote:
    Funny, I didn't mind Death Cab but thought their new album, save this song and the opener, was pretty bad.
    I hated them on the VFC tour.
    Yeah the opening song is great. It took awhile but this record really grew on me
    and after I saw them live in June, I couldn't put it down, until June 19 that is
  • angryyoungmanangryyoungman Medford, NY Posts: 1,028
    they play it constantly on wrxp here in new york. . .really not crazy about it. . .the more i hear it the more i don't like it
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  • DeetroitBaasketballDeetroitBaasketball Posts: 379
    1STmammal2wearPants wrote:
    this is about the song......not a love/hate reaction to death cab in general.

    like the band or not, the song is a departure with the 4 plus minutes of intro, and it's pretty good.

    4 plus intro isn't that much of a departure for death cab... or were you saying for music in general?
  • AnonAnon Posts: 11,175
    a damn fine song. i love the 8 minute version.
  • shortstackshortstack Posts: 2,339
    it's just plain creepy.
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  • MrMerkinballMrMerkinball Posts: 1,978
    I was very surprised about the intro on the CD. Best part of that CD. I did also like "Twin Size bed"
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    My favorite Death Cab album still remains to be "Transatlanticism" probably one of the best I own. I remember one of my good friends showing me "Title and Registration" in his car back in '03. I was like "Wow that has a great sound." Shortly after I was hooked. If you like "I Will Posses Your Heart" give that album a listen. My Ex Gf and I used to make out to it in my car. haha.
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  • 1STmammal2wearPants1STmammal2wearPants Worcester, MA Posts: 2,948
    DeetroitBaasketball wrote:
    4 plus intro isn't that much of a departure for death cab... or were you saying for music in general?

    the jam definitely is a departure for them. they don't do 8 minute songs.
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  • MonsterOfTheMidwayMonsterOfTheMidway Posts: 416
    1STmammal2wearPants wrote:
    the jam definitely is a departure for them. they don't do 8 minute songs.



    Yeah they do. Transatlanticism(the song) is near 8 minutes. And how can a long song be a departure? Now if they had crazy synths and weird samples incorporated in their music or something like that....that would be a departure. Don't see how the length of a song, if it still sounds like the band, can be a departure.
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  • 1STmammal2wearPants1STmammal2wearPants Worcester, MA Posts: 2,948
    MonsterOfTheMidway wrote:
    Yeah they do. Transatlanticism(the song) is near 8 minutes. And how can a long song be a departure? Now if they had crazy synths and weird samples incorporated in their music or something like that....that would be a departure. Don't see how the length of a song, if it still sounds like the band, can be a departure.

    yeah, they're few and far between buddy. like i said, they still don't do long songs. a long song can be a departure if it's a jam-out with a groovy baseline, which this is-- something they don't normally do. i think it's a departure. i don't think 'i will possess your heart' sounds like a lot of their other stuff. is it a radical change? nah. but i think it is. take it or leave it.
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  • MonsterOfTheMidwayMonsterOfTheMidway Posts: 416
    1STmammal2wearPants wrote:
    yeah, they're few and far between buddy. like i said, they still don't do long songs. a long song can be a departure if it's a jam-out with a groovy baseline, which this is-- something they don't normally do. i think it's a departure. i don't think 'i will possess your heart' sounds like a lot of their other stuff. is it a radical change? nah. but i think it is. take it or leave it.


    Then I'll leave it.
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  • itsevobabyitsevobaby Posts: 1,809
    i like possess your heart but i wouldn't call it a departure. tomcat is a departure.

    narrow stairs left me wanting a bit more, still some great songs on it though. anybody heard 'rockin' chair' from the band tribute album? (i forget what the album is called) it's good stuff, so is their awesome cover of bjork's 'all is full of love'.

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  • Riot_MacRiot_Mac Posts: 473
    I can't stand this song. Not really a fan of the band either. I tried too. Was not impressed at all when I saw them with PJ in 04.
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  • AnonAnon Posts: 11,175
    whether you like it or not, once you listen to this song it gets stuck in your head! i gotta say i love the song! and a great album, too. hope to see them @ radio city in october
  • Inhiding230Inhiding230 Posts: 362
    I love it! I never was really a fan until the last album and then I saw them at Bonnaroo this year. They were probably one of the better shows I saw that weekend, and I saw a lot of great music. My husband, daughter and I were all pleasantly surprised.
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