In search of the lost song
Several of my freshman year hallmates joined ΖΨ fraternity, and I got invited to a lot of their parties later on in my college career. Their house was notorious, and was known as the skankiest On campus. The national office revoked their charter after a methacathadone lab was discovered in their house.
But the parties continued and the houses where the members lived after being kicked out of the fraternity house. During one these parties, something magical and unforgettable happened (it didn't have anything to do with drugs). A song was playing, with a typical verse -- chorus -- verse structure. Then there was a bridge section where everything cut out except for the vocals and guitars. The bridge ended with a melodic trombone section playing a happy melody, with the vocals singing the same melody with the words "ba ba ba, ba ba ba" Suddenly, everyone in the room converged on the dance floor in a huge group hug. I heard one of my friends say "these are the greatest days of our lives!" I felt a huge ecstatic rush.
A year hasn't gone by since then that I haven't thought about that song. I remembered a few things about it. It has a pretty fast tempo, the singer was English and sounded a little like Morrissey. The chord progression in the verse was Dm Bb F C. The only lyrics I could remember was that of the first verse started with "its 5 AM", the second verse started with "its 6 AM" and the third verse started with "its 7 AM".
I tried to track down some of the people who I was pretty sure where there using social networking sites, but I had no luck. It's entirely possible that they would have been too drunk to remember it anyway.
A couple of weeks ago, it occurred to me that I might be able to find the song using Google. I entered the query "five am lyrics" and one of the first results was a tablature chart for "From Under The Covers" which was on the first album from The Beautiful South. That album was not available on the iTunes store, so I ordered a used copy from Amazon.
Hearing the song after all this time made me feel very nostalgic and sometimes a little weepy, but I'm glad I found it. It's like reconnecting with an old friend.
But the parties continued and the houses where the members lived after being kicked out of the fraternity house. During one these parties, something magical and unforgettable happened (it didn't have anything to do with drugs). A song was playing, with a typical verse -- chorus -- verse structure. Then there was a bridge section where everything cut out except for the vocals and guitars. The bridge ended with a melodic trombone section playing a happy melody, with the vocals singing the same melody with the words "ba ba ba, ba ba ba" Suddenly, everyone in the room converged on the dance floor in a huge group hug. I heard one of my friends say "these are the greatest days of our lives!" I felt a huge ecstatic rush.
A year hasn't gone by since then that I haven't thought about that song. I remembered a few things about it. It has a pretty fast tempo, the singer was English and sounded a little like Morrissey. The chord progression in the verse was Dm Bb F C. The only lyrics I could remember was that of the first verse started with "its 5 AM", the second verse started with "its 6 AM" and the third verse started with "its 7 AM".
I tried to track down some of the people who I was pretty sure where there using social networking sites, but I had no luck. It's entirely possible that they would have been too drunk to remember it anyway.
A couple of weeks ago, it occurred to me that I might be able to find the song using Google. I entered the query "five am lyrics" and one of the first results was a tablature chart for "From Under The Covers" which was on the first album from The Beautiful South. That album was not available on the iTunes store, so I ordered a used copy from Amazon.
Hearing the song after all this time made me feel very nostalgic and sometimes a little weepy, but I'm glad I found it. It's like reconnecting with an old friend.
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