Lemon Twigs – In My Head

Back in 1972, The Lemon Twigs opened up for Badfinger and Big Star. I’ve read that it was considered one of the best power pop concerts ever.

Well…I’m sorry readers…I just lied…The Lemon Twigs were not even born at that time…but if they jumped in a time machine…they could easily walk right in and open for those bands. They sound and look 1970s power popish to the core.

I just picked an “older” (from 2023!) song by random because I haven’t heard anything from them that I don’t like. They were formed by brothers Brian and Michael D’Addario. They grew up in Long Island, New York, and were exposed to music from an early age through their family, who are also musicians.

They had great influences. The brothers were influenced by their father’s record collection, which included classic rock artists like The Beatles, The Beach Boys, and The Kinks. They began playing music together as children, experimenting with various instruments and songwriting.

Michael got into acting when he was 4 years old. Here is his IMDB profile. Michael was born in 1998 and Brian was born in 1997. They started to play music when they were 6 and 8 years old. They released their first album (a cassette tape) when in 2015. Their debut album came out in 2016 called Do Hollywood. The album got positive reviews from critics. Together they have 6 albums out. The last one just came out called A Dream Is All We Know.

This song was on the Everything Harmony album released in 2023. The song is credited to The Lemon Twigs. That is the smartest thing to do for the band. REM did that and unlike many other bands…getting writing credits is not a problem. I first heard about them a while back. A commenter commented on a power pop track I had and mentioned The Lemon Twigs. Jeff and Christian have brought them up recently also.

In My Head

In my head, in my headI am different in my headI am someone else insteadIn my head, in my head

In my mind, in my mindThere is sadness all the timeAnd I keep the things I findIn my mind, in my mind

And never do I share these things with anyoneThe feeling is cold and I’m afraidStrangers passing, mm

In my dream, in my dreamThere are symbols that repeat (symbols that repeat)There are copies in the street (again and again)In my dream, in my dream (again and again)(Again and again)

And never do I share these things with anyoneThe feeling is cold and I’m afraidStrangers passing, mm

And I am done, even goneFeeling nothing, feeling numbFeeling nice, made of neon shining iceStrangers passing, mm

Ooh, ooh, oohOoh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh (ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)La-la-la, la la laLa-la-la, la la la laLa-la-la, la la la laLa-la-la, la la la

La-la-la, la la laLa-la-la, la la la laLa-la-la, la la la laLa-la-la, la la la

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Author: Badfinger (Max)

Power Pop fan, Baseball, Beatles, Alternative music, old movies, and tv show fan. Also anything to do with pop culture in the 60s and 70s... I'm also a songwriter, bass and guitar player. Not the slightest bit interested in politics at all.

21 thoughts on “Lemon Twigs – In My Head”

  5. I first heard The Lemon Twigs play a couple of tracks on a very popular UK music based TV series (Later…with Jools Holland). This was in 2018 and I never knew they went as far back as 1972.

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    1. Oh no…I was joking….I’m sorry… I said that in the second paragraph….what I meant was they would have fit in perfectly back then by the way they look, dress, and sound.
      I really like this band.

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      2. I was in a good mood writing it but I should have been a little clearer. It’s nice to actually like a current band.

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  7. This is surprisingly good. They sound more British than NY and more 80s-early 90s than current. Hope they grow their following!
    Internet still out, waiting for a new router to arrive hopefully this aft

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    1. I think it has to do with their music inspirations…people say I live behind the times in music…these guys really do…thank goodness.

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  9. As far as looks goes the brothers could be on the same stage as Badfinger- they look sooooo early 70s. The video is a real grab-bag of powerpop stylings. Interesting, I’ll check more out.

    Lyrics for ‘In My Head’ are not all as cheery as the music either, despite the upbeat la la las. Maybe more than meets the eye.

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  10. Thanks for the shoutout, Max.

    The Lemon Twigs are super talented and have become one of my favorite contemporary bands.

    To me, it’s particularly their harmony singing that stands out – once again, there’s something to be said about siblings singing together, especially those who have done it since their childhood!

    I also love their jangly guitars and other retro elements they incorporate into their music, and the feed-good vibes they project.

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