This song is by the Candian band Sloan who I’m liking more with every song I listen to. Sloan has been together since 1986 and has been successful in Canada but never broke through in America…which is America’s loss.
The song has a great keyboard hook to open the song… and the music is very melodic. There is even a Ringo Starr mention in the lyrics about Ringo’s song Photograph.
Although set to power pop music the lyrics are about remembering someone after a suicide.
The song was released in 1996 and it was on their One Chord to Another album. The song peaked at #39 in the Canada RPM Top Singles chart and #12 in the Canada Alternative 30 Charts.
The Lines You Amend
Said you’d found a way to end it peacefully
I remember finding shoes near the lake under a tree
And I’m sittin’ on the shore
I thought I saw your charm float by
It doesn’t matter now
‘Cause all you wanted to do was die
If only you’d stuck around
I never would have made a sound
But now you’re on the ocean floor
And I’ve opened a brand new door
Brand new door
Swimming out to sea
Trying to find something else
While I’m skipping stones
And I’m listening to the shells
And I won’t forget you
If someone else comes along
I found the words you wrote
But I would not dare to quote
My friends, the lines you amend
Like “What’s so bad about dying anyway”
Swimming out to sea
Trying to find something else
While I’m skipping stones
And I’m listening to the shells
And I won’t forget you
If someone else comes along
You’ll always come to mind
Whenever I hear that song
The one about photographs
Sung by Ringo Starr
Especially in the chorus part
You always said, “Now don’t you start”
Don’t you start, yeah yeah
Don’t you start
Don’t you start
Judging from this, we did miss out not hearing them in the US. This is nice.
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Glad you liked it. They have many of the influences I like…including my desert album today.
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Excellent write up Max! This is one those tracks that Sloan still plays in concert today. Such a great band. Awesome your taking some time to discover there stuff
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My pleasure… I was digging around youtube and that piano intro is very cool…plus hell the Ringo mention is a bonus! lol.
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One of my favorites from them, a band we heard a lot back “home” in Canada but hardly ever here in the US. That whole album is excellent, by the way. I saw them as a surprise opener for the Foo Fighters once… solid live act too.
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They come through Nashville a lot it seems…I will not miss them next time.
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I am having a Canadian music prompt for Song Lyric Sunday on September 20, 2020 and I will write about the k.d. Lang song Constant Craving.
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I will be there…I have another from Thunder Bay that I’m considering also…some good power pop.
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I’ll be doing something for that too, Jim. I love that kd song… that and the naughty “Sexuality” by her are my two favorites from her catalog.
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There is another band from Thunder Bay called
The Honest Heart Collective that another blogger had…from what I heard its pretty good.
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I really liked the piano at the beginning, and it’s got a nice groove, I just don’t like the singer’s voice…
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All of them sing…really popular in Canada. They started out as a grunge type band and changed to power pop on their second album. They have some nice songs. That piano intro hooked me also.
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The opening piano piece reminds of Schroeder on Peanuts. Once you get past that, the opening guitar riff reminds me of CCR, blended with Petty.
I’m with John, above. I’m not fond of his voice.
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It’s catchy…I really didn’t pay attention to his voice…more of a feel of it.
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Eh. I can relate. Sometimes, I’m more into music composition than lyrics. I listen to a lot of instrumental stuff.
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Good music. Hope you’ll be featuring more of their tunes.
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I sure will…thanks for the comment Lisa. You liked the last one by them. I’m glad some people like you like to see or hear someone not as popular…like Sloan…or….Big Star!
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I’m always receptive to good music, and I appreciate you putting “new” stuff on your blog.
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