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The old: This one’s for Tim, who requested that I repost The Cat Empire’s ‘Days Like These’. As he says, they’re a ‘band you can’t not love’. This one’s a great summer sounding one Tim – enjoy.
Days Like These – The Cat Empire
The new: I’m actually a little embarrassed to admit that I like this song, but I’ve been hearing it on Triple J quite a bit here in Oz and when I saw the kooky film clip the other day I decided it was kinda alright after all. Norweigan Ida Maria lives in Sweden and is all about the punk rock. Her track ‘Better When You’re Naked’ has some seriously cringe worthy lyrics but her sass and cheekiness, paired with catchy hooks and sheer exhuberance, combine to make a track that I’m almost ready to share with people that I actually know in real life. Almost.
It All Started With Carbon Monoxide 
as opposed to the rest of us, your not-real-life friends! lol!
Hahaha yes exactly! You know what I mean though – there’s a real freedom in all this blog stuff. Only a handful of people in my ‘real life’ know that I write this blog. That probably says more about me than it says about them though.
actually, that’s the same for me. or they know i have a blog, but they have no idea what a blog is, so it’s meaningless to them anyway!
there is a certain freedom here, though, and i know of some “real life” people i really wouldn’t want reading it!
I know what you mean about ‘Better when you’re naked’. I have the same reluctant delight in “No Sex For Ben”. 🙂
Oooh I don’t know that one! Here I go a-hunting…
I bet there’s many a young couple in lurve who have that Ida Maria track as ‘their song’.
For what its worth…..its one of my favourite singles of 2008. And the album is just as enjoyable – it rattles along with 10 tracks in 31 minutes!!
It keeps growing on me too actually. Will be interesting to check out the end of year lists and see how often it makes an appearance!