One Too Many
A year ago I ripped my entire CD collection to mp3. While this increased the accessibility of my music, my mp3 player was too small and I was forced to pick and choose the tunes that I carry around. All that changed when I upgraded to a large capacity MP3 player. I am now re-connecting with songs that I have not listened to in ages and it feels a lot like finding cash crumpled up in an old jacket. When my random shuffle landed on a The Cure's "Lullaby" a shiver ran through me as I recalled its content. Robert Smith's whispered and breathy styling set the perfect mood. It is sung from a victim's perspective as he waits shivering in bed for the spiderman to have him for dinner. Now, this is not the spiderman of comic and movie fame. It is a darker, sinister presence that cautions its...
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