{"id":403,"date":"2012-10-19T10:00:44","date_gmt":"2012-10-19T09:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/douglascowie.com\/?p=403"},"modified":"2012-10-17T14:13:43","modified_gmt":"2012-10-17T13:13:43","slug":"song-of-the-week-permanent-smile-by-smog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.douglascowie.net\/?p=403","title":{"rendered":"Song of the Week: &#8220;Permanent Smile&#8221; by Smog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Each Friday I pick a song\u2013new, old, borrowed, blue\u2013that\u2019s been on my mind and in my ears, and write a short post about it.<\/p>\n<p>This week your song is &#8220;Permanent Smile&#8221; by Smog:<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mrX3Ja-zP-M\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I have a minor obsession with songs that employ what is essentially <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MCUO7F2xjzw\" target=\"_blank\">the &#8220;Be My Baby&#8221; drumbeat<\/a>.\u00a0 You know, like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=470HnRobKLc\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Just Like Honey&#8221;<\/a> by the Jesus and Mary Chain.\u00a0 I like Bill Callahan&#8217;s take on it here in part because he slows it down a whole lot, and in part because, along with the vocals, he makes it the primary instrument in the mix; the rest of the music, even the bass that&#8217;s playing along with the drums, is way back there, and when the song hits its abrupt finish&#8211;only the drums are left.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top: 5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"Tumblr\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Bebo\",\"Delicious\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"DouglasCowie\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Song%20of%20the%20Week%3A%20%22Permanent%20Smile%22%20by%20Smog\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each Friday I pick a song\u2013new, old, borrowed, blue\u2013that\u2019s been on my mind and in my ears, and write a short post about it. 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