“Down by the Water”—PJ Harvey
60 Songs That Explain the '90s
Vincent Gallo's Unconcimated Romance
Vincent Gallo has a really interesting history of having these intensely platonic relations in ships with women. He's like an emotional support pet for these women or something. I don't necessarily see it as a romantic song. The album is so comparatively sort of joyous and open that when I first heard the song, I was like, did they say something to offend her? It doesn't feel particularly romantic to me.
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