Dear Gary Lightbody/Snow Patrol:
Hi, how are you? How's Gray's Anatomy? Is it fun to be loved by weeping women? You might remember me. My name is Doug and my blog is read by about three people, making me more influential then Antelope on Pearls Before Swine. Some time over the summer I threw all of my political weight behind Chasing Cars on its pursuit of the coveted LOWAG's Best Song of 2006. I throught it was a great song. Well, Mr. Lightbody, other Snow Patrolers, I'm now pulling my support and I will be now supporting another contender for the remainder of the year. I figure I owe you an explanation and as a real man, I'm prepared to give it to you straight. I caught a live acoustic version of Chasing Cars on Launch and my greatest fears of the song were confirmed. It's the same things repeated over and over and over again. Stripped acoustic, the song was weak. I felt cheated. I felt like the German pilot in the Three Amigos who learned about trick photography and was crushed. Turns out that the song is great because of the electrical wizardry you attached to it. Now, it's fine to have a weak song wrapped up in electronic wizardry. In fact, Chasing Cars is a great song still because of the building and the chording and the loud guitaring. But I just don't think it'll do as the best song of the year. I can't dislike a performance of the best song of the year. Typically, acoustic shows a cool new side of a song. Now, me being a real man, I'm even going to tell you the song that's going to replace you. It's called the Jeopardy of Contentment. It's by What Made Milwaukee Famous. It in turn might be replaced three years down the road when I come across something else. But all you need to know is that we are through here.
Your friend and neighbor,
D. M. Call
Kingmaker
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