And so, the fourth iteration of this blog series comes to an end. Congratulations if you made it to the end. Just remember, however trying you found it, I had to write this stuff.
Sonic Youth have not featured on these pages often enough. Let's start remedying that now, with their Sunday from 1998, which is laden with all the motorik rhythms and scuzzy guitar you might expect. The slightly odd video features a late-teen Macaulay Culkin.
Next up, The Doors, with Blue Sunday from 1970's Morrison Hotel. This is alright, though Jim's lyrics are far from his best. It's a simpler, bluesier affair than most of the previous album though, and no worse for that. Of its time, maybe, but then aren't most things?
Let's end with some Cranberries. Sunday was the third track on their debut album, Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? and was also released as a promo single in the US. It's archetypal Cranberries: Marr-inspired guitars, Dolores's distinctive vocals, syncopated drums and singalong lyrics... what's not to like?
Well, at least this all ended on something good. Hard to imagine there will ever be another round of Thank you for the days ... but then last time I confidently wrote, "There will be no part IV. Part IVs are for Star Wars episodes and Rocky. Don't even try to persuade me."
But really, that's it: the end. I mean it this time. Honest.
That was the week that was
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