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+ Fri, February 18

6. The Walkmen – What’s In It For Me?

On my bus ride down from North Campus today, as the majority of people got off before I did, I heard a song I recognized coming from the driver’s seat.  The majority of busses run without music but a few drivers do regularly play something.  Some do it with the dreck that’s on the radio, others bring a stereo.  In one of the mirrors I caught a glimpse of this driver’s iPod perched up behind his head.  A cool little setup, but much cooler when the noisy passengers got off.

I caught the droning keyboards and had it placed immediately.  I scooted forward a seat to hear it better.  The next stop came and a passenger in front of me got off.  I switched to the other side and moved closer.  I never spotted the speakers, but it was there sure enough.  The Walkmen’s What’s In It For Me? playing loud and clear, the taught tension of it and all.

If this album is the escapades of a confused drunk, this song is the quick inset of that confusion.  That fleeting moment where things seem clear (faulty logic be damned) and the solution you conjure up seems hopelessly impossible.  That drunkenly low flash point of bitterness takes effect and bam: The Rat.

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