‘Acid Tongue’- Jenny Lewis, 2008
This little gem did the rounds on the indie music blogs for a while a few months back. I dunno whether I’ve got the album version or a demo version but either way I hope that the song remains pretty the same on the album as it’s raw and under-produced which is a good thing for this song.
The song is taken from the second solo album of Jenny Lewis of Rilo Kiley fame , which is also called Acid Tongue released earlier this year and describes a fairly exuberant night out on the twon involving drink, drugs and fraternizing with members of the opposite sex as the following verses describes
‘Because I’ve been down to Dixie
And dropped acid on my tongue
Tripped upon the land
Until enough was enoughI was a little bit lighter
And adventure on my sleeve
I was a little drunk
And looking for company
So I found myself a sweetheart
With the softest of hands
We were unlucky in love
But I’d do it all again’
The song has a real acoustic country feel to it and as mentioned previously, describes a night out but also then talks about redemption and giving up the debauchery and just relaxing a little more. Check out a live version of the song with Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie fame paying Jenny a visit..
