SONG #38: Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes - Home

WowWee do I love this song. I heard it first at the end of an episode of Raising Hope, the cute little show on Fox that lasted a few seasons. I was instantly hooked first by how it was used in the show but second of all just buy the Integrity of the song in and of itself. I don't know a whole lot about Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros although I try to pay attention when they release anything new. The way I understand it is that Edward Sharpe is a Persona of the actual lead singer, and the Edward Sharpe character is kind of like a cult leader. Pretty interesting huh? There are so many songs that talk about home and I like most of them, but there's just something really unique and and at the same time folksy about this particular song. First of all it's recorded in such a way that it sounds like it is a much older song than it actually is. Generally I don't like songs that are recorded and mastered in this way but It just fits this song really well. The whistle intro is legendary, instantaneously recognizable, and is one of my favorite parts of this song. I think what's really special about this song is in a few short minutes the male and female lead in this song are able to capture this deep sense of love. Their chemistry is incredibly strong. This really impacts the song in a positive way. You can tell that they really truly love each other... Even though they are just singing a song and they really don't. Obviously the line about no one pleases me more than you, including Jesus, rubs me the wrong way but I certainly can overlook it for a song that's just oozing with wonderful sappy sentimentality. And in fact you could take those lyrics to its conclusion, look at the divorce rate in America and realize that this idealized love that we often celebrate very quickly can turn into dissatisfaction and dissolution. I'd be interested in hearing these characters sing a song 10 years later... Would they still be this much in love? Who knows. Anyway that's how I like to process songs especially songs where there's a line or the whole concept that doesn't align with my faith. Anyway it's a great song and I unswervingly inducted into my hall of fame. As I said I heard this at the end of a TV show, and there isn't necessarily a specific memory that is linked to this song. I know I listen to it a lot in my office at peace and on car rides. But it doesn't have to have specific memories for it to be considered one of my favorites. Well done.