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Seven Mary Three
InterMedia Arts Center 2/2/08
Huntington, NY
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Lou Christie
How can a song so politically incorrect sound so cool in the ?00s? The subject of young lust has been addressed ad nauseam on the Top 40 but never better than here. And to drive the point home, Lou Christie uses his incredible vocal range to display just how excited a virile male can be when he just ?can?t stop.?
The protagonist comes off as a kind of Dr. Jekyll. Christie?s voice and the song structure help to map the transition as he becomes a Mr. Hyde. The verse, sung in his natural range, has him trying real hard to convince his baby ?You?re old enough to know the makings of a man? so ?For the time being, baby, live by my rule.? This line of argument apparently doesn?t go over too well, so when the bridge begins, he completely changes the tone of his voice, becoming sensitive (as a fox) as he sings pleadingly about ?trust to the very end? and settling down at some ?chapel in the pines.? (Chapel in the pines? Geez, lady, if you buy this, I?ve got some real estate in the Everglades you?d be interested in.)
But uh-oh?here comes that feeling again. Suddenly he snaps and confesses, ?When I see lips waiting to be kissed, I can?t stop, I CAN?T STOP MYSELF?.?
Before you know it, his cool is completely blown. Christie?s voice rises by an octave (at least) as he yelps uncontrollably, ?LIGHT-NING?S STRI-YIKING AGAYANN!? Hoo, boy. The poor guy then has a few moments to compose himself before the whole process starts again, with new words.
The craziest thing about this record is that any red-blooded guy who hears it can relate to it. So can most women. What a world. What a cool song.
 
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