Recently I have been thinking more and more about the well known social construct 'Home'. Having been a renter of property since commencing college in 1998 (at a cost of £35 per week), it has become an increasingly attractive option (and currently way more affordable) to break out and take the brave step of become a 'Home' owner myself. It is frightening to think how much one spends over the years feeding landlords with their monthly charges. Sickening. 'Cause I've been too long a lonely man, and yes I've been too long a rolling stone'. Perhaps it is time for to 'hone' the skills learnt as a boy in my own family 'home'.
Kind of funny that the Boy Wolf returns with such a smashingly apt interpretation of this concept with the new single 'House', which is on his latest album release Lupercalia (May 23rd). In recent times of ridiculous impulse house buying, property explosion fuck ups, horrible architectural afflictions, pyrite, and world wide crippling IMF debt, he manages to single handedly bring it all back, ..home. Ironic lyric mentions of conkers, rolling stones and Dylan Thomas are infused nicely with this earnest tune, and the tremendous video which encompasses growing ferns, and a handful of floating lemons. Of course a scattering of the usual household pets including blowfish, gigantic butterflies, parrots, snails, toucans, and Lizards allows it to achieve its universal appeal.
Another listen of late in times of needed cheering up. It any thoughts of real 'homes', past and future 'homes', possible 'homes' and missed 'homes'. I guess the timing of this is ironic in itself, in that I ain't got no home to go to.
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