8+

“Moon River” by Morrissey which clocks in at 9:39

Dearest Steven,

Do you hear that sound Morrissey? The song I just linked to there. Yeah, that one. No silly, you have to go to that link and then press play within the link. Aw, having trouble? Well if you are, just let me know and I'll guide you through it. It's this site called YouTube, it's fun. It has moving pictures, most of the time with corresponding audio to boot. Just move the cursor to the little button that looks like an arrow and click that. Actually, it should've just started playing on its own. It's okay, take your time. Oh! And make sure the volume on your computer is turned up pookie. Got it? Okay good.

So, you know this song. I know you do. You covered it once, all dramatically and extra long and drawn out with minutes of meandering and floaty studio work. Don't be silly! I'm not saying I don't like the version, I love it. Especially the part around 6:25 when your vocals come back in, but sound as if you've floated hundreds of yards down the river from wherever you were when the song began. I used to imagine this in my head. You floating away farther and farther down "Moon River" as the song went on. And on and on. Perhaps your boat found its way into a tunnel at one point (it's awfully full of reverb, this section of the song), but the whole time (in this imaginary scenario, let's call it a mental music video) there you were, looking at me longingly and waving goodbye.

But this isn't goodbye! This is me trying to tell you that I'm still right here, where I always was. What? What post? Dear John letter?? I didn't write you any Dear John post. Don't be ridiculous!

Oh... THAT post.

Um, yeah, I don't know what happened with all of that. I mean, that was - I was just being emotional. Surely you understand getting overly emotional at times, yes? And after all, we've been having such a great time together this week. With the weekend still ahead of us!

So let's forget that nonsense I said before. You're right, one day goodbye WILL be farewell, but not just yet. Until then, what I'm trying to say here is that wherever you're going, I'm going your way.

Always,
Matt

*above image found HERE

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EAR FARM's 8+ is a weekly feature that showcases songs longer than 8 minutes. In the recent past these songs were featured on EF's 8+:
Miles Davis - "So What”
Tori Amos - "Yes, Anastasia"
Boduf Songs - “Bell for Harness”
8 Bold Souls - "Odyssey"
Artanker Convoy - "Open Up"
Dan Deacon - "Wham City"
Clan of Xymox - "A Day (Remix)"
Built to Spill - "Broken Chairs"

To see a full list of every song featured in EAR FARM's 8+ click HERE.