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Insignificance vs Corduroy
Insignificance 44%  44%  [ 24 ]
Corduroy 56%  56%  [ 31 ]
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 Post subject: Re: 251. Insignificance vs Corduroy
PostPosted: Sat April 10, 2021 10:17 pm 
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I've soured a bit on Corduroy over the years, but even before that this would always have been an easy win for Insignificance for me. I think the song manages to combine the best attributes of the band's more atmospheric material with the intensity of its most raucous stuff, while Ed manages to deliver one of his greatest (or maybe his greatest) lyrics. I'm sure I've mentioned it before, but the second verse may be my favorite few lines Eddie's ever penned. It's hyperbole to say he captures an entire short story in those few lines, but it's succinct and poetic work as good as any songwriter out there.

A lot of people cite the song's ending as the highlight, and for good reason; it is so easy to sound corny when describing these things, but the song manages to earn the feeling that you get when listening to that last minute; everything sounds at stake, because for the song and its characters, it is. That's not really something I get out of Corduroy (or, to be fair, many of the band's songs). It's partially why it's tracked so well on Binaural; it's almost strange to hear anything else come after this song, cause what is there to say? You need something like Of the Girl, a longer, gradual re-entry into the second half of the record after Insignificance blew through it.


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Just changed my vote to Insignificance. Love both of these immensely. But, after all these years these songs have been with me, I never seem to tire of listening to Insignificance.


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I changed my vote because I just had a flashback to a poorly executed call and response.


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Chris_H_2 wrote:
I changed my vote because I just had a flashback to a poorly executed call and response.

Yeah corduroy is the better song but oof they call and response

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E.H. Ruddock wrote:
Chris_H_2 wrote:
I changed my vote because I just had a flashback to a poorly executed call and response.

Yeah corduroy is the better song but oof they call and response

I mean ... WHY?!?! why ruin that song?!


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digster wrote:
Insignificance: everything sounds at stake

Love this.


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Someone got my kid “Corduroy Christmas” this year and it’s trash, no connection to the Corduroy universe. Not even a story! Just “here’s corduroy opening presents.” Where’s the little girl? Where’s the drama?!


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digster wrote:
It's partially why it's tracked so well on Binaural; it's almost strange to hear anything else come after this song, cause what is there to say? You need something like Of the Girl, a longer, gradual re-entry into the second half of the record after Insignificance blew through it.

I've listened to the 'original tracklisting' of Binaural for so long that I found this very confusing for a moment.


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