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I Love Them

from Blang! by Lach

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about

SONG NOTES: I had been wanting to write a love song to women. Something to tell them that it is all right. I thought of a girl I knew at the time named Elizabeth and the line "Elizabeth is like a myth" popped into my head. The rest of the lyric flowed out and within minutes it was finished. I was playing around with a sliding D chord a la Marc Bolan's song Baby Strange and tried it with the new lyrics. It fit perfectly.

STUDIO NOTES: Bolan's spirit was all over this. The first day of recording, Richard suggested I bring in a CD to check against our work for sound quality and we BOTH brought in T.Rex. The Humans and Richard added the high falsettos as a tip of the hat to Flo & Eddie's work with T.Rex. Lisa Haney doubled Geoff's great bass line, a trick Tony Visconti (Bolan's producer) also used. The original version had an extended ending which Richard suggested we shorten to make it more of a pop single. Our engi¬neer, Jamie, did a remarkable job editing this but I was rather nervous as the scissors hit the tape. Hell, I had to leave the room!

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I Love Them

Elizabeth is like a myth
She's like a baby
She's smooth and newly born
Susan's like a symphony
She's a mystery
So curious and warm
I love. . .

Lisa's treasure is well hid
She's a little kid
Her fingers are dipped in paint
Mary's soul is up for bid
She's flipped her lid
She thinks she's bad when she ain't
I love. . .

Karen's got a cat I gave her
In December
I wonder how they are
Annie she keeps writing me letters
Saying she remembers
Playing on my guitar
I love. . .

Heather she's like a feather
She's soft and tender
And floating on a breeze
Michelle calls me once a week
She doesn't speak
She just likes to hear me breathe

I love them
I love them
I love
I love
I Love Them
I Love Them

©1998 Lach

credits

from Blang!, released November 11, 2013
Lach - Guitars, Vocals
Geoff Notkin - Bass
Billy Ficca - Drums
Lisa Haney - Cello
The Humans and Richard Barone - Backing Vocals

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Lach Edinburgh, UK

Lach, founder of the Antifolk movement and star of BBC Radio 4's The Lach Chronicles.

‘Beat-punk-unplugged joy!’-The Guardian UK

‘Splendid! Best of it's kind!’- Mojo

‘Incredibly bright, influential, funny, poetic.’-Suzanne Vega

‘Best punk guitarist since Johnny Ramone.’-Billy Ficca of Televis
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