Singled Out: The City and Horses' 17
. My sweet "17." When I was 16 I had a close relationship with my best friend's girlfriend who was 17. It was the typical high school unrequited love triangle. He treated her like garbage and I gave her everything he didn't, like attention and kindness. It was a winter night in Brigantine, NJ, a frigid and barren beach town that time of year. I was at a party with this girl and while I was standing outside on the porch I saw her through the screen door smoking weed with her friends. Then, like now, I wasn't into drugs or drinking or things that cause me to be anything but painfully lucid. She knew this about me and would often express similar disinterest. So when I saw her smoking that joint I took it as a personal affront, a betrayal. It was a dramatic reaction but nothing out of the ordinary for a boy who existed on an IV drip of the Smiths. But now, looking back some fifteen years later, I see it as a beautiful moment, one I should have embraced. This nightmare hippie girl, with eyes half closed, smiling, laughing and enjoying the freedom of youth. It was, indeed, one of the sweetest little things that I've ever seen. Hearing is believing. Now that you know the story behind the song, listen for yourself here and learn more about the album right here!
...end |
Travel News, Trips and Tips: Road Trip Essentials
Hot In The City: Carin Leon Will Open For The Rolling Stones in Arizona
Caught In The Act: Ministry Rocks Chicago
Sammy (Hagar) Super Sunday Coming To TV
Anthrax Reuniting With Dan Lilker For Upcoming Live Dates
NEEDTOBREATHE To Livestream Red Rocks Concert
Bruce Dickinson Making Appearance At WonderCon For
Joe Bonamassa Plays Jimi Hendrix's A Vintage 'Band of Gypsys' Rig At Nerdville
Vampire Weekend Stream 'Mary Boone' Visualizer
Paul Di'Anno's Warhorse Deliver 'Stop The War' EP
The Exies Return With 'For What It's Worth'