3 Ring Binder

So many tools under one dome.

It’s been a while since I've obsessed over a song; released in January 2006, this song is over seven years old and yet new to me.  From a little black-berrying by my husband regarding the singer Neil Hannon, of the Divine Comedy, to God Help the Girl , a story set to music project by Stuart Murdoch of Belle & Sebastian , a Scottish indie-pop group, Funny Little Frog is a little bit of musical magic.   Okay, I'm a sucker for its particular mix of nostalgia, romance, innocence, and sweet sensuality. First of all, it sounds like it's out of the early seventies with its string orchestration and simple, but sing-a-along-compelling arpeggio chorus. Then there are the words – clearly written for a man to sing, but the singer (in the video ) works it well.  In fact, maybe that's why it works. Honey, lovin' you is the greatest thing, I get to be myself and I get to sing, I get to play at being irresponsible, I come home late and love your sou...