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My addition to the Citizens Of Boomtown BoomBox this week is....
Hozier ~ "Too Sweet"!
It just hit #1 in the UK & Ireland over the weekend! (A career milestone since it's Hozier's first~ever #1 in the United Kingdom, with #2 being the highest spot claimed by "Take Me To Church". "Take Me To Church" did, however, spend a very impressive 109 weeks in the charts!) My sister & I are both crazy about this song and can't get it out of our heads, which is a good thing!
Hozier said he had a particular saying in his mind when he wrote the song, which is:
Too Sweet To Be Savory
He said the phrase refers to instances of when you sense inauthenticity behind someone's sweetness.
If you haven't heard "Too Sweet" yet, I HIGHLY recommend it! It's one of those songs that just feels good! Plus, it has bells! Add bells to your song & there's a good chance I'm going to love it!
I've long loved "Take Me To Church" (great high drama, lyrics, & vocals!) but I admittedly didn't know much about Hozier beyond it...That is until my sister & I saw him take the stage at sunset last year just before Duran Duran at the Bourbon & Beyond festival in Louisville, Kentucky. I was actually impressed before he sang a note because the first thing he did was to dedicate the first song to "a sweet lady" he met before the show through a grant~a~wish organization. I mentioned in a post yesterday that I have artists I just can't listen to any longer after having read their autobiographies. The reverse is also true. Sometimes someone just shows you what a kind person they are and, personally, from that point forward, I'm really listening. He could have been awful & I still would have really liked him as a person but his set was amazing! The fiery drama of "Take Me To Church" against the setting sun was INCREDIBLE and so was the entire set leading up to that. His band & back~up vocalists are 100% into the show ~ the whole thing is great! So, I really recommend seeing Hozier on his "Unreal Unearth" tour & if you haven't heard "Too Sweet", just press play beneath the red photo up above! You'll love it, too!
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Excellent Jennifer! Enjoyed it very much... He sold me on a whiskey neat 🌼