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*Picture is a reference to the music video.

4.) MGMT- Someone's Missing

         a. I didn't really develop a relationship with MGMT until this album, 'Congratulations'. I had heard all of the radio hits, 'Electric Eel' , 'Kids' and 'Time to Prentend', but I didn't feel a strong musical connection to them until I popped this CD in. I loved it from the moment 'It's Working' came railing on. But when number three hit, I was stunned. A slow drum roll to ring it in, followed by harmonic guitar and vocals. The song is well thought out, yet kind of novice and spontaneous.

        i. This song, in particular, makes me think about two important people in my life. They might not even know that this song reminds me of them, and they have no idea how much they mean to me. I will just never forget this one particular night, where I was the only one left standing (well, sitting actually), playing DJ in my mind, as these two particular people lay silently in the two adjacent chairs, napping lightly, or daydreaming on some other level. It wouldn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that we were in our 20’s and having the time of our lives previous to this little musical moment. It became what felt like my duty to wind down the musical atmosphere with something calming and yet deep enough to linger a little. At that moment, it became my ultimate calling to make sure these two important people in my life were relaxed (whether they were awake or not through all of this I will never know, nor ask). While no one was missing from this, the song was just such a sweet and quiet way to tone down the night. I was reminded of this song tonight as I was sitting with these same people, about 6 months later, contemplating the concept of “dying to live, and living to die”. Seemed like a fitting moment to my recent ‘funeral’ theme. The slow start might bore you, but once you hit that 44 seconds, it’s pure joy. Like a sudden burst of energy; suddenly you are in a field of flowers and it’s the 1960’s and you just feel groovy as hell. It has just the right wave of guitars, the perfect vocal echoes, a strong enough bass-line and a drum kick to get you dancing. All of these things stir together so fittingly to make a song that is strong enough to pull you out of your seat, and quiet enough to settle you into it. Enjoy.