Song of the Day: The Shins - "Saint Simon"

Posted about 3 years ago



From the band that changed Natalie Portman's life in Garden State and the lexical mind of James Mercer comes this clever piece of chamber pop.

Is it a song about religion, ignorance, happiness, or all three? Mercer's lyrics are characteristically indecipherable, but what's certain are the brilliant meandering melody lines in the verses, and gorgeous vocal harmonies from a group of guys who aren't afraid to sing "la da da dum" in falsetto. Somewhere, Brian Wilson is smiling.

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  1. tybees says

    I'm not a huge Shins fan, but I LOVE this song!

    Permalink posted 01/06/2009

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