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September 9, 2005

Tralala - "The Girls Say"

I picked Tralala's self-titled album last weekend at Other Music, and liking it smacks of the same kind of secret shame as liking The Go-Go's, and it's not just because it's girl pop.

But there's this one song ... I heard it, and it was sort of chilling, because it took me back to college, and it totally reminded me of this girl with whom I had a highly dysfunctional on-again off-again making out arrangement. One of the lyrics goes, "I want you to reel me in and hold me close but/when we're together I just shake and cry."

Now this is the official soundtrack to me thinking back to those times. And, like, I am NOT usually the kind of person who makes a song the official soundtrack to something after one listen.

Tralala - "The Girls Say" (MP3 link expired)

Posted at 2:40 PM




13 Comments

When you say "on-again, off-again," do you mean one of you had an odd fixation with the light switch? That does sound dysfunctional.

Posted by: Alex at 09/09/05 2:49 PM | Reply
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Liking The Go-Go's isn't shameful!

Posted by: tara at 09/09/05 3:43 PM | Reply
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I had the same make-out situation with a guy who was a closet Go-Gos fan....last I heard he and his partner Miles were doing improv in San Francisco...I'm just sayin'....

Posted by: Belle at 09/09/05 4:10 PM | Reply
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anybody know why they changed their name from "tight fit" to tralala?

Posted by: kathryn at 09/09/05 5:21 PM | Reply
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because of the killer Gunther track of the similar name. hahaha

Posted by: ntw at 09/09/05 6:39 PM | Reply
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Oh for fuck's sake. Shame over liking the Go-Go's? What are you, five years old? They freaking rule.

Posted by: Yan at 09/10/05 9:17 AM | Reply
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Way to waste "first post" status, Alex.

Posted by: Uri at 09/10/05 10:18 AM | Reply
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stereogum goes EMO!

Posted by: catherine at 09/10/05 11:27 AM | Reply
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I'm not ashamed of liking The Go-Go's... but when I was a younger indie rock kid, I was more hesitant to admit that I liked bands that had been on TV. We've all been there...

Posted by: jed at 09/10/05 11:41 AM | Reply
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heatherific?

Posted by: totty at 09/10/05 10:59 PM | Reply
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From what film a song?

Posted by: Tym at 12/17/05 1:44 PM | Reply
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Who will answer? Very important!

Posted by: Tym at 12/21/05 12:30 PM | Reply
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Hey, can you send me that track? I've been trying to find it everywhere, the only thing around is a 2-minute cutoff version.

Posted by: Jon at 10/02/08 9:37 AM | Reply
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