Favorite Malkmus Vocals/Lyrics

[Artgeek]

Since the favorite guitar performance question seemed like a good idea, I thought I'd offer up a similar question...what song has your favorite display of Malkmus's voice and lyrics. You can answer for reasons of great lyrics, or great vocal performance, or both.

My knee-jerk response is "Transport is Arranged" but "Carrot Rope," "Grounded" and "Stop Breathin" are pretty close behind.

[Dayne1234]

Favorite lyrics ala Pavement/Malkmus would be...


"Lies and betrayals/Fruit covered nails/Electricity and Lust"-Trigger Cut

I love his voice and lyrics on AT&T and Grounded...brilliant!

Hmmm...oh yeah, and "Strings of Nashville"...one of the most beautiful songs that Malkmus has ever put his voice to.

[earl grey]

There are a lot of great moments to choose from but I think the first verse of "Shady Lane" might be my favorite. Brilliant.

[scurvy=rad]

Shoot The Singer

[music dude]

Embrace the senile genius
Watch him re-invent the wheel
I don't need your summary acts, summary acts,
To fit into the narrative age


BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

or


Because there's 40 different shades of black
So many fortresses and ways to attack
So why you complaining...tough

ANOTHER GEM!!!!!!!!

[BushRoxLiterall]

ey.
Sin Taxi always struck a chord with me lyrics-wise.
His Singing in At&T is the best in that direction.

I've made my bed on the break of dawn.!?!

cleaveland show tonight anyone?

[box elder]

Shady Lane: "redder shade of neck/on a whiter shade of trash/and this emery board/is givin me a rash". One of my favourite lyrics, period.

Frontwards

Here (peel session version): a low-key song gets a hot-beef injection

Home

and, Box Elder.

[Artgeek]

AT&T.

Whoever posted this one as a standout, thanks for the reminder.

[maroonwalrus]

I always liked that one line in "Blue Hawaiian":

"Put the bark in the dog and you've got a guardian..."

The lyrics to "Elevate Me Later" are probably my favorite in the Malkmus/Pavement catalog.

[c. leo]

Maybe...

From "You Are A Light"
Watch out for the gypsy children in electric dresses they're insane.
I hear they live in crematoriums
and smoke your remains.

-or-

From "In The Mouth Of A Desert"
I've been crowned, the king
of id and it is all we have so
wait
to hear my words,
the diamond shark i could
open it up if it's up and down

[chabysinisterra]

i've been crowned the king of it
and it is all we have so wait
to hear my words
and they're diamond sharp...

[c. leo]

Well, I guess I can scratch those lyrics off my favorites...

And to think, for 10 plus years I've been laughing at the "King of Id." No wonder he didn't know what I was talking about when I called him that...