1988's "Under the Milky Way" is one of the most durable songs of all time--i.e., The D Man can listen to it over and over again without ever growing tired of its allure. In fact, this concept of musical durability deserves its own blog post on another day. Today, The D Man reflects on The Church's wistful retelling of "Two Places at Once," from 1994's Sometime, Anywhere. Unlike many albums from that teenage era, this purchase from the bargain bin has withstood multiple purges of my record collection.
An ode to ghosts, toasts, and boasts, it is a strange little song that gives listeners space to consider the possibility of former lives and former loves--before it hits you with the big, yearning chorus. I've been waiting for yoooouuuuu. The result is a song that sounds like decades have passed, lovers have died, and spirits have long since lingered. We should thank the underrated and long-running Australian band for this musical apparition. They were so bliiiiiiiiiind.
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