You Of All People

Pecas “Talking to Myself”

“Talking to Myself” feels very relaxed and sensual, a song where most everything in the vocal performance and the arrangement is signaling a pleasant mixture of stoned and sultry. The lyrics run contrary to all that as Sandy Davis sings about feeling foolish for an emotional investment in someone who doesn’t value her affection or compassion. She feels so shut out that she feels like airing these grievances is just talking to herself. Listening to the song with a more clear idea of what’s being expressed shifts the tone a bit – the melancholy undercurrents are more exposed, and the more breathy parts of her vocal read more as sighs of exasperation rather than anything to do with pleasure.

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