11/15/2007
Highly Recommended: Peter Sarstedt, Pop Music For Sophisticates
Certain types of music can make us feel fancy, and other types of music can make us feel clean. I've found that most music that makes me feel this way is usually extraordinarily articulate. This is the case with 60's pop songwriter Peter Sarstedt.
Like most of my peers, I was turned onto Sarstedt from hearing the heartbreaking, "Where Do You Go To (My Lovely?)" in Wes Anderson's 2007 short-film, Hotel Chevalier (which is the prelude to his latest masterpiece, The Darjeeling Limited). Sardstedt sings confidently with British eloquence, accompanied by an perfectly tasteful instrumentation; specifically conveying the mood of each one of his songs.
His debut S/T album came out in 1969 and you can hear the influence of Sgt. Pepper's in the colorful amount of detail put into the arrangements. These songs include topics like lollipops, "Mary Jane" (probably not a girl), and "stolen cuff-links from Japan." Playful lyrics are balanced with serious vocal tones, implying there is more than what's on the surface. If Wes Anderson was a musician in the 60's, he would, without a doubt, be Peter Sarstedt. The themes of wasted wealth and self-discovery can be easily compared to that of Anderson's Darjeeling.
Buy Sarstedt's s/t album here and also pick up The Darjeeling Limited Soundtrack which features Sarstedt, the Kinks, Rolling Stones and more.
MP3
Download 'Peter Sarstedt- Mary Jane'2:19 | 4.26MB
Download 'Peter Sarstedt- Stay Within Myself'2:56 | 5.39MB
Posted by Joe on 11/15/2007 2:14 PM in 60's Pop, YouTube, Highly Recommended
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