2000 Great Songs #1248: Help I'm Alive
One of those random radio semi-hits from the past 20 years that somehow caught my attention--not sure how, maybe one of my kids was playing it, or it popped up on some tv show. But Metric's "Help I'm Alive," from 2009's Fantasies , was cool enough to make me check out some of their records, which I liked, but mostly I particularly love that one song. Know what I mean? That "beating like a hammer" bit is over-the-top catchy, kinda like The Breeders or later Darling Buds with a dollop more commercial sheen. Live 2009: Live acoustic: Cover by Unwoman:
