My Top 1000 Songs #738: Far Gone & Out

[I've been writing up my Top 1000 songs on a daily basis--you can see them all in descending order by hitting the All My Favorite Songs tag.] 

When you (mostly) strip away the trademark buzzsaw distortion of the Jesus and Mary Chain's early records, you're still left with one of the greatest pop bands of the post-punk era. "Far Gone And Out," off their fourth LP, 1992's Honey's Dead, feels like something they tossed together in about two minutes--and in all the best ways. Ultimately, it comes down to the hook in the very first line. "I can't explain, exactly what I'm doing standing in the rain"--something about that tuneful little melody has had it bouncing around my head for 30+ years.

Plus, the line "I'm television sick, and I'm television crazy" has never lost its magic for me. Just sublime.

BBC Live 1992: