the drums, the drums, the drums…

I shouldn’t like The Ting Tings.    I really shouldn’t.

But I do.

They are a bizarro White Stripes.   One guy and one girl… rocking.   But instead of the guy on guitar and the girl in drums, it is reversed.

The insanely catchy “Great DJ” was my introduction to The Ting Tings.   Starts with a Jangly guitar riff and then the drums kick in.   Nonsensical lyrics and a chorus that sticks in your brain like a wad of delicious bubble gum.

“Shut Up and Let Me Go” starts with drums and then kicks in with a tremendous guitar riff.   Katie White’s singing puts this song over the edge for me.    Just a great slice of goodness.

“Great DJ”
Fed up with your indigestion.
Swallow words one by one.
Your folks got high at a quarter to five.
Don’t you feel you’re growing up undone.

Nothing but the local DJ.
He said he had some songs to play.
What went down from this fooling around.
Gave hope and a brand new day.

Imagine all the girls,
And the boys,
And the strings,
And the drums, the drums, the drums, the drums, the drums, the drums, the drums, the drums, the drums, the drums, the drums, the drums.

Oh.

Nothing was the same again.
All about where and when.
Blowing our minds in a life unkind.
Gotta love the bpm.
When his work was all but done
Remembering how this begun.
We wore his love like a hand in a glove.
There’s a future plays it all night long.

Nothing but the girls,
And the boys,
And the strings,
And the drums, the drums, the drums, the drums, the drums, the drums…..

Imagine all the girls.
And the boys,
And the strings,
And the drums,

All the girls
And the boys,
And the strings,
And the drums, the drums, the drums, the drums.

“Shut Up and Let Me Go”
Shut up and let me go
This hurts, I tell you so
For the last time you will kiss my lips
Now Shut up and let me go
Your jeans were once so clean
I bet you changed your wardrobe since we met

Now oh so easily your over me
Gone is love
It’s you that ought to be holding me
I’m not containable
This turns up
it’s not sustainable

I aint freakin’
I aint Fakin’ this
I aint freakin’
I aint Fakin’ this
I aint freakin’
I aint Fakin’ this
Shut up and let me go
Hey!

Shut up and let me go
This hurts, but I can’t show
for the last time you had me
Not Shut up and let me go!
For fear of leaving in regret
I changed this one when we first met

Now oh so easily your over me
Gone is love
It’s me that ought to be moving on
You’re not adorable
I was something unignorable.

I ait freakin’
I aint Fakin’ this
I aint freakin’
I aint Fakin’ this
I aint freakin’
I aint Fakin’ this
Shut up and let me go
Hey!

Oh love, hold this.
hey

Shut up and let me go
This hurts, I told you so
For the last time you will kiss my lips
Now Shut up and let me go
Hey!