Frog “Je Ne Sais Pas” There’s an interesting tension here between Frog’s high level of songwriting craft and their gleeful disregard for careerism. On one hand, “Je Ne Sais Pas” sounds like it could be the demo of a lost early 80s Hall & Oates song. On the other, they’re opening the song by singing “I want to fuck / I want to sick your duck.” The track is lo-fi and feels artfully unfinished, as though you’re meant to sorta hear a more fleshed-out and polished version of it in your head while listening to the bashed-out piano chords and chintzy synth accompaniment that’s actually on tape. Part of me would love to actually hear a slick recording of the song, but I appreciate the impromptu vibe. This recording has a lot of character, and has that odd 90s slacker confidence: “Hey, I can knock out elegant songs like this any time, it’s easy.” Once they get the most juvenile lines out of the way, the lyrics shift to a genuinely funny portrait of a loser guy with no game who’s bitter about a…
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