What's The Story?
Josh Ritter is a clever, upbeat American folk artist. The Temptation of Adam is from his fifth studio album, The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter.
(Don't you just love the name?)
Who's To Blame?
A radio geek that I had a Livejournal war with once.
Why ♥ It?
I am not a folk fan, most times. I'm definitely not a sappy love song fan. However, this sappy folk love song brings so much to the table that it's hard to deny.
The song is pretty basic. After the horn intro, most of the meat of the song is comprised of a fingerpicking guitar line and heartfelt vocals. The song tells a story of falling in love in strange conditions--hunkered in a missile silo during World War 3. The lyrics have massive geek appeal; there are constant references to the chemistry and physics of an atomic bomb, and a ton of sappy sentiment to go with. The string section that enters midway through the song work to elicit the sap even further from the song. It does all the folk/lovesong earmarks right, but brings that extra bit of lyrical effort to the table.
That's all there is to say really. It's a nice, heartfelt song that's worth huge credit if you happen to date a rocket scientist.
...And let's be honest here, how many other songs can you say that about?
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