Bittersweet (1993) – Big Head Todd and the Monsters

Time to head to the ’90s with a neat track by Big Head Todd and The Monsters, which is right up my alley and hopefully yours as well. This Colorado rock band was formed in 1986. After two albums in 1989 and 1990, they hit it big in February 1993 with Sister Sweetly, which went Platinum in the U.S. and remained on the Billboard 200 for more than a year, though curiously, it only peaked at no. 117. Off that album, here’s the lead single Bittersweet. Like all other songs on Sister Sweetly, it was solely penned by the band’s vocalist, guitarist and keyboarder Todd Park Mohr. Big Head Todd and The Monsters are active to this day and are currently touring, with Mohr remaining part of the current line-up. They also have a great new single out with a cool John Hiatt vibe.

– The Sunday Six – Christian’s Music Musings

I was introduced to today’s song Bittersweet from Christian’s Music Musings web site. The passion Christian exudes for music is palpable and I feel grateful to be able to converse with him about music. His blog contains a great cross section of music and I am learning to appreciate genres such as Jazz which I hadn’t heard much of in the past. I told Christian recently: ‘I just realised my music project will be elongated substantially listening to your recommendations over the next few years‘.

..Since I started listening in the mid-seventies, music has become my big passion. First came the radio, followed by my older sister’s vinyl records. Then I started buying my own records and spending endless hours taping stuff on music cassettes from other records and my favorite radio shows. From there it didn’t take long to get to the next level, which was learning the guitar and the electric bass, and playing the latter in two bands in my late teens and early twenties.

Fast-forward some 40 years until today. While I haven’t been an active hobby musician in close to 30 years, I’m still as crazy about music as back then. Nowadays, it’s primarily listening to music and for the past few years increasingly going to concerts – and, of course, writing this blog! Every now and then, when I grab my guitar or see some band perform live, I still feel the itch to resume playing music actively until reality sets in: my family, my job and mortgage, etc…

– Continue reading Christian’s ‘About‘ Page

A little light looks through her bedroom window
She dances and I dream, she’s not so far as she seems
Of brighter meadows, melting sunsets
Her hair blowing in the breeze
And she can’t see me watching
And I’m thinking love…
Love…
Love…
Love…

It’s bittersweet
More sweet than bitter
Bitter than sweet
It’s a bittersweet surrender

References:
1. Bittersweet (Big Head Todd and the Monsters song) – Wikipedia

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