70. Step Into My Office, Baby – Belle And Sebastian
December 17, 2009 by TJ
http://www.fileden.com/files/2009/1/27/2288303/064%20-%20Belle%20 There are lots of songs which tend to use sexual innuendo but cleverly disguise it with catchy and clever lyrics (example; Turning Japanese, Blister In The Sun), but there are few which are able to do all of this and still maintain a very quaint charm throughout the song.
Somehow, this song manages to incorporate every sort of sexual office innuendo that you would normally see in such movies as Secretary, and maintain it’s sweet charm. Sonically, this song song is fun with a bouncy beat and jazz styled chords. The vocals are soft and dreamy, yet they still manage to cut into the listener’s ears in the chorus.
For one of the best Scottish bands of all time, this is a very typical song of what made them famous. It’s a fun song with fun lyrics that disguise an even more fun sub-plot if you will. But it’s a fantastically fun song with no real point, it’s sole intention is serve as a fun story of office work and the relationships found therein.
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Posted in 2003, UK | 2 Comments
Lovely choice. Fun is precisely the word – there’s a confidence there, the sound of a band really enjoying themselves. I wrote about this back in September:
http://thedecade.wordpress.com/2009/09/23/92-belle-sebastian-%E2%80%93-step-into-my-office-baby/
Funny you should mention it, the last.fm page for this song had a link to your blog. That was how I found your blog and it re-inspired me to do this simlar blog.
But yes, fantastic song with a great vibe.