The Bats - Take It

The Bats are a wonderful band that fall into a horrible niche. Granted these folks aren't the Beatles or the Clash breaking down musical boundaries with astronomical record sales. What I am confused by is how it is possible for music as wonderful as Daddy's Highway to be out of print. This 17 song CD is chock full of soaring melodies soaked in melancholy. The internet is frustratingly sparse with information about this band. There are some discussions about The Bats beautiful lyrics, but strangely no lyrics listed. I am not someone ranting that Paul Westerberg should sell as many records as Justin Timberlake, but music as wonderful as The Bats should at least be in print for purchase. (note: You can download five Bats CDs via iTunes, but in my musical purist world that does not count as being in print.)

The Bats use the same formula for every song I have heard by them. The same performers playing the same instruments. The same two vocalists harmonizing. Also throw into that mix beautiful engaging melodies that haunt your mind long after you've turned the music off.

I picked this song, "Take It" because it is as good as any other in Bats song catalog. It is also the first song where I fell in love with The Bats. The first few times I played Daddy's Highway I didn't get it at all. Then one day I found myself humming this song so persistently I had to play the CD right away. And the rest is history.

Lyrics of Note (As I heard them):

And I've been here waiting in the wings
Like a little lost soul trying on your things