I'll admit that I'm a little bit of a comittment-phobe and that I have several favorite bands. I've already talked about a couple of them (Death Cab for Cutie and Paramore) in my 30 Day Song Challenge, so I thought I'd post about another -- Tegan & Sara. The Con is is the title track to my favorite album from the Quin sisters and perhaps one of my favorite albums ever. I'm not sure if it's just by sheer coincidence that I'm normally a larger fan of Sara's songs than I am of Tegan's, but I found and still find myself connecting a lot more to Tegan's share of songs off of The Con, than Sara's.
I don't remember the first time I heard The Con, but I do remember the countless times I used to play it on repeat, and the chills that ran down my spine and knots that formed in my chest every single time I heard the song live during Tegan & Sara's promotion circuit for the album -- at a capacity-filled acoustic session at Amoeba, at an un-airconditioned but completely intimate acoustic session at Fingerprints, at the beautiful and lovely Performing Arts Centre in Malibu, on a cold New York City winter's night at Webster Hall, and finally at the breathtaking Gorge for Sasquatch 2008. There's something incredible about a song that floods you with emotions and memories every time you hear it, and for me, that song is The Con.
I listened in
Yes, I'm guilty of this
You should know this
I broke down and wrote you back
Before you had a chance to
Forget forgotten
I am moving past this, giving notice
I have to go
Yes, I know the feeling
Know you're leaving
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