Andrew Bird - "Scythian Empires"
I loved loved loved (or should I say love love love, because I still listen to it pretty regularly) 2007's Armchair Apocrypha, which most definitely will be making my "best of" 2007 list if I ever actually get around to making it. In fact, I'm pretty crazy about most of the songs on the album, which made selecting one track for my favorite songs list a difficult task. But "Scythian Empires" scored the #7 slot on this countdown, and it's mostly because I stuck the tune in a mix over the summer and then listened to that mix over and over (because basically I think it's one of the best playlists I've ever assembled). This tune came in towards the end, the 14th of 16 tracks, and the buildup to that point meant the opening piano line always made me a little giddy. Combine that with the placement of "Scythian Empires" on Armchair Apocrypha - it immediately follows the devastatingly gorgeous "Cataracts" - which lends the song this sense of comparative bouncy joy - and you have a recipe for me falling madly in love.
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