Watch Out

Richmond Fontaine

One more from Willy and the band — 2009’s WE USED TO THINK THE FREEWAY SOUNDED LIKE A RIVER is becoming the Fontaine record I reach for most often. I have it on vinyl and it’s just one of these LP’s that’s easy to play with numerous tracks that make me happy. God I love the title track and THE BOYFRIENDS. And what about YOU CAN MOVE BACK HERE and LONNIE? So good. And don’t get me wrong, there is plenty of darkness here too — TWO ALONE and 43 just kill me.

But a lot of the darkness on this record lives in the subtext. For this great tune, it’s all in the subtext. Only a few lyrics, essentially a warning.

Watch out
Watch out
Watch out
Or your heart will be nothing but scars.
(Watch out)
(Watch out)
Watch out
Or your heart will be nothing but scars

And I love the male/female trade-off with these — and the music is just heartfelt, sweet, optimistic — the guitar and piano. You get the feeling these two will be alright. ❤️❤️