FAWM: "Veblen Goods (*$%& You Marc Jacobs!)"

Veblen Goods (*$%& You Marc Jacobs!)

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Liner Notes

#indiefolk
A follow up to my first song about Marc Jacobs's $575 Kiki boots. What is the genre? I'm pretty bad at guitar...and worse at recording, but I like the song. In case you missed it, the heel fell off

Lyrics

I strapped signifiers to my feet
When I wanted shoes
I drank my whiskey neat
When I wanted ice cubes in that drink
I wanted ice cubes in my drink
I wanted ice cubes
I wanted ice cubes

Kiki Boots
Supple
Soft
Exclusive
Blew my budget
But then walking home
The heel fell off
The heel fell off
The heel fell off
Revealed the hollow core
It was motherfucking plastic
I thought they would outlast me
But then walking home
The heel fell off
The heel fell off
The heel fell off
Revealed the hollow core
Fuck you Marc Jacobs
Luxury’s your trademark
But there’s talking
And there’s walking
And the heel fell off
The heel fell off
Revealed our hollow core
Fuck you Marc Jacobs
Luxury’s your trademark
But there’s talking
And there’s walking
And the heel fell off

I strapped signifiers to my feet
When I wanted shoes
I drank my whiskey neat
When I wanted ice cubes in that drink
I wanted ice cubes in my drink
I wanted ice cubes
I wanted ice cubes

Comments

@scottmcb 2w

I think indie folk works as for the genre. Love how pretty and melancholic it sounds. I could definitely envision this on an album as a reprise to the earlier song

@carleybaer 2w

Boy, if this isn't an allegory for late-stage capitalism. I say to hell with the tastemakers, I too prefer my whiskey on the rocks. Cheers!

@odilongreen 2w

Contemplative and lovely as always; just utter pop bliss.And that first verse; those lyrics are so well-said, and such an accurate reflection of ... well, I was about to say the "modern world," but I suspect that wanting to be part of the cool crowd has existed as long as humans have.

@mikeskliar 2w

ha, nice story, well sung and played. fun stuff, very conversational

@wacha 2w

This is a brilliant folk song. I think you are doing a fine job singing and playing on this one. It's a writing month, not a production month. Well done!

@bitshred 2w

God I’m right there, on the street of New York with my fucking heel breaking off. Those are nice chords. I still don’t know what Kiki boots are l. And you use a click? How pro, I should do that with my one takes, I just raw dog it.

@ttg105 3w

The first and last verses are wonderful ... something very sad about "I wanted ice cubes." A really good example of your style: intelligent, melancholy, witty and reflective. Loved it!

@coolparadisoMod 3w

Yup I remember it falling off! Gotta have ice cubes! I live on them! I wouldn’t trade the cubes for a new heel

@allaboutgeorge 3w

Hilarious, poignant and trenchant: Robyn Hitchcock would be very jealous of this one. Well done!

@chill4matt 3w

Just completely bound with truth. Looking forward to hearing what's next. Great work!

@vomvorton 3w

Always enjoy the way you rework and update your ideas into new things. You haven't used the line "these boots weren't made for walkin'" yet so I'm going to need at least one more! The guitar is so sweet and gentle on this one, it's really pretty.

@loveonamixtape 3w

Well, I of course had to come and listen to the sequel. This is also great -- more killer lines. The opening line is such a mic drop, but I *really really* like the "there's walking / and then there's talking / and the heel fell off" that's soooo freaking good.

@mahtowin 3w

It seems it has been a traumatic experience that the fucking heel fell off!
I have to google those shoes!

Coming to your song: great lyrics as always! You sang it in a kind of annoyed but also reserved way!
As a contrast you play the guitar really gently and light!

Great work as usual!

@billwhite51 3w

you describe what is wrong in america better than any maga or woke socialigist. it is a country over run by people drinking the booze neat when they really want to dilute it with ice cubes, and on their way home from the bar, break their high heels because they cant walk straight and then blame it on the shoe designer.