Parker & The Numberman – Name Names (Miss Ann pt. 2) x Miss Ann
Parker & The Numberman “Miss Ann”
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From Bandcamp:
the Talented Tenth will be 5 yrs old in feb.
its a cointoss to whether we’ll release:
‘the Couch Tapes’ or ‘Twenty’ in either case this is the leak.“…this is part two, got some heartbreak??? check!
gota smart dame?? check!!
gota dumb me? yep!!! okay than we can start…”
Lots of fun stuff with the idea of progression here. Nearly five years after releasing The Talented Tenth (their first foray as a duo, if I remember right, though the talented 10 was strictly behind the boards at the time), they mark the passage of time with a sequel to “Miss Ann.” But it’s not really a sequel so much as the flip side to the coin. The original “Miss Ann” is a lighthearted, fun pickup song in which Parker brags about having an off-and-on fck-buddy (or something like that?) for some years. Part 2 more or less deconstructs that whole fantasy and reveals the sort of asshole you’d have to be to live like that. Even the production goes from fun and quirky to heart-shakingly soulful and serious. And Parker assumes the role of said asshole. It’s kinda funny: here’s a sequel to one of their first songs to show you how much they’ve grown in five years. Except that Parker is still the same asshole in this song as in the first. The only difference is that he’s aware of it now. But what good is that if he can’t do anything about it? The song asks itself how far they’ve really progressed. Very complex shit.
Key lyrics:
I’m staring at you,
I be trying to be a mirror of the things that you be seeing
But the fucked-up fucking nigga that is really in me
Be staring at you
Like, Is you mothafucking crazy? You ain’t catching a clue?
Reading be fun though:
