In Loving Memory

Shelley FKA DRAM “Remedies”

“Remedies” sounds like it could just be a straight-ahead “baby, I miss you” break up ballad but Shelley’s lyrics layer in comedic details that make the whole situation funny and vivid without undermining the hurt at the core of it. It’s played pretty straight from the start, as the opening verse has him earnestly worrying about how his ex is going to talk about him now that they’re through, but the second verse starts making him seem more silly or pathetic as he commemorates what would’ve been their sixth-month anniversary by getting dinner alone at their “favorite place.” Like, hold on…six months? That’s it? It totally changes how the chorus about “memories” hits the next time it comes around. The best bit is Shelley singing about a rebound date – “she’s nothing like you, and she’s not my type, but she’s a stone-cold dime…or at least tonight!” He delivers that last part as a musical punchline, putting on a loverman bravado he’s already totally deflated.

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