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1) The Basement is an indie group formed at the start of 2003 in Northern Ireland.
Several years ago, before they were called The Basement, John Mullin, (singer, guitarist and song-writer), Mark McCausland (lead guitar) and Declan McManus (drums) got together in their hometown of Omagh, knowing they wanted to do something with music. "We decided to decamp to Liverpool the first chance we got," says Mullin. "There was no real mystical reason for Liverpool. It was the first place we hit land after Northern Ireland." It was a fortuitous place to settle. Within a few months, they met bassist Graeme Hassall and began to rehearse. Living in "a proper shit-hole" (their flat, not the city), they started to make a name on Liverpools rich, rising scene. They were soon discovered by Alan Wills who signed them to his Deltasonic label. The Basement name came as a nod to Dylans Subterranean Homesick Blues because, as Mullin says, "the place we were living and rehearsing in was like a basement and Mark used to take the piss out of me because of the line in the song that says Johnnys in The Basement. So it stuck." In mid 2003, the band released Medicine Day. They followed this in 2004 with Do You Think Youre Movin On and then The Basement went away to work on the album.
On recording the album Mullin explains, "I was never comfortable with the idea of walking into the studio with some guy youve never met and the clocks on and youve got to make magic. "It was more about finding a situation that was comfortable for us. Producing the album was fellow Irish-man Mike Crossey at Liverpools Motor Museum Studios. The band spent four months travelling around Ireland and playing in pubs with old men who they freely admit were far better musicians. Then The Basement re-entered the studio.
Comfort
The Basement Lyrics
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Put me on your shoulders.
Sing to me,
To help me get to sleep.
The picture frame,
Has seen far better days,
But on the wall it's going to stay.
The lyrics to The Basement's song Comfort describe a longing for emotional support and comfort from someone else. The singer requests to be picked up and carried on someone's shoulders while they sing them to sleep. This request is born out of a deep need for emotional and physical support that the singer cannot find within themselves. The picture frame mentioned in the last line of the verse represents a metaphorical snapshot of their life that has been damaged and changed over time, but despite this, they still cling to it for comfort.
The chorus of the song reinforces this idea of finding relief in someone else's embrace. The singer pleads for someone to "hold me tight" and "never let go," emphasizing their need for stability and comfort in the face of whatever hardship they may be facing. The overall message of the song seems to be that while we may face difficulty and pain in life, finding comfort in the arms of someone we love can help us weather any storm.
Line by Line Meaning
Pick me up,
Support me in my time of need.
Put me on your shoulders.
Assist me in gaining a higher perspective.
Sing to me,
Provide me with comfort and reassurance.
To help me get to sleep.
Ease my troubles and help me relax.
The picture frame,
A metaphor for the state of things.
Has seen far better days,
Has experienced better and happier times in the past.
But on the wall it's going to stay.
Despite the changes, it will remain in its current state.
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Check out the new Fiddlehead (members of Basement and Have Heart) song "Lay Low", off their album 'Springtime and Blind' out April 13th, 2018. https://youtu.be/HkFgR1rf8dY
@XFry333X
This song is short. Just enough for childhood to come and go.
@michaela998
That guitar tone is fucking beautiful.
@elliewitham4757
this song isn't long enough
@tygee829
Ikr!
@Mansplainer452
Agreed😥
@ryankersell2505
I agree
@momerathsx
I’ve had quite the estranged relationship with my father and that side of the family for quite few years now. I remember my dad taking me off school so I can clean the house because of his depression and alcoholism making him too ill to look after himself. I’ve struggled with my mental health for years now, and he’s never there. I don’t think there’s a song that matches the pain more than this one. I don’t want to just forget about him but the relationship is just so hard.
So yeah, this song hits in all the soft bits. It’s quite cathartic, really... it’s a pain that can’t really be described and that I try to ignore most of the time but this song makes me feel like someone has made sense of it for me.
@graceperry1603
I've been through something similar with my father this song definitely captures that pain I can't explain
@PipeD0d
i just opened some old photo album, everyone looks so happy, so close, like a real family. everything changed since my grandfather passed away... now we are an emotionaly broken and distant ones as foreigns. damn i wish i could go back to those days.