Addictive new song: Barenaked Ladies “You Run Away”

It’s hard to believe it’s been 12 years since Barenaked Ladies dominated the radio with One Week (a song which I hated). And, I admit, I have never really been a Barenaked fan. But this new song is really really nice. Kind of a mid-tempo, sorrowful ballad, but really nice.

The band has had some issues. Co-founder/vocalist/songwriter Steven Page left the band last year (and his iconic voice wasn’t replaced with anyone). The bands other singer, Ed Robertson, has in amazing voice, and the song is serene and melancholy and an almost tragic beauty. If You Run Away is representative of the album, All In Good Time it should be a good record.

The song is beautifully textured. It could be a song about a failed relationship (it could be about Page’s departure), but it’s not an angry song. The melody may be one of the finest Barenaked Ladies have crafted in their 20+ years together.

Oh. And here is a neat thing. The new album from the Barenaked Ladies is coming March 30th. But this first single from the album hit the web January 8th on the band’s website, MySpace, iLike, Facebook and Twitter (and is getting some airplay on the radio now). Nice example of how to introduce something in a grassroots kind of way. Also a nice recognition on their part of choosing the right song to do this plan of action with.

Anyway. it’s a nice song. I can’t envision many people disliking it.

Written by Bruce