"Cameo Lover" by Kimbra

<p>Open up your heart! Open up your heart! Open up your heart, let Kimbra pull you out!</p> <p>On this episode, Kirk goes for a swim in the extra-buoyant waters of Kimbra's 2011 pop stomper "Cameo Lover." It's an intricate musical narrative told through shifting time-feels, retro drum beats, leaping vocals, and sneaky key changes, and it's just the song to raise our spirits after a long, dark winter.</p> <p><strong>Written by:</strong> Kimbra Johnson</p> <p><strong>Album:</strong> <em>Vows</em> (2011)<em><br /></em></p> <p><strong>Listen/Buy:</strong> <a href= "https://music.apple.com/us/album/vows-deluxe-version/518500009">Apple Music</a> | <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Vows-Kimbra/dp/B007RRFUHM">Amazon</a> | <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/album/4J46FW6Xw3T1AqkhGOYUoe">Spotify</a></p> <p><strong>ALSO FEATURED/DISCUSSED:</strong></p> <ul> <li> <p>“Somebody That I Used to Know” by Gotye from <em>Making Mirrors</em>, 2011</p> </li> <li> <p>“Settle Down,” “Plain Gold Ring” and “Sally I Can See You” by Kimbra (Plain Gold Ring by George Stone) from <em>Vows</em>, 2011</p> </li> <li> <p>“In My Bones” by Jacob Collier from <em>Djesse Vol. 3</em>, 2020</p> </li> <li> <p>“Be My Baby” by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, and Phil Spector as performed by The Ronettes, 1963</p> </li> </ul> <p><strong>OUTRO SOLOIST: Dan Nervo<br /></strong></p> <p>This episode's outro soloist is the fantastic Dan Nervo. Dan plays guitar in the San Francisco Bay Area in bands like <a href= "https://www.neonvelvet.net/">Neon Velvet</a>, and also <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/DanNervoGuitarLessons/">teaches private guitar lessons</a>. Hit him up if you want to get good at guitar: <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/DanNervoGuitarLessons/">https://www.facebook.com/DanNervoGuitarLessons/</a></p> <p class="p1"><strong><span class="s1">STRONG MERCH!</span></strong></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Visit the Strong Songs merch store for some cool t-shirts, mugs, totes, and more: <a href= "https://store.strongsongspodcast.com">store.strongsong