so, a number of years ago now, i used to torture the husband with mandy moore’s candy. being the hipster music snob he is, he would give me these deep, long looks of despair and disapproval and mutter things like, “i thought you had taste,” and “my respect for you has slipped some.”

he was mostly kidding.

but the plain truth of it is, candy was so cheesy it was FUN. it wasn’t going to win a pulitzer for deep thoughts (not that music wins, but you know what i mean), but it made me happy to listen to it. it made me feel bouncy and want to laugh and enjoy myself.

so, i couldn’t help but remember that song when i first heard kamikaze heart by kat mcgivern. the two songs sound nothing alike – don’t misunderstand me here – but they both give that sort of feeling of fizzy drink in your tummy, car windows open, singing it loud with your best friends while having a great afternoon kind of vibe.

here’s what mcgivern, a self-described “bohemian judy jetson with a bad attitude” (HELLO, who can resist that description?), has to say about the song: “I dropped out of college so I could record my first album. Then I quit music for two years to bartend and go back to school. I realized that I couldn’t walk away from music. So I recorded My Kamikaze Heart, about my inability to walk away from the things I love.”

get ready to chew some bubblegum, peeps, and relish a straight-up slice of pop music fun:

i’m so fed up i just can’t get up to go and leave
i’m so broken i can’t find another vein to bleed
and i’m so sorry that you’ll reap the benefit of this
cus baby, i don’t give a shit
i’ve got a kamikaze heart, it keeps falling apart
but that don’t make me yours
i’ve got a kamikaze heart and it keeps falling apart
cus it don’t know what i’m fighting for
the truth is that i know
that i can do much better
cus all your excuses are really not that clever
and my girlfriends say, you’re just a storm i’ve got to weather
and i’d be better off, staying home
i’ve got a kamikaze heart, it keeps falling apart
cus it don’t know what i’m fighting for
how could i not read the writing on the wall
look deep before i leap, slow down before i fall
i’ve got a fire bomb and it’s beating in my chest
this twisted little pilot, well he thinks he knows what’s best
i’m so fed up, you fucked up
just get up and go, now leave
i’m so fed up wit the truth is, i just can’t believe
i’ve got a kamikaze heart, it keeps falling apart
but that don’t make me yours
i’ve got a kamikaze heart and it keeps falling apart
cus it don’t know what i’m fighting for

(mp3) kamikaze heart by kat mcgivern

learn more about kat mcgivern HERE. go HERE to buy my kamikaze heart, the album the song by the same is off of.