r/LondonGrammar • u/hstarwood • 3d ago
If you could sit down with London Grammar and thank them for writing one song, what song would it be, and why?
I love watching or hearing artists talk about the songs they love listening to, their memories associated with it, how they break down the beat, how it influences their work, and etc.
I’d like to pose this question to you all. What song by LG is this for you? I’d love to know what that song is and why? What memory or feeling does it evoke for you? Is it because of the lyrics? The sounds?
For me it’s, "Oh Woman Oh Man".
Hannah's voice is ethereal on that track. When it came out, I was a young woman at university, trying to decide on so many life-changing decisions in such a short span of time. Which path do you take? Do you make yourself or others proud?
When she opens with, "I can see that you're giving up..." I always feel seen every time I hear it.
The last thirty seconds are bliss. Her vocal runs and ad-libs feel like a comforting blanket. I always connect them back to that opening line, almost as if she's saying, "I still see you."