Music Review: Dirty Vegas "I Should Know"
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I Should Know
Album: Dirty Vegas
Year: 2003
Dirty Vegas lead singer Steve Smith invites people into his dizzying nightlife in the brash "I Should Know."
A glassy guitar opens the single, setting a relaxing, early morning atmosphere. Smith promises to show his naive friend the wilder aspects of clubbing he didn't know existed. Smith is experienced and considers himself the authority of the discotheques. ("I show you things that you never seen/And I know places you've never been/It's where the grass isn't green/Cos I, yeah I-I-I should know/I should know/I should know.")
A hard, musky beat follows for several minutes, changing the atmosphere to an aggressive, bewildering night at an elusive, popular disco.
Smith sings the chorus with the forceful melody, which gives his bravado some much needed weight. ("I show you things that you never seen/And I know places you've never been/It's where the grass isn't green/Cos I, yeah I-I-I should know.") The second verse is then sung. However, it's a series of unconnected sentences which have nothing to do with the other. Although his new friend is having fun not being himself for a few hours, he still has a lot to learn. Smith, for some unknown reason, says he's the scapegoat and second singles suck. And the people they just met are losers. ("Playin' away from home is fun/This food is cut but it isn't done/Boy the best is to come/Cos I, yeah I-I-I should know/It's always me that gets the blame/
Second single sounds the same/Donny and Nancy's a pain.")
In the chorus, Smith adds clubbing alone is perhaps not as fun as it seems. ("Cos I, yeah I-I-I should know/I should know/I should know/The pain it grows....the pain it grows/Yeah, I-I-I should know.")
The musky beat returns again for a solo. In the third verse, Smith reveals his life is in disarray and things are going wrong. The club is his only refuge. ("Two steps forward and one step back/The wheels are coming off the track/Still there's time to get back/Cos I, yeah I-I-I should know...I should know.")
In the last verse, he says he's usually asleep in a stranger's attic after an exhaustive night of drinking, dancing and drugging. It's become part of the routine. However, it's also led some trouble. ("Waking up in someone's attic/Find it's all on automatic/Look out boy it's problematic/
Cos I, yeah I-I-I should know/Waking up in someone's attic/Find it's all on automatic/Look out boy it's problematic/Cos I, yeah I-I-I should know/I should know/I should know/I should know/I should know.")
The hep "I Should Know" finds Smith cavorting with a new friend but warning him not to become like him. Dirty Vegas is able cover clubgoing (the bread and butter of the trance genre) while giving it some insight. Dirty Vegas' implied moral is "don't dance alone" which may not be the most intelligent thing ever, but at least it's exploring other topics than just the fun part.
Album: Dirty Vegas
Year: 2003
Dirty Vegas lead singer Steve Smith invites people into his dizzying nightlife in the brash "I Should Know."
A glassy guitar opens the single, setting a relaxing, early morning atmosphere. Smith promises to show his naive friend the wilder aspects of clubbing he didn't know existed. Smith is experienced and considers himself the authority of the discotheques. ("I show you things that you never seen/And I know places you've never been/It's where the grass isn't green/Cos I, yeah I-I-I should know/I should know/I should know.")
A hard, musky beat follows for several minutes, changing the atmosphere to an aggressive, bewildering night at an elusive, popular disco.
Smith sings the chorus with the forceful melody, which gives his bravado some much needed weight. ("I show you things that you never seen/And I know places you've never been/It's where the grass isn't green/Cos I, yeah I-I-I should know.") The second verse is then sung. However, it's a series of unconnected sentences which have nothing to do with the other. Although his new friend is having fun not being himself for a few hours, he still has a lot to learn. Smith, for some unknown reason, says he's the scapegoat and second singles suck. And the people they just met are losers. ("Playin' away from home is fun/This food is cut but it isn't done/Boy the best is to come/Cos I, yeah I-I-I should know/It's always me that gets the blame/
Second single sounds the same/Donny and Nancy's a pain.")
In the chorus, Smith adds clubbing alone is perhaps not as fun as it seems. ("Cos I, yeah I-I-I should know/I should know/I should know/The pain it grows....the pain it grows/Yeah, I-I-I should know.")
The musky beat returns again for a solo. In the third verse, Smith reveals his life is in disarray and things are going wrong. The club is his only refuge. ("Two steps forward and one step back/The wheels are coming off the track/Still there's time to get back/Cos I, yeah I-I-I should know...I should know.")
In the last verse, he says he's usually asleep in a stranger's attic after an exhaustive night of drinking, dancing and drugging. It's become part of the routine. However, it's also led some trouble. ("Waking up in someone's attic/Find it's all on automatic/Look out boy it's problematic/
Cos I, yeah I-I-I should know/Waking up in someone's attic/Find it's all on automatic/Look out boy it's problematic/Cos I, yeah I-I-I should know/I should know/I should know/I should know/I should know.")
The hep "I Should Know" finds Smith cavorting with a new friend but warning him not to become like him. Dirty Vegas is able cover clubgoing (the bread and butter of the trance genre) while giving it some insight. Dirty Vegas' implied moral is "don't dance alone" which may not be the most intelligent thing ever, but at least it's exploring other topics than just the fun part.