Friday Night Jukebox, Vol. II--Cornershop: "Brimful of Asha"

I don't know anything else by Cornershop outside of their 1997 album When I Was Born for the 7th Time, and the only song I still listen to is this week's single, "Brimful of Asha."

And what a song it is--if you're going to have one hit, might as well make it a good one.  Helped along by one Norman Cook (aka, Fatboy Slim) the song is ostensibly a paean to Asha Bhonsle, a woman who provided the background music (via vocals) to many an Indian film. It's a love song for pop music--I'm not much on song meanings, but you can get a nice summary here.

For those wondering, a brimful of Asha is a full cartridge of 45s (you know, the old single records) by Asha on one's stereo.  You probably have to be of a certain age....

The song also contains a wonderful lyrical nugget with the line, "Everyone needs a bosom for a pillow..."

Enjoy:

Peace,
emaycee