I’m in the zone like the homie 2-3 (Part II)

“Honey I know you’re bright, you’re blinding with apathy
Your body’s a ministry
But darlin if you’re 18, I’m 23…”

I only know a few people who might be able to identify these lyrics – probably because they’re from a under-appreciated band called The Damnwells. The song is called “You Don’t Have to Like Me to Love Me”, and comes from their album Air Stereo.

I first saw them perform when opening up for the The Fray at The Warfield in San Francisco my sophomore year of college (2006). I had never heard them before, but the first thing I did after the show was go to the merch booth and buy their album. And I’m really glad I did. It quickly became one of my favorite albums, especially because the band wasn’t super mainstream.

Well anyway, I promised that I would continue my mention of songs that have “23″ lyrics in them. This one is especially cool because most rap songs only talk about Michael Jordan when using 23, but this one actually is referring to the age. And, I too am dating a younger girl (even though she’s 20, not 18 – love you babe).

Surprisingly there aren’t any YouTube videos of the song (don’t know what their stance on Copyright is) but here is a live performance of the song, followed by my other favorites off the album:

“You Don’t Have to Like Me to Love Me (Live)”