Week Forty-Nine: iTunes Finds - The Wombats - "Let's Dance to Joy Division" - A Guide to Love, Loss, and Desperation

I'll be the first to admit that most of the selections for the iTunes' Free Single of the Week are rather disappointing, but the four songs that I have selected for this week were pleasant little surprises!!!

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When I saw Joy Division in the title for this song, it immediately piqued my interest! I was somewhat concerned that they were going to be poking fun at the band, but I was so pleased when I actually listened to the song. 

In fact, it kind of reminded me of this silly little saying that my friends and I had in high school: "Oh, my Goth! I'm so Depeched! I need The Cure for my Joy Division!" --- Uh, yeah, we were dorks!!!

So according to Wikipedia, this was offered by iTunes during the week of June 2, 2008. Additionally, it appears that the origins of the songs are as follows:

"It is based on a drunken night when lead singer Matthew Murphy danced on a table with his girlfriend to 'Love Will Tear Us Apart' by Joy Division at the Liverpool night club Le Bateau, and the cover art references that single's art."

In fact, I will offer you a side by side comparison of the cover art:

I'm back in Liverpool,
And everything seems the same,
But I worked something out last night,
That changed this little boys brain,

A small piece of advice,
That took twenty-two years in the make,
And I will break it for you now,
Please learn from my mistakes,
Please learn from my mistakes.

Let's dance to joy division,

And celebrate the irony,

Everything is going wrong,

But we're so happy,

Let's dance to joy division,

And raise our glass to the ceiling,

'Cos this could all go so wrong,

But we're so happy,

Yeah we're so happy.

So if you're ever feeling down,

Grab your purse and take a taxi,

To the darker side of town,

That's where we'll be,

And we will wait for you and lead you through the dancefloor,

Up to the DJ booth,

You know what to ask for,

You know what to ask for.

Go ask for Joy Division,

And celebrate the irony,

Everything is going wrong,

But we're so happy,

Go ask for Joy Division,

And raise your glass to the ceiling,

'Cos this could all go so wrong,

But we're so happy,

So happy.

So let the love tear us apart,

I've found the cure for a broken heart,

Let it tear us apart,

let the love tear us apart,

I've found the cure for a broken heart,

Let it tear us apart,

(Let it tear us apart)

So let the love tear us apart,

I've found the cure for a broken heart,

Let it tear us apart,

(Let it tear us apart)

So let the love tear us apart,

I've found the cure for a broken heart,

Let it tear us apart,

Let it tear us apart,

Let it tear us apart.

Let's dance to joy division,

And celebrate the irony,

Everything is going wrong,

But were so happy,

Let's dance to joy division,

And raise our glass to the ceiling,

'Cos this could all go so wrong,

But we're so happy,

Yeah we're so happy,

So happy,

Yeah we're so happy,

So happy,

Yeah we're so happy.