wishful thinking

I'm already having lots of fun with the Shazam app on my new magical Iphone.  I heard this fun tune while shopping at Fishs Eddy in New York and in a matter of seconds it identified it as Wishful Thinking by the Ditty Bops.  Click HERE to see the video.

 

A review reads, "As charming as the McGarrigle Sisters and pulsating as a scaled-down Lucious Jackson,
Los Angeles duo The Ditty Bops call upon a 20th century grab bag of
musical trends for the dozen songs that make up their eccentric debut
album. Abby DeWald (vocals, acoustic guitar) and Amanda Barrett
(vocals, mandolin, dulcimer) employ their effortless harmonies as
instruments as they sashay through an influential spectrum that spans Bix Beiderbecke’s swinging twenties, through the Hot Club Quintet of France by way of Bob Wills’ Texas Playboys,
and into the contemporary experimentation of producer Mitchell Froom
(Elvis Costello, Suzanne Vega). The lyrics may never garner a Walt
Whitman prize ("Why does blood turn brown when it dries?" and "Why
can’t white people play the blues?" the Bops wonder in "Wishful
Thinking"), but they do offer the perfect, sing-a-long complement for
the twosome’s intoxicating, foot-tapping melodies. Give the record
three spins. You’ll know every song." –Scott Holter

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