Ted Leo & The Pharmacists, “Bartomolo and the Buzzing of Bees” (2010)
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There’s nothing complicated or groundbreaking about “Bartomelo and the Buzzing of Bees”. It’s a rock song with a great melody that repeats through the song and is complemented by a harmonizing bassline. It’s immediately striking, but doesn’t have a whole lot of layers. It mostly just rocks and catches.

But that simplicity gives it that wide open feel that makes great rock songs great. I hope Ted Leo is closing his shows with this song, because it’s the kind of song that would send you out into the night with a head-to-toe feeling that life is great and fun and there’s amazing music being made.