Feist – Brandy Alexander

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  General Comment:Brandy Alexander is the name of a drink that Ron Sexsmith introduced to Fiest one night, they both got rather intoxicated and then Leslie wrote a reminiscent song about the night and the drink and then Ron was inspired and did the same. I am not sure that there is any romance in their relationship but definitely there is admiration and friendship between the two collaborators.
  

  Flag Cyberberryon July 18, 2011   Link

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  General Comment:my fave Feist song

  Flag crow_hearton March 26, 2011   Link

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  My Interpretation:The alcohol is a metaphor to a guy. Hes her brandy alexander. her addiction. shes in love with her best friend. Even though "he always gets me into trouble" shes attracted to it. And him to her, but she pretends it doesnt flatter her. They choose each other because "it goes down easy". They feel right together.

  Flag Cessecupon October 12, 2010   Link

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  General Comment:They're sleeping together. She's addicted to him, and he to her, but neither will ever admit it even though they both feel it. She'd like to be the girl for him, but she will never admit it. She's walking on needles and pins- she knows she's about to fall hard. She's addicted to to worst of him- the fact that he won't admit his addiction. He always gets her into trouble- the posibility of falling face first. But he goes down easy so it continues- like Brandy Alexander.

  Flag lynbrookeon March 23, 2009   Link

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  General Comment:i might be wrong, but i read in a magazine (chart, i believe) that feist, sam roberts, and someone else (probably ron sexsmith, come to think of it) were having drinks together or summat, and sam roberts ordered a brandy alexander... feist wasn't familiar with the drink, so roberts explained and said that it could get you pretty wasted pretty fast, like you wouldn't even know what hit you... and brandy alexander, the song, was born.
  
  like i said, i might be wrong, but i thought that was cool because it's like in the song... he's her brandy alexander... he "knocked her out", so to speak, and she didn't know what hit her, but now she can't very well go back. love it :) SO nice to sing.

  Flag predicateon March 18, 2009   Link

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  General Comment:oh my.
  where do i begin?
  this song is one of the best things to ever happen to me.
  sorry for the cliché.
  but....
  "my addiction to the worst of him"
  that part really gets me. there is that special brand of infatuation in which one is completely aware of their "brandy alexander"'s faults. and his or her faults should be enough to drive one away.. but that just makes one want their brandy alexander even more. ahhh.
  "i'd like to be the girl for him"
  hasn't everyone felt like that? wanting to be THE person for someone?
  "always gets me into trouble"
  but i don't mind.

  Flag shamelesslengthson March 11, 2009   Link

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  General Comment:Yes I love the Ron Sexsmith version also. Here are the lyrics for all whom care:
  
  As I try to be the man for her
  Far across the sea and land for her
  The deep within my blood is sand until
  I drink what makes me mad for her
  
  She's my Brandy Alexander
  Always gets me into trouble
  But that's another matter
  My Brandy Alexander
  
  But do I thirst for all the worst again?
  Is it my addiction to this curse within?
  Silently I must confess this sin
  tastes better after juice and gin
  
  She's my Brandy Alexander
  Always gets me into trouble
  But that's another matter
  oh that's another matter
  
  She's my Brandy Alexander
  Always gets me into trouble
  but that's another matter
  
  And deep within my blood is sand until
  I drink what makes me mad for her
  
  She's my Brandy Alexander
  Always gets me into trouble
  But that's another matter
  oh that's another matter
  (repeats)
  
  It goes down easy...

  Flag jaxjinxon July 26, 2008   Link

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  General Comment:Cassaroll168, i think you mean Ron Sexsmith, a fellow Canadian. and, yes, they did co-write Brandy Alexander, together. he just put his version out on his album, Exit Strategy of the Soul [2008]. very nice.
  
  this is not the first "collaboration" with Sexsmith; she covered his Secret Heart on Let It Die [2004], a sweet song about overcoming unrequited love, which sums up how i see him, a very shy artist who truly deserves his just dues.

  Flag eunice13on July 25, 2008   Link

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  General Comment:I wonder about the beginning of this song....about crossing the sea and land for him. To me I think that they might be in different countrys??!?!?1
  I dont know

  Flag Ange420on July 24, 2008   Link

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  General Comment:Theres a song by Ron Sexton called brandy alexander but from the boy's perspective. Its not quite a cover, but has some similar lyrics. I don't know if they collaborated at all on this but it seems like something interesting to research.

  Flag Cassaroll168on July 17, 2008   Link

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