{"product_id":"15707811217","title":"LIGHT YOU UP | VINYL RECORD (LP)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe album opens with the devastating one-two punch of the cinematic \"California\"-which instantly takes it's place alongside such latter-day Cali classics as Tom Petty's \"Free Fallin',\" David \u0026amp; David's \"Welcome to the Boomtown,\" Beck's \"Earthquake Weather\" and Mullins' own chart-topper \"Lullaby\"-and the smoldering, zeitgeist-capturing title track. In terms of their dramatic payloads, these two songs are of a piece, delving into the tattered yet resilient heart of the American Dream. The California setting, to which Mullins returns on \"Tinseltown,\" functions as a microcosm of our collective journey from wide-eyed innocence through bitter experience to the possibility of personal and collective renewal. The thematic thread runs seamlessly into \"Light You Up,\" with it's unsettling spoken verses-\"Everybody wants the real deal\/Everybody wants to cop a good feel\/Everybody wants more money\/Everybody wants a taste of your honey\"-and intense choruses, as scorching as the San Fernando Valley in August, as Mullins reaches upward to break into his thrilling falsetto: \"I just want to light you up\/Light you up like a fire\/I just want to turn you on\/Turn you on and take you higher.\" Here, as elsewhere, a deeper perspective is embedded in the song's bridge, as Mullins sings, \"Yeah this old world can bring you down\/Turn your smile into a frown\/Break your heart and make you sad\/Drive you stark raving mad.\" Finally, the narrative drops away as the band launches into a surging extended rave-up, further deepening the song's emotional resonance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MULLINS, SHAWN","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46064722018549,"sku":"15707811217","price":28.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/9325\/5669\/files\/01_25835f85-5e08-44ed-9898-e50f58dbd49d.jpg?v=1731302267","url":"https:\/\/thevinylvista.com\/products\/15707811217","provider":"Vinyl Vista","version":"1.0","type":"link"}