Taste Test: Eric Long unravels a charming love story with ‘You Only Love Me When You’re High’
The folk-rock storyteller reflects on love with a new song.
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There’s a stirring whimsy embedded within Eric Long‘s “You Only Love Me When You’re High.” The flighty folk-rock tune, laced with a classic feel at the edges, blissfully unravels a yarn of true love and romance. Long rocks back and forth on his toes, and his voice sweetly glazes over the melody, simply highlighting the rustic appeal. “We were high when we fell in love,” he confides with the opening line. “Birds flying up above / Too stoned to come down / Too high up to see the ground.” It’s within such pointed honesty that entices you into his storytelling, and you stay for the charming and light performance.
“You Only Love Me When You’re High” comes from Long’s new album, Looking Up, out everywhere now.
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