Here’s an example of Random Weekends at their best. This track from Barenaked Ladies Are Men, the band’s final album before the departure of Steven Page, is a lovely find — one I’ve probably heard before but I sure can’t remember when.
Released in 2007 as a companion piece to the previous year’s Barenaked Ladies Are Me, this album received generally strong reviews. But for some reason, though I’m a big fan of most of the band’s catalog, I just never took to it. And when Page left a couple of years later, so did I.
This song is a nice reminder that few bands do this kind of sparkling, melancholy pop better than these guys.
Drunk on wine, I’m amazing
Bitter Pill, it’s my raising
News at five and at midnight
Caught on tape, serves me right
The crowd around me starts to grow
I can feel the undertow
[Chorus]
Anyone with a half a heart would help me out
Before they ever let the other half find out
But if they could see how far I’ve let you down
Anyone with half a heart would let me drown
[Verse 2]
Flashing lights couldn’t warn her
Paint myself in a corner
Bracing now for the impact
Losing hope, keeping track
Standing on a crumbling wall
Tethered to a cannonball
[Chorus 2]
Anyone with half a heart would help me out
Before they ever let the other half find out
But if they could see how high I’ve built this wall
Anyone with half a heart would let me fall
[Verse 3]
In the space between sleep and sleeplessness
We redress all our wounds
If we replace all this hopeless hopelessness
Then we could rest
[Chorus 3]
Anyone with half a heart would let me drown
Anyone with half a heart would pull me down
Anyone with half a heart would let me fall
Anyone with half a heart wouldn’t care at all
[Chorus]
Meet Me In Montauk 
At their best, these guys crafted wonderful pop songs. It would be nice to see them get together again.