You Make Me Weak At The Knees

Trust Me #59
You Make Me Weak At The Knees by Electrelane

First thing yesterday morning (Monday 4th September) I took a walk in the sunshine, put my headphones on, clicked shuffle on my Never Ending Mixtape and You Make Me Weak At The Knees by Electrelane came on.

Although it's on my playlist (along with over 3,500+ songs) I've probably only listened to the song a couple of times in my life. I must have discovered it, added it and never gone back. 

I'm glad I found it again. With sunshine streaming through the trees, the jazzy beats and crystal clear piano flourishes, twinkles and doodles sounded absolutely divine.

You Make Me Weak At The Knees is the closing song on 2004's The Power Out, their second album, produced by Steve Albini. It's a really beautiful song and if you can take a walk in the sunshine with your headphones on ... I'd highly recommend checking it out. 

Verity Susman and Emma Gaze formed Electrelane back in 1998. I've never really delved into the bands catalogue, but I'm been enjoying doing that over the last couple of days. They veer in style from scratchy guitar grooves (like Take The Bit Between Your Teeth), to spacey keyboard/synth instrumentals (debut single Film Music), Stereolab style pop like Only One Thing Is Needed, through to the dreamy jazzy wonder of You Make Me Weak At The Knees.

There are rumours that the band are working on new music.

Official video

You Make Me Weak At The Knees is added to my Trust Me playlist on Spotify. You can find a list of all the songs on it to date below, along with links to the blogs.

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Official video

Previous Trust Me blogs

1. Something On Your Mind by Karen Dalton

1A. Crimson and Clover by Tommy James and the Shondells

2. I Am, I Said  by Neil Diamond

3. Where's The Playground Susie?   by Glen Campbell

4. If You Could Read My Mind by Gordon Lighfoot

5. Gimme Some Truth by John Lennon

6. Gone With The Wind Is My Love by Rita and the Tiaras

7. In The Year 2525 by Zager and Evans

8. The Music Box by Ruth Copeland

9. The Ship Song by Nick Cave

10. Sometimes by James

11. I Walk The Earth by King Biscuit Time

12. Didn't Know What I Was In For by Better Oblivion Community Centre

13. When My Boy Walks Down The Street by The Magnetic Fields

14. The Man Don't Give A F**k by Super Furry Animals

15. All Flowers In Time Bend Towards The Sun by Jeff Buckley and Liz Fraser

16. Are You Lookin' by The Tymes

17. A Real Hero by College & Electric Youth

18. Feelings Gone by Callum Easter

19. Sunday Morning by The Velvet Underground

20. Did I Say by Teenage Fanclub

21. Don't Look Back by Teenage Fanclub

22. Your Love Is The Place Where I Come From by Teenage Fanclub

23. Belfast by Orbital

24. Clouds by The Jayhawks

25. Dreaming Of You by The Coral

26. Everlasting Love by Love Affair

27. Walk Away Renee by The Left Banke

28. Teenage Kicks by The Undertones

29. Shaky Ground by Sneeze

29. Rill Rill by Sleigh Bells

30. I Can Feel Your Love by Felice Taylor

31. The State We're In by The Chemical Brothers w/ Beth Orton

32. Sunshine After The Rain by Ellie Greenwich

33. Losing My Edge by LCD Soundsystem

34. Mondo 77 by Looper

35. Les Fleurs by Minnie Riperton

36. Rat Trap by The Boomtown Rats

37. How High by The Charlatans

38. I Can't Let Go by Evie Sands

39. Pop Song 89 by R.E.M.

40. Summertime Clothes by Animal Collective

41. There She Goes by The Las

42. We're Going To Be Friends by White Stripes

43. Autumn Sweater by Yo La Tengo

44. Sister Rena by Lomond Campbell

45. Revolution by The Beatles

46. Lazarus by The Boo Radleys

47. Wrote For Luck by Happy Mondays

48. American Trilogy by The Delgados

49. Loser by Beck 

50. Silent Sigh by Badly Drawn Boy

51. Comedy by Shack

52. Take The Skinheads Bowling by Camper Van Beethoven

53. Freakscene by Dinosaur Jr

54. Thank You For Being You by The Pastels

55. I Think I'm In Love by Spiritualized

56. Chestnut Mare by The Byrds

57. Cannonball by The Breeders

58. Like A Rolling Stone by Bob Dylan