Depapepe - Wedding Bell

I stumbled upon this song on YouTube when I was looking for Beach House covers (heh) and I thought this was going to be a cover of their song “Wedding Bell”. Instead, much to my surprise and delight (though initial disappointment, because it was not a Beach House song), it turned out to be a beautiful song by, as I would soon learn, acoustic guitar duo Depapepe (not sure how to pronounce that).

You know how some songs take a while to sink into your skin, while with others the infatuation is immediate? The experience with this song was the latter. I loved it not even twenty seconds in. Of course, struck with such adoration, I had to stop whatever it was I was doing to listen, absorb and repeat.

I’m sure this song is intended to be a happy one, given its title, but I’d like to believe that there is a hint of melancholy and unfulfilled love in there. It just makes it more romantic and beautiful that way. At least to me.