Beautiful, understated and aching towards perfection with every note, The National’s “I Need My Girl” is a top shelf love song by indie rocks finest songwriters. How wonderfully fitting that they release the music video for this pining ballad on Valentines day. The line about crashing into the garden and apologizing to the vines is one of the most striking moments of lyrical imagery in recent memory. The National’s “I Need My Girl” is simple and intimate and the accompanying music video visualizes these concepts flawlessly.
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