Weekend Song – The Band
July 7, 2007
This may sound a little crazy, but work with me. You read this so I guess you’ve grown accustomed.
Picture something you’ve done that felt good recently – anything at all. Something that helped someone maybe, the time the ball of paper flew across the room and landed straight in the bin, the thing you said before you thought it that got everyone either laughing or enlightened deep in a “fuck yeah” moment, or just anything that went down all right. Maybe it was this week just gone.
Whatever it is, imagine that thing in a movie in your head with you as the star and put that moment somewhere in the middle and make the thing of whatever it was be the title of your film.
Got that? Feels good, right?
When that film ends, something’s got to play out the credits.
This is that song.
It’s got New Orleans grooves, a desperate pleading vocal ride singing sad words all happy, punchy horns, high male harmonies, Dixieland clarinet over dry guitar riffs like you wouldn’t imagine and – AND … sousaphone at the end.
Thing I like to do is listen to what else is going on during the guitar breaks. The arrangement’s hilarious. Sousaphone.
And if this doesn’t put smile on your face, then I honestly can’t help you.
They got your number, scared and running,
but I’m still waiting for the second coming of Ophelia.
Come back home.
Listen: The Band – Ophelia
Oh – what’s your film called, by the way?
8 comments
DUDE. This is unbeLIEVEable. I was literally listening to the Band only yesterday, having finally started putting all of my music onto my iPod! Great minds!
Very nice tune.
“I meant to tell you.” That’s the film.
Enjoying the music, too.
Katy – Nice coincidence.
Thanks FB
Cheers Scroob. That’s a nice title. Glad you have been enjoying the music. I’ve been considering dropping it as a feature, but think I’ve been enjoying it too much. Thanks to one special reader for their advice on this.
Drop it? You barely just started doing it!
Ed – I have the rare personality traits of being both fickle and stubborn. Which means I dig my heals in over the slightest thing, but soon lose interest.
Oh. Well, I’m not a big fan of The Band anyways.
nice tune. my film is “The Stairs”.
Leave a comment. Play nice. I will turn this blog around.