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Weekend Song - Ben Taylor

Here you’ve got seafaring references in an a cappella intro with one male and female voice. For that alone, it deserves to be the weekend song, but then add in cello and whistful lyrics, and we’ve got ourselves a tune.

I must have listened to this hundreds of times and I still couldn’t tell you where the drums or the guitars come in. They drift in like a daydream and stay with you like a good meal. The arrangement is beautiful and the words make you think there is sense beyond reason.

Burn off the haze around the shore
Turn off the crazy way I feel
I’ll stay away from you no more
I’ve come home to stop yearning 

Listen: Ben Taylor - Think A Man Would Know

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5 Responses to “Weekend Song - Ben Taylor”

  1. Ed R Says:
    July 14th, 2007 at 9:21 am

    I love a good cello.

  2. Wendy Says:
    July 14th, 2007 at 9:29 am

    God, this is lovely - as is your description. I’ve only heard a few Ben Taylor songs, and thought they were okay. This is my favourite by far.

  3. Dawn Says:
    July 15th, 2007 at 7:52 pm

    “Nothing I can do” is another great one from Ben Taylor. I love the acoustic version.

  4. Cliff Says:
    July 15th, 2007 at 9:33 pm

    Cello rocks, Ed.

    Thanks Wendy, it’s up there with mine even though its one of the simpler ones.

    Dawn, and there is nothing that I can do* but link to a previous post about Ben Taylor and the song you mention among others.

    *I actually said that.

  5. Ed R Says:
    July 15th, 2007 at 10:22 pm

    I’m just wondering what this has to do with teh stork?

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