There Was A Song

Anyone that knows me can probably figure out what this song is about. I believe it was written in the fall, 2009. I have a special talent for writing songs in keys that I can marginally sing in and this one is a perfect example. It's in the key of D, which is a bit too high for me. But, I tried moving it all down to C and nothing sounded right musically. It's weird, but I struggle through it. Here's an acoustic demo recorded at Dave B's house in January, 2010 (notice the vocal 'squeaks' that the poor band has to deal with).

Demo, January 2010

Notes: Paul on acoustic guitar and vocals

Much like Hey Hey, we tried to play this song in some of our first practices. It didn't really fit in that well at the time, so we shelved it for a while. This version is probably the coolest from those rehearsals and features Dave B playing slide on his baritone guitar. I'm not sure what we're laughing about right before we kick into the song.

Rehearsal, April 18, 2010

Notes: Dave B on baritone guitar, Paul on electric guitar and vocals, Dave O on drums, Steve on bass

We revived it for the acoustic rehearsals in early 2011 and it sounded much cooler in this format. It's amazing how just playing some different instruments can really change how we feel about merits of a song. This song is pretty straightforward, but you can hear me 'quarterbacking' the band in and around the solo section.

Rehearsal, January 29, 2011

Notes: Dave B on acoustic guitar, Paul on pedal steel guitar and vocals, Dave O on drums, Steve on bass, Ben on electric guitar

We weren't done tinkering with this one though. After realizing Dave B could play the hell out of a banjo, we had him play it on this song also. I moved over to acoustic guitar (afterwards, we realized that the steel guitar, banjo, electric guitar combo sounded cool, so that's how we play it now).

Rehearsal, May 1, 2011

Notes: Dave B on banjo, Paul on acoustic guitar and vocals, Dave O on drums, Steve on bass, Ben on electric guitar