| Sunday, March 25, 2007 |
| MOTW #9: Mat Kearney - Where We Gonna Go From Here? |
This week, you guys are getting your MOTW from Madison, Wisconsin, where I happen to be in the middle of a sudden weather drop and glad that I'm working indoors. The artist this week happens to be one of my favorites of all time: Mat Kearney. Need proof? Well, I saw him this past week in concert for the tenth time. Yeah, if that's not proof, I'm not sure what is. :)
I've been listening to his music for the past 3 years now, ever since I got my hands on his West In November EP. Since then I've enjoyed his Inpop release, Bullet, and his Aware debut, Nothing Left To Lose, and obviously his live performances. As I was going through his latest album, I got stuck on one song. I was in a friendship whose bounds were unclear to some extent, and I always kept wondering where things were headed. It was a long distance deal, and so as I counted down the days to her return to California, I had 'Where We Gonna Go From Here?' on repeat.
I just love this song for a number of reasons, the first being that Kearney's voice accompanied by the acoustic guitar and various filler instruments makes this the perfect night-driving song (which is ideal for any hopeless romantic). The lyrics obviously resounded what I was feeling and so made this song perfect:
All of your ways and all your thunder
Got me in a haze running for cover,
Where we gonna go from here?
Where we gonna go from here?
The back of your eyes look like my mother's,
When we talk, you're like my brother,
Where we gonna go from here?
Where we gonna go from here...?
Whether it was seeing him play that song in concert again this week or something else, I'm not sure, but I just started feeling this song all over again. It's absolutely beautiful, and if you're in the shoes I was in, then it's perfect for ya. So check it out, and if you want some other Kearney song recommendations, just ask - I've got some other great favorites.
Mat Kearney - Where We Gonna Go From Here?
Full Lyrics:
All of your ways and all your thunder
Got me in a haze running for cover,
Where we gonna go from here?
Where we gonna go from here?
Car lights in the driveway,
I wonder who's going, coming my way,
Tomorrow we're turning down the highway,
With another bright state on a weekday,
Green grass and a radio,
Watching it fly past and away we go,
Seven hundred places, seven hundred faces more
All your haze and all your thunder
Got me in a haze running for cover,
Where we gonna go from here?
Where we gonna go from here?
The back of your eyes look like my mother's,
When we talk your like my brother,
Where we gonna go from here?
Where we gonna go from here?
Time is moving on our side,
How could I miss you to another guy,
Pull of the ocean and the roaring tide,
Is bigger than my eyes or my design,
Father, got a best plan,
Saving his daughter for the best man,
Seven hundred places, seven hundred faces more
All your haze and all your thunder
Got me in a haze running for cover,
Where we gonna go from here?
Where we gonna go from here?
The back of your eyes look like my mother's,
When we talk your like my brother,
Where we gonna go from here?
Where we gonna go from here?
I've waited and I'll wait some more,
Won't see me knocking on another door,
But all this is crazy and amazing,
There's only one half of us that I'm saving,
So I'm praying just to let it go,
Watch from a distance just to see you glow,
Seven hundred places, seven hundred faces more
All your haze and all your thunder
Got me in a haze running for cover,
Where we gonna go from here?
Where we gonna go from here?
The back of your eyes look like my mother's,
When we talk your like my brother,
Where we gonna go from here?
Where we gonna go from here?Labels: mp3 of the week |
posted by Arpit Mehta @ 5:35 AM  
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hooray! thank you arpit!
p.s. can we start a hopeless romantic club? :)
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oh my, did i mention that i loved the song? *laughs*
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Haha - glad you like it Sarah - and as for a club - http://hopelessromantics.blogspot.com/
Heh, found it randomly :p
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I just wanted to say that I personally love Mat Kearney and that it should be known that he is also a Christian Singer and that his lyrics like Switchfoots let you dig for deeper meaning in this world, to let us find for ourselves if there isnt more out there, i was really excited when i met him because I got to thank him for staying Christian in this secular world, and he just said thank you in one of the most genuine ways i have ever seen,
just my two cents!
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Matt lives in my town. If I see him, I'll tell him you said hi Am. :D Oh and I do love his music as well.
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oohh he's playing in Seattle tonight, maybe I'll go...
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@am, thank you, that is without a doubt, completely and utterly rad!
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I love mat kearney!I got nothing left to lose a couple weeks after it's release and it's been on repeat ever since.
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Yeup - he's pretty awesome!
@ Rami - I was once part of the same church organization as Kearney - that's how I first got to know him; definitely takes a lot to express Christian values in a secular world.
@ Vicky - umm, do you see him around or something? Or were you just playing? :p
@ Hailey - sorry about that - yeah, he's gotten quite big over the past several months and so most of the shows are sold out. But he's gonna be touring again in the fall - try to catch him then!
@ Rachel - glad to hear it!
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I see him at Starbucks sometimes. So, no, I wasn't playing. lol
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@Brain...I think my favourite part of this song just may be this: All your haze and all your thunder
Got me in a haze running for cover.
It's a very pretty song, I'll admit, I've never heard of him before, but he's good! I like the guitar a lot
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@ Vicky - awesome! Tell him Arpit says to call him back (or at least text him!) :D
@ Mukta - yeah I love that part too - the whole chorus is just beautiful... and now you have another artist who's cd you oughta get! :)
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I'm a big Mat Kearney fan. He's an amazing songwriter.
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I love his voice. I've been listening to his music fo a while now..
Awesome stuff.
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I think this is my favorite MOTW so far...
He has a great voice. Now I have to wait 'til I get paid to get the CD...
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So funny... this CD was given to me like two days before this MOTW went up. I guess now this gives me some good incentive to listen to it!
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I love the song,it's climate as well as the vocals and the guitar. I will definitely check more of Mat's music.
Thank you so much Aprit!
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@ Katers & Katie - glad to hear it!
@ Frank - thanks! and let's just hope that's sooner than later! :p
@ Jill - sweet! sounds like it was meant to be! :)
@ Magda - yeah, just everything about that song is great!
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Great choice, Arpit!
You should check out The Cinematics' "Falling Asleep at The Wheel", or even better, "A Strange Education"
Dark Euro-pop, but really excellent lyrics. Fantastic CD too.
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The Cinematics are pretty cool - gonna be seeing them opening for Mutemath next month!
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hooray! thank you arpit!
p.s. can we start a hopeless romantic club? :)