| Wednesday, July 25, 2007 |
| MOTW #20: Cary Brothers - Ride |
We're here. It's number 20. 6 months of MOTW's. This is simply astounding. And so today I'll post a song that I absolutely enjoy, and have for the last couple months. I've probably heard it over 100 times easy, and probably close to 200. Yeah, it's good.
The artist is Cary Brothers. No, it's not two guys, it's just one: first name Cary, last name Brothers. There you go - cleared it up for half of you. Now you might've heard of him because of a certain Scrub named Zack Braff. He's put his songs in two movies now, Garden State and The Last Kiss. And for good reason. Brothers does pop right.
The song that I've fallen in love with is 'Ride', and it's easy to see why it would be. It's got elements of driving mixed in with elements of love. I enjoy both, and so this song just works:
If I told you you were right,
Would you take my hand tonight?
If I told you the reasons why,
Would you leave your life and ride?
The lyrics may be simple, but they convey a great deal to the listener. Simplicity is one of Brothers' signatures in songwriting, and it's one of the reason I listened to his album, Who You Are, as many times as I did. The heartfelt nature of the verses is felt over and over again, and I adore the chorus, a call to action, above all. Would you leave it all behind?
I hope you enjoy this song/album, and if you do, Brothers is on tour right now, so you might wanna go see him if he's passing through your locality!
Cary Brothers - Ride
Full Lyrics:
You are everything I wanted
The scars of all I’ll ever know
If I told you you were right
Would you take my hand tonight?
If I told you the reasons why
Would you leave your life and ride?
And ride…
You saw all my pieces broken
This darkness that I could never show
If I told you you were right
Would you take my hand tonight?
If I told you the reasons why
Would you leave your life and ride?
And ride…
Labels: mp3 of the week |
posted by Arpit Mehta @ 10:00 AM  
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| 8 Comments: |
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Thanks for posting the MP3 from Cary Brothers, Arpit. I like this one.
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Very good song. I can see why you like it. =)
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this might be my favourite.
I like when the drums kick in.
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I absolutely love it. It somewhat reminds me of Mute Math.
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the music could be better for a song so strong in lyricism.
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@ Jennifer - glad you liked it!
@ Melissa - yup :)
@ Mukta - favorite of Cary Brothers or favorite MOTW?
@ Emily - haha, that's a first - I'll have to tell him that when I see him next month :D
@ Vicky - how goes it, Debbie Downer? I dunno - it's just his style - he came out of the Hotel Cafe which has a very chill ambiance to it, and tends to produce a certain type of musicians. In any case, I like it :p
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ahem.. i am not debbie downer (but did you know feline aids kills over a million cats and kittens every 3 months?), what i said was a compliment, and should have been taken as one. did you not see the part about strong lyricism?
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I'm not being defensive... it's my job to give you a hard time.
And cats are evil - they're satan spawns, much like Harry Potter and his buddies.
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Thanks for posting the MP3 from Cary Brothers, Arpit. I like this one.