What's The Story?
Hey, did you know Ben Folds kept going after that one Ben Folds Five album?
...If you didn't, shame on you.
This track is from his 2008 solo effort Way To Normal.
Who's To Blame?
A girl whose insanity is either endearing or crazy, depending on her mood.
Why ♥ It?
I have to comment on the intro to this song--perhaps I'm picking it today in anticipation of the 2010 NFL season, but you know the song is going to be fun when it starts with a choral vocal of "If there's a God, he's laughing at us and out football team".
I love how this song always feels like it's going somewhere. The lyrics talk about driving on a highway, and it's not hard to visualize the signs passing by because of the efforts of the piano and bass. The chorus feels like going somewhere as well--except on a summer road trip, or something equally fun.
When the opening vocal line is converted into a piano solo (2:13), the song begins to feel more like a memory than a journey. (Props as well to the woodblock-sounding roll into the solo) This continues after the "normal people do it too" part, when I can just hear the song playing over a frozen frame of a movie sports team celebrating their victory with credits rolling. Then, cut back to the fun chorus, and outro.
In 3 short minutes, this song makes me think of the Miami Dolphins, driving the TCH, the best summer ever, and Remember The Titans. When music evokes that many different thoughts and feelings that quickly, I say it's done its job.
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