February 23, 200718 yr Well this is just swell now they've got a video out for that song: I'm so sick of that band I don't know what to say. The local media and that geek Brian Griffin keep endorsing them. I'm sick of walking into bars and seeing guys playing in these cutesy roots bands or whatever kind of band they devised that gives them an excuse to wear silly outfits.
February 23, 200718 yr ^I wouldn't go as far as all that. But it's typical of this place that they should be chosen above all others to represent the city. What was the meeting like when the chamber decided to get Jake Speed. Suit 1: To attract young knowledge workers to ensure Cincinnati's economic competitiveness in the decades ahead, we need a song. Something that talks about what a vibrant, exciting place Cincinnati is. You know, something for the kids. Suit 2: Right, I've heard about these iPod gizmos. The kids these days really like the music. Suit 3: Oh, I know. How about that hip little band that had one hit. Something about a supernatural union? Suit 1: Blessid Union of Souls? Too late, the Reds got 'em. Suit 2: What about Bootsy? Suit 1: Bengals. Suit 3: Frampton? Suit 1: I wish. But that guy won't leave Indian Hill for less than 10 grand. Suit 2: How about Jake Speed and the Freddies? Nothing says progressive, forward looking city like a charming rag tag bunch of guys who pretend it's the 19th century! Suit 1: Done. Make sure they mention Frampton though.
February 28, 200718 yr Tonight, I was listening to random songs by Over the Rhine that I have loaded into iTunes. I never really noticed the song lyrics below until tonight. This is off of their first album, so I assume they still lived in Over-the-Rhine when they recorded this. The Genius of Water words: Bergquist music: Bergquist and Detweiler recording: Till We Have Faces meet me in the morning at the bus stop we'll ride into the town down to the square to see the angel see the angel in the fountain meet me in the morning meet me after daybreak tie your hair back we'll drift into the crowd get lost among the loud and they'll be singing they'll be singing in our daydream when we're tired we'll leave them all behind and walk away i love you a lot meet me in the courtyard where the saints pray musing in our stare still painfully aware that there are others shoulds and woulds with names and faces close your eyes and open up your mind and hear me say see the angel she's dancing in the water hear the angel she's laughing in the water something in the way that you said you really felt that we could be good friends forever ...together for a long time
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