Music Monday
“Were you named for the river that surrounds all my biggest my mistakes or the way that I made it out. All the muscles in my mouth never smiled or said profound things. Until the day she handed you to me. Now for all the steps you’ll take and all you’ll overcome. I wanna be the one to put in a song. Take every single tear for all the world to hear. I wanna be the one to put it in a song.”
As a father of 3 I find this song to be VERY beautiful as I would assume any parent would. Beyond the lyrics of the song it has an all around fun tune. I’ve played this song a few times for my 6 year old daughter (Hannah) along with my soon to be 2 year old son (Connor) and they both love it and can’t help but dance along. It’s fitting that the name of the band is “Fun.”
I’ve recently discovered this band and have been enjoying the entire album for the past month. Each song has a life all it’s own. I had a difficult time choosing just one song from the album to share with y’all. I chose this one simply because of the lyrics. Especially since I recently endured a few scary moments with Hannah. So I’m just all around grateful for her in my life. I’m grateful for the opportunity to be a part of each of my children’s lives. My father died when I was 17. So, I look at life as a “you never know how much time you actually have with the ones you love” type of adventure. So take advantage of each and every moment.
Enjoy™
More About Fun.
“While tears were shed and rumors milled over the Format’s sudden split last year, frontman Nate Ruess quietly went about his business. He assembled an entirely new project with ex-Anatholla member Andrew Dost and Steel Train frontman Jack Antonoff. They called themselves fun., though anybody with the misfortune of writing about them on a word processor can attest to just how miserable an experience it is. The shuffling of the frontline doesn’t tell the whole story, however: behind the scenes, there’s a great deal of continuity between 2006’s surprise hit Dog Problems and fun.’s debut LP, Aim and Ignite. Producer Steven McDonald, himself a veteran of ‘90s power pop outfit Redd Kross, returns to produce, but what’s most notable is that Ruess has retained the services of keyboardist Roger Manning, Jr., former member of criminally underappreciated retro pop trio Jellyfish.”
— Sputnik Music’s album review of Fun.: Aim and Ignite
