![]() ![]() Whatever the case, I’ve stuck with this song ever since, and it has remained not only a great source of catharsis, but a great example of a real band making real music that speaks to you. ![]() This connection seemed to come as something of a comfort for me, and the way that ‘The ’59 Sound’ continued to help me deal with my own issues felt too right to be changed by my somewhat incorrect interpretations of the lyrics. in fact, Dylan performed it regularly at the Gaslight, so it must have already been in his. “Back then it seemed like there was a genuine feeling of excitement going on that I don’t think is necessarily happening right now.”įor me, the song almost seemed to speak to my own feelings of loss in life, and reminded me of how music affected me at those times. Dylan sang the song for Turner who was, to put it mildly. “I have this vision of 1959 where Elvis was playing and there were problems in this country about how things were going to work but there was this youthful excitement in the music, too,” frontman Brian Fallon explained in 2009. The song’s title itself stems from the notion of hearing the music that makes you feel free and excited, similar to how Elvis fans felt about the future of music when they first heard him play. Specifically written about the death of a close friend, the tune seems to almost reference the loss of an elder relative at times, with its lyrics seeming to be able to relate to anyone and their situations in whatever way they want it to relate. What happened next was that I managed to discover the title track from their second record, The ’59 Sound.įrom the start of the song, I was almost instantly hooked, with the music picking me up and not letting go, even after those lyrics began talking about matters of life and death, and wondering about the music that accompanies these scenarios. 539 Views, 53 Likes, TikTok video from Imjuststephie (imjuststephie): 'Comment what you think is my favorite music differentgenres genre dancingqueen. It probably took one or two years before I actually started to listen to what the critics had been saying and decided to check out their work. ![]() I was like, We dont follow your rules of what you can and cant listen to, and Im going. The Gaslight Anthem - Wherefore Art Thou, Elvis I cut my teeth on the stone of a teenage romance I was the salt of the earth, I was hard, and the last of. And it was strictly because I was trying to make what I thought at the time was the most punk statement I could. But whatever the case, their’s was a name that began to pop up from time to time in alternative circles, leaving me unaware they had just released their second record. Songfacts®: Gaslight frontman Brian Fallon explained to Kerrang: 'I always get asked why there are Counting Crows lyrics in High Lonesome. I wasn’t aware that they were a band, and I certainly wasn’t aware they had just released a new album. They released their first album, Sink or Swim, on XOXO Records in May 2007, and their second album, The ’59 Sound, in August 2008, upon which Hot Water Music’s Chris Wollard makes an appearance.I think the first time I heard of The Gaslight Anthem, I had a feeling someone was just quoting random words from the dictionary. The Gaslight Anthem is an American rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey. The ideal angels twist and turn, ask forgiveness for future mistakes.Īnd these cowboys all go crazy in the heat.Īlong the Santa Anna streets that they’re just dying to meet.Īnd in the backseat we’re just trying to find some room for our knees. But you know the summer always brought it.Īnd in the backseat, we’re just trying to find some room for our knees.Īnd in the backseat, we’re just trying to find some room to breathe.Īnd in the wild desert sun, we drove straight on through the night.Īnd If you never let me go, well I will never let you down. ![]()
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