Song Idea
2008-01-18, 09:54

You know, it's times like these when I wish I had a full compliment of musicians at my disposal, or at least the ability to play a multitude of different instruments myself - not all at the same time, of course; people with that many arms are just plain ol' show-offs (yeah, I'm lookin' at you, Bodhisattva).

I was hearing the song over the work PA system, and I realized in a flash that I want to hear a bluegrass version of Peter Gabriel's 'In Your Eyes', with banjo, guitar, bass, and a fiddle to emulate the stylized-vocal part of the song at the end. In my head, it's wonderful, in a Sunday morning, NPR-kitsch kind of way.

Then my brain says 'Google, stupid!' and wouldn't you know it, someone did it. I must hear this thing. I just wrote them an email to see if they can hook me up with a copy.

The wife and I spent a chunk of last evening working out The Cure's 'Pictures of You' (per her request) on ukulele and mandolin. Sounds good so far, but I think it needs a stand-up bass to really round out the song.

H took the day off to be with the kids because there's no school, and I'm feeling jealous that I have to be at work while they're going to get to actually enjoy the day. I considered calling in sick, but with three kids, you've got to conserve your off time. You never know what's going to come up that demands a half-hearted call to HR at 6am.

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