Songs For Your Day

The Avett Brothers is a band that I adore more and more each time I hear a song of theirs, and over the past two years have become my favorite band.  It’s always been hard for me to pick favorite bands, albums or songs, but these guys are hands down #1 for me.  They specialize in upeat, fast paced, bluegrass/rock songs and their performances include screaming and stamping with much energy that their stand up bassist once cracked the hardwood floor of a stage.  In The Gleam and The Second Gleam Scott and Seth Avett played around with softer and more serious music.  I haven’t been a fan of this except for “If It’s the Beaches.”

“If It’s the Beaches” is simple melodically and lyrically, yet is overwhelming to me because when I listen to this, I am in love all over again.  There aren’t many “love songs” that I believe to be exactly that, but “If It’s the Beaches” is unquestionably being in love.  It’s the desire to give everything you can.

If it’s the beaches
If it’s the beaches’ sands you want
Then you will have them
If it’s the mountains’ bending rivers
Then you will have them
If it’s the wish to run away
Then I will grant it
Take whatever what you think of
While I go gas up the truck
Pack the old love letters up
We will read them when we forget why we left here

Graduation is in one year, and this is bringing up many “big kid” questions: where will I go, what will I do, who will I be, and more relevant to this song, who will I be with?  Subsequently, how much are you willing to give for a loved one?  In reference to Newg’s Meatloaf post, would you do anything for love?

Don’t say it’s over
Cause that’s the worst news I could hear I swear that I will
Do my best to be here just the way you like it
Even though its hard to hide
Push my feelings all aside
I will rearrange my plans and change for you

Rebecca P.

You put the song “Die, Die, Die” on my Farewell to Atlanta mix, and I listened to it on the drive seven times in a row until I had learned all of the words.
(You also followed it up with That Arrah and the Ferns song, and then California Stars and I totally cried….and then I skipped back to “Die, Die, Die” and felt better again)

Comment by lcrelyea May 28, 2009 @ 7:09 pm

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