Next week is Courtney's birthday - she and I have been together for a bit more than three years. I already have a post scheduled for her birthday.... because on Monday, I'm starting a thing on this blog that's going to run for a couple of months. Frankly, this post was previously scheduled for November 13th as part of that, before I moved it here.
And also, we're at the ocean now.
And, as I was watching some of my sister Dawn's concert videos, I played a video of this song that they performed this year, and Courtney, who is present for the writing of most of these posts, remarked - and really, reminded me - that it is one of her favorite songs.
I have to admit, I did not always like or appreciate this song. I liked other stuff of theirs a bit more. But this song has grown on me. It's a sweet song, with great harmonies. And singer Glen Phillips, who wrote the lyrics to the song (bandmate Todd Nichols largely did the music) wrote these lyrics as a placeholder as he was whale watching with his family.... and couldn't come up with anything he liked better.
So yeah, that's how a hit song is written.
Remember when I said my sister saw them live and I was watching that video?
Here's the video I was watching. And although the song is in a lower key now, it still sounds great.
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