Yeah, I know… it’s a Hallmark holiday, but it’s a good excuse to share a few love songs.
The big news, though, is the unveiling of a new video for my song The Way It’s Done. Beth Wood sang with me on this one on Still, and months later, we shot a video together. I shared this some time back with my Patreon peeps (they get everything first, because they are so wonderfully supportive and I try to show my gratitude any way I can think of), but now I’m sharing it with everyone (if you want to share it with folks who might get a kick out of it, please feel free!). Here you go:
My other favorite version of this song was of a version I did with the band David Wilcox had assembled for a show at the Grey Eagle. David invited me up to do a song, and his band followed along, even though most of them didn’t know the song at all. 🙂
This song is a cautionary tale, and I’ve had at least three couples counselors say that they have used it in therapy with couples who might need to find a way to laugh at themselves, but also have this planted in their head so that when we (did I say “we”? I meant “they”) hear those words come out of their mouths, they can recognize that this is not how they want to approach a difficult thing, or even a small annoyance, with their partner.
It seems to me that relationships, romantic and otherwise, are a perfect topic for songwriters, because they are both relatable (everyone has had them) and unique. The fact that I have had thousands of conversations in my life doesn’t mean that conversations are now worn out for me and I don’t want to have any more of them. Every conversation is unique (well, except for a few conversations we seem to have over and over again referenced in the song above), and any one of them could change my life forever. And so it is with relationships, and therefore songs about them.
Sitting down to write this note, it occurs to me that I write fewer love songs than a lot of musicians, but I’ve still written a ton of them — from awkward new love songs to overthinking this love songs, miss you songs, heartbreak songs, married-a-long-time love songs, and on and on. Not to mention the dumb-stuff-couples-argue-about song above.
Of course, some of the most primary relationships in my life are not romantic, and those show up in songs sometimes, too, as a different kind of love song. Songs like this one about my kid. Or this one and this one and this one (written by my friend Chuck Brodsky, but I sing it a lot), about being held by community.
Many of those don’t have videos, but a few of them do, so I thought I’d share a few with you. If they strike a chord (as it were), feel free to share them wherever you like.
Overthinking New Love: Thinkin’
Here’s a video I made on a family trip to the beach as one of my “Monday Music” offerings for my Patreon supporters. Most of those are private (just for those supporters), but I thought I’d make this one public to give you a taste of what they are like. If you’d like to find a song and a greeting in your inbox every Monday, please join us on Patreon.
And a couple from DEEP in the vault…
We Are Each Other’s Angels, by Chuck Brodsky, live at Ghost Ranch in Texas in 2008.
and Miss You from 2003 — For some reason, I can’t embed this one, but you can click below and watch it on YouTube. Wild that this is the one with over 22,000 views. 🙂
Thanks for inviting my music into your heart.
Keep in touch,
David
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