Well, finally, after a long, long, long bout of less-than-inspiring temporary sites, the new website is finally up. Now that we’ve got a place to call our own on the interweb, I hope it’ll make sharing music, shows, general news about the band and info about what we’re up to a lot easier. We’ve got lyrics posted and tabs for all of our tunes (or at least MOST of the tunes) wil be updated shortly. Thanks again for all of the support! Glad to be back.
Weddings are awesome and I’m lucky enough to get to play quite a few of them every year. Everyone’s excited, the wine is flowing and the newlyweds are surrounded by great friends, family and, well, me.
This past summer I played a surprise performance for an awesome couple I had met years ago in Waterloo. The bride’s mother arranged for me to surprise them during the reception and play “Hey Love” as well as a few other tunes including a cover of “Isn’t She Lovely” for the Father/Daughter dance. Well, I walked in (after hiding in the parking lot for 45 minutes!), it was a complete surprise and ended up being one of the most memorable weddings of the summer. Here’s that version of “Isn’t She Lovely” that I recorded in my apartment before heading to the wedding. Enjoy.
I’m not a soldier man, just a boy with a gun in my hand.
I’m a baby, in a war.
They came on a cold, dark, night.
Stole our mothers and forced us to fight and we don’t know what for.
One day. We’ll stand in the sun, one day.
When I’m in a bad way, we’ll sing our songs as one.
But it’s hard days.
Hard days.
I’m not a preachers son.
I can’t stand the things that I’ve done but a soldier don’t cry.
And no one will ever pay for the childhood they’ve stolen from me.
They can’t break me, but they try. Yeah they try.
One day. We’ll stand in the sun, one day.
When I’m in a bad way, we’ll sing our songs as one.
But it’s hard days.
Hard days.
Written by: Matt York