First of all, let me express my supreme gratitude to those of you who don't shun my lil' bloggity blog just because I happen to write obsessively about the Dave Matthews Band. I have DMB friends who come here to read about shows, sometimes, and I like to supply.
In all of the excitement of my entire trip to Las Vegas, I kind of just half mentioned my favorite song of the weekend.I'd like to remedy that, but first! A story!
Way back when I was a baby 17 year old, some of my best friends and I went to Hawaii on our senior trip. We, a group of 5 teenaged girls, inevitably met up with a group of handsome, teenaged boys. One in particular caught my fancy, and his opening line was, "Hey, do you like The Dave Matthews Band?" (It was 2000). Well, no, I didn't like the Dave Matthews Band. Quite the opposite. They crowded up my MTV.... and Dave Matthews sounded like a weirdo. Plus I super loved N*Sync (ain't no shame in that).
Anyway, time went on, we all went home from Hawaii, and I kept in touch with that handsome boy. Over the years, we decided that we liked each other quite a bit, and he started trying to convey his feelings. We were both in relationships, seemed like it was all the time. So, one night, he told me he loved me (via IM) and wanted me to listen to......you know what's coming, DMB friends.....Say Goodbye. I then fell head over heels.
......for Dave Matthews.
So here it is, lovelies- the best version I have ever heard of the song that started it all. I was floored. When it was done, my friends and I all looked at each other and went, "Whoa." It was beautiful. I was enthralled. Could not look away. There are just times when I forget he is a human being, I think. It felt like I was seeing him play for the first time.... It makes me go, "Who on earth do I think I am, walking up to that guy whenever I see him?" He's just....good. Really good. I'm glad he is around, that's for sure. I wish I could write songs that do to people what this Say Goodbye did to me. I am at my happiest watching this man make music. It's just pure joy. I'm sad for people that never get this feeling from anything.
Sometimes, I think I should write to that boy from Hawaii to tell him he completely changed my life.
I think you should write about whatever you want to write about! And who cares what people think.
ReplyDeleteI liked this story. And I love this DMB song. This is how we became friends too, you know. DMB. :)