…from this blog, so lets take a little walk down memory lane…
“Gimme Sunshine” [Ryan Adams]
I recorded this as what may have been the first homage for Lisen. I had heard the song online that day and completely fallen in love with it, much like how I was feeling towards Lisen at the time, so I smushed the two loves together and learned/recorded the song for her. She said she loved it a lot, but we all know how little that means in retrospect. That last comment sounded much more bitter than I actually am, I just really don’t feel like deleting and thinking of how to rephrase.
“Puzzle/Align” [Kacey Cash]
This was an original song I had made up about 95% on the spot – while the camera was recording. I wish I remembered how to play this. I’m sure if I took the time to sit down at the keys with the recording going I could figure it out – and maybe I will. Anyway, the audio isn’t that great singing wise because it was around 6:45-7am and people were sleeping, so I very well couldn’t be wailing like Bob Marley or the Wailers.
“Cath…” [Death Cab for Cutie]
This song was so amazing for me to hear the first time. I was in my car coming home from work at dawn’s crack in the morning and this song came on my iPod (on shuffle). I had downloaded “Narrow Stairs” with about 8 other albums, and had yet to really give it the attention a DCFC album deserves, but when this song came on everything else took a backseat (haha it’s funny because I told you this is all happening in my car). The lyrics spoke to me, a story of a woman with someone well enough intentioned – but not as right for her as the protagonist singing the song. To me it became a song for the helpless – for people that know what’s right but are morally/ethically bound by “doing the right thing,” i.e. staying out of your ex’s business while he/she makes their own mistakes. I really love how at the end of the song it comes full circle to say (paraphrasing) that if most people (including the singer) were in the same position, they would have most likely acted the same way. While I don’t necessarily find that true in all cases, I could see where a 19 year old version of me would’ve gone running straight into the easiest pair of arms available (and I mean easy like – it’s easy to be in a less responsibility-laden relationship, not easy like a ho).
“I Will Follow You Into the Dark” [Death Cab for Cutie]
I recorded this song one day before I met Lisen, and I recorded it for my ex Brittany to see. I guess when you think about the fact that I was making videos for my ex up until a day before I met Lisen, it looks a little bad on my part to even join into a relationship with someone. I’ve found over time that while I don’t really consider being with Brittany again, I project a lot of our past relationship onto new girls. I want every girl I date to remind me of Brittany – because let’s face it, your first love is always your most intense love (in good and bad ways), but what the two of us had was amazingly awesome and I want every meaningless date in between her and the next love of my life to at least be as exciting as the past.
Either way, this song is the quintessential “I’ll love you forever, no matter what” song because the lyrics plainly say “If you die, I’ll be right behind you – because basically loving you is all I’m here for.” Awww.
and finally…
“Where I Stood” [Missy Higgins]
I have no idea why the hell that black spot only sticks on my face, or why I look like Grimace by the end of the clip, but you’re watching for the audio more than the video…I’m not that interesting to watch (in other words I’m no John Mayer).
And that concludes the little video update/walk down recent memory lane. There are more videos coming soon (Monday/Tuesday?) so stick around. They are always available at www.youtube.com/kaceycash and eventually the “better” ones end up here.
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