UkeCan1
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"White Room" by Cream ... yes, it is a story song
Thanks to Janet (bonesigh) for capturing video of me at the open mic Friday night en route to STRUM ... it was so exciting to meet her and get to spend an evening together on my turf. I had the last official slot of the night ... 10pm, and by then all the guitar players who knew "White Room" had left.
I do this song all the time - you all are probably sick of it by now - but I wanted to do it again for story song Season, because "White Room" is a terrific story full of poetic imagery, about a guy whose lover is leaving him on a train and he wishes she wouldn't go. After a brief musical interlude, during which time passes and he heals somewhat, he meets a new woman at a party ... but by the end of the third verse, she too is fixing to leave him.
The only repeated phrase in the verses is "goodbye windows" - it is applied to both women - which I think is such an amazingly evocative word painting ... we've all experience waving goodbye to someone we wish wasn't leaving, who is waving back from a receding train window.
(Okay, there's also "tired starlings" ... to me that's the least obvious line in the song. It appears to be about the rather bleak locale ... one post I read said "It's so depressing, even the birds are tired.")
Anyway, I forged ahead with just my fabulous bass player Rich and awesome drummer Dave ... and we managed to make our little 3-piece band sound like a full rock band. At least I think we did.
(If you are interested in a more detailed exposition of the story of "White Room", I wrote one up for Season 128, Fred's story song Season.)
Thanks to Janet (bonesigh) for capturing video of me at the open mic Friday night en route to STRUM ... it was so exciting to meet her and get to spend an evening together on my turf. I had the last official slot of the night ... 10pm, and by then all the guitar players who knew "White Room" had left.
I do this song all the time - you all are probably sick of it by now - but I wanted to do it again for story song Season, because "White Room" is a terrific story full of poetic imagery, about a guy whose lover is leaving him on a train and he wishes she wouldn't go. After a brief musical interlude, during which time passes and he heals somewhat, he meets a new woman at a party ... but by the end of the third verse, she too is fixing to leave him.
The only repeated phrase in the verses is "goodbye windows" - it is applied to both women - which I think is such an amazingly evocative word painting ... we've all experience waving goodbye to someone we wish wasn't leaving, who is waving back from a receding train window.
(Okay, there's also "tired starlings" ... to me that's the least obvious line in the song. It appears to be about the rather bleak locale ... one post I read said "It's so depressing, even the birds are tired.")
Anyway, I forged ahead with just my fabulous bass player Rich and awesome drummer Dave ... and we managed to make our little 3-piece band sound like a full rock band. At least I think we did.
(If you are interested in a more detailed exposition of the story of "White Room", I wrote one up for Season 128, Fred's story song Season.)