Sgt. Dunbar & The Hobo Banned - "The Weight"
This song kind of looks around the bus or the crowded elevator and gets sad about all the sad faces. And I want to speak to this song, the kind of way you talk to yourself in the mirror without moving your lips: it's not your job to shoulder the grief, guilt, and pain of other people, especially strangers. Yes, it's heavy, but that's not something to cry about. Cars are heavy too. And all the food you eat in a year is heavy, and so is all the carpet you've ever walked on, rolled up. You need to get out of the mindset that every trampled flower is worth a tear and a hug, because you're going to waste all the time you could be spending planting a new garden, or sleeping. [Sgt. Dunbar site] [The Hobo Banned site]
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Sean Moeller asked me how Frog Eyes was the other night, and I've prepared a video response for you, Sean. to orient you, the reader, it's the ending of 2007's best song yet: "Bushels". [buy]
Posted by Dan at May 25, 2007 2:08 AMyou might have an easier time looking at sgt dunbar's music blog at sgtdunbar.com.
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I am glad this song conveys the sense of heaviness that is mentioned here but it is important to remember that
heavy and light define each other
before and after follow each other
high and low support each other.
This song uses heavy to define light or two show that sadness and happiness are really just the same thing divided by the illusion of choice.
Posted by Alex at May 25, 2007 3:04 PMBest. Post. Ever.
Posted by Zack at May 25, 2007 4:48 PMthat's some good writing dan
Posted by patrick at May 29, 2007 11:25 PM
and it will begin playing. All songs are also available to download: just right-click the link and choose 'Save as...'
