Music

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via Old Crow Medicine Show Website

My husband is a huge music fan. Like HUGE. (Our love of live music was actually one of the first things we bonded over!) And given that we met in Athens, Georgia (home of the B52's, Widespread Panic, and REM just to name a few) many of our dates revolved around going to see bands. Pretty much every night you could find some type of concert and we tried to get to as many as possible. One group we saw stands out in particular to me because of their recent success. I remember telling people we were going to see Old Crow Medicine Show and getting looks of "who the heck are they?" but  J. knew of them, thought I would like them, and for only $5 a ticket there was really nothing to lose. We were two of maybe 30 people there, but the band played as though it was a packed house. It was the first time I heard the song "Wagon Wheel" (still one of my favorites) and we both immediately  became huge fans. I think their CD was like $7 and after they played we got to say hey as they hung around for a little while. It was such a cool experience- even more so because OCMS was "unknown."

Of course now we hear "Wagon Wheel" almost every time we are out and I've noticed a really strong following for their music. Even people who I would never guess would like their "twang" are dancing around when their songs come on.

And if anyone happens to be around Athens this Thursday, they are playing another show! Of course this will cost you $30, not $5, but I can guarantee it is more than worth it. Maybe we'll even head up to the Alma Mater for it...

First Dance Songs

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We decided on a classic (Etta Jame's At Last) simply because it is a beautiful song and because we had a live band with a female vocalist and really really wanted to showcase her talent. It was cool having it sung live and to hear the different impromptu moments, etc, but if we didn't have a band? Well we probably would have picked one of "our" songs. Well, we actually have thousands of songs (we're big music fans), but these in particular always make us stop and dance with each other.literally.

Prime example: today we were buying new pillows (our "sleeping pillows" had become little more than flat memories of ones that used to be supportive and full of feathers) and "You are the Best Thing" came on and we started dancing right there in the aisle of T.J. Maxx.

So since they mean so much to us, I thought I would share a video of one of our two favorite songs. (The other is a Widespread Panic song called "Longer Look". I wanted to include a video for it as well, but I can't find one. They rarely play it live (and it doesn't sound much like widespread in my opinion since it's not super jam bandish), but if you'd like to read the lyrics, here you go! I know, widespread isn't really who everyone thinks of first for love songs, but J sang this to me a few weeks after we started dating, and now anytime I seem stressed or in need of a dance, he sings this to me and we slow dance in the kitchen. )

Hope you enjoy!