[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU-XLNs4TCY[/youtube]
I always liked this song, but mainly for the music and sound of the vocals. I just stumbled onto the story behind it and was surprised and a little shocked to find it was based on a true tragegy.
From Wiki:
Fastball bassist Tony Scalzo came up with the idea for the song after reading journalistic articles which described the disappearance of an older married couple, Lela and Raymond Howard from Salado, Texas, who left home in June 1997 to attend the Pioneer Day festival at nearby Temple, Texas, despite Lela's Alzheimers and Raymond recently coming from brain surgery. They were discovered two weeks later, dead, at the bottom of a ravine near Hot Springs, Arkansas, hundreds of miles off their intended route.
About the song, Scalzo said that "It's a romanticized take on what happened" - he "pictured them taking off to have fun, like they did when they first met."
The song's lyrics revolve around an older married couple who decide to give it all away by packing up and going driving. Along the way, their car breaks down, so they continue on foot. As the song goes on, it becomes apparent that these two achieve happiness by losing touch with the world.
05 May 2014, 7:16 am
