@Grind838 It\'s about the hard work, dedication, and desperation of a life in the music industry to try and get ahead. You need a mountain of faith (hopefully blessed by God), putting up with a river of constant pain (rejection, stalls, bad people, disappointment), you have to REALLY love what you do, and have a strong driving hunger for it to become successful. The music/entertainment industry is a brutal beast, and only the strong survive. But for those who become successful, there is always a high price to pay, whether that\'s the loss of a band member, long term...
@Grind838 It\'s about the hard work, dedication, and desperation of a life in the music industry to try and get ahead. You need a mountain of faith (hopefully blessed by God), putting up with a river of constant pain (rejection, stalls, bad people, disappointment), you have to REALLY love what you do, and have a strong driving hunger for it to become successful. The music/entertainment industry is a brutal beast, and only the strong survive. But for those who become successful, there is always a high price to pay, whether that\'s the loss of a band member, long term illness, the music industry itself changing at a moments notice, marriage or relationship breakups, alienation from children, lawyers, the list is extremely long. So you have to be very strong mentally, emotionally and physically to continue to ply your craft when theres little to no net to catch you. EVERYTHING comes out of the artist\'s own pocket, from recording sessions to transportation, to hotels, to equipment, to team salaries. It looks glamorous but its far from it. So you gotta love what you do to keep moving forward ("a certain kind of hunger"). \r\n\r\nIt takes a mountain of faith\r\nRiver flowing pain\r\nIt takes a hammer on a nail\r\nIt takes a whole lotta love, yeah\r\n\r\nIt takes a lifetime of working\r\nA touch of understanding\r\nIt takes a wind in the sails\r\nLittle children singing, yeah\r\n\r\nIt takes a sun burning knowledge\r\nAn ocean full of feeling\r\nIt takes a certain kind of hunger\r\nIt takes a whole lotta love, yeah
I first heard the whole song on 14th May 2006. It was EXCELLENT!
But what is the song about?
@Grind838 It\'s about the hard work, dedication, and desperation of a life in the music industry to try and get ahead. You need a mountain of faith (hopefully blessed by God), putting up with a river of constant pain (rejection, stalls, bad people, disappointment), you have to REALLY love what you do, and have a strong driving hunger for it to become successful. The music/entertainment industry is a brutal beast, and only the strong survive. But for those who become successful, there is always a high price to pay, whether that\'s the loss of a band member, long term...
@Grind838 It\'s about the hard work, dedication, and desperation of a life in the music industry to try and get ahead. You need a mountain of faith (hopefully blessed by God), putting up with a river of constant pain (rejection, stalls, bad people, disappointment), you have to REALLY love what you do, and have a strong driving hunger for it to become successful. The music/entertainment industry is a brutal beast, and only the strong survive. But for those who become successful, there is always a high price to pay, whether that\'s the loss of a band member, long term illness, the music industry itself changing at a moments notice, marriage or relationship breakups, alienation from children, lawyers, the list is extremely long. So you have to be very strong mentally, emotionally and physically to continue to ply your craft when theres little to no net to catch you. EVERYTHING comes out of the artist\'s own pocket, from recording sessions to transportation, to hotels, to equipment, to team salaries. It looks glamorous but its far from it. So you gotta love what you do to keep moving forward ("a certain kind of hunger"). \r\n\r\nIt takes a mountain of faith\r\nRiver flowing pain\r\nIt takes a hammer on a nail\r\nIt takes a whole lotta love, yeah\r\n\r\nIt takes a lifetime of working\r\nA touch of understanding\r\nIt takes a wind in the sails\r\nLittle children singing, yeah\r\n\r\nIt takes a sun burning knowledge\r\nAn ocean full of feeling\r\nIt takes a certain kind of hunger\r\nIt takes a whole lotta love, yeah