1 this song is awesome. #2 Eric Church is one the best songwriters in the music industry today. To elaborate, they are extremely creative and you can tell through that creativeness that he just really lets his hair down and has fun with them. For example, in Drink In My Hand there is a line that says "I have a 40 hour week, worth of trouble to drown." How many country artist have had songs about drinking after a hard week? How many of them have been able to convert that into song lyrics this well?
Anyway, back to Springsteen. Someone mentioned earlier about the song taking place during a date at a Springsteen concert and I agree. The absolute coolest thing about it is (back to his lyrical prowess) that Springsteen could sing this song. "We sang oh oh oh oh..." It's my belief Eric Church isn't just singing a song to us for our enjoyment. He could have just sang a song about he and a girl at a Springsteen concert. By making this song sound like something off of a Springsteen album he is taking us to that concert in our minds.
He's using our sense of hearing to take us there. The way our sense of hearing, smell, touch, etc enables us to relive a memory. I dated a girl for a few years and some of the best times we had together were tailgating at her apartment beside of Bryant Denny Stadium. It isn't just the times I remember, but the sound of college football on her tv through the balcony doors, the perfume she wore, etc. In my mind, this is what Eric Church is trying to do. If it were us reminiscing about a girl we were with at a Springsteen concert, we would think of what she wore, how she smelled, etc. More importantly, and as it relates to this song, we would be able to hear the music Springsteen was playing in our memory. He is making is more personal for the listener.
As a matter of fact, the Boss sent Church a handwritten note telling him how much he and his family liked the song.
1 this song is awesome. #2 Eric Church is one the best songwriters in the music industry today. To elaborate, they are extremely creative and you can tell through that creativeness that he just really lets his hair down and has fun with them. For example, in Drink In My Hand there is a line that says "I have a 40 hour week, worth of trouble to drown." How many country artist have had songs about drinking after a hard week? How many of them have been able to convert that into song lyrics this well?
Anyway, back to Springsteen. Someone mentioned earlier about the song taking place during a date at a Springsteen concert and I agree. The absolute coolest thing about it is (back to his lyrical prowess) that Springsteen could sing this song. "We sang oh oh oh oh..." It's my belief Eric Church isn't just singing a song to us for our enjoyment. He could have just sang a song about he and a girl at a Springsteen concert. By making this song sound like something off of a Springsteen album he is taking us to that concert in our minds.
He's using our sense of hearing to take us there. The way our sense of hearing, smell, touch, etc enables us to relive a memory. I dated a girl for a few years and some of the best times we had together were tailgating at her apartment beside of Bryant Denny Stadium. It isn't just the times I remember, but the sound of college football on her tv through the balcony doors, the perfume she wore, etc. In my mind, this is what Eric Church is trying to do. If it were us reminiscing about a girl we were with at a Springsteen concert, we would think of what she wore, how she smelled, etc. More importantly, and as it relates to this song, we would be able to hear the music Springsteen was playing in our memory. He is making is more personal for the listener.
As a matter of fact, the Boss sent Church a handwritten note telling him how much he and his family liked the song.