Why do musicians create what they do? Why do they create in that particular way? Mark Linsenmayer (aka songwriter Mark Lint, and host of The Partially Examined Life) talks to songwriters and composers about specific recordings, which are played in full. We cover lyric meanings, writing and recording techniques, arrangements, band dynamics, the stories behind the songs, and even music theory.
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NEM#1: David Lowery on Story Songs and Songs About Nothing
Welcome to the premiere episode of Nakedly Examined Music, where a songwriter and I go in depth on three of his or her songs.
David is the lead singer of Camper van Beethoven and Cracker, and has of late been a music business professor and a major advocate for artists' rights, even testifying before Congress.
The three songs we discuss are:
* "All Her Favorite Fruit," by Camper van Beethoven, from Key Lime Pie, 1989)
* "I Sold the Arabs the Moon" by David Lowery, from The Palace Guards (2011), also discussed on David's website
* "Take the Skinheads Bowling" by Camper van Beethoven from Telephone Free Landslide Victory (1985), the "hit" status of which was discussed by David on his website
As a bonus, we also get to hear one of David's most recent songs, "Almond Grove" by Cracker from Berkeley To Bakersfield (discussed in Rolling Stone). The intro/outro music is from Cracker's biggest hit "Low," from 1993's Kerosene Hat. You can read lyrics for all of these songs here.
Learn more at davidlowerymusic.com.
David is a very lyrics-oriented guy, and isn't shy about telling the stories behind his songs,