Songs that make me hate myself – Stornoway edition

Posted on | December 31, 2009 | 4 Comments

This band out of Scotland*, Stornoway, has a single out called “Zorbing”.

As a newly-minted solo artist, I’d say 30% of my energy is expended creatively, 30% on the business/marketing side, and the rest is spent propping up my fragile ego; telling myself to keep working, to do what I have to do to be a successful artist and not get too down on myself. But now and then, a song comes along that, from the first note, knocks me flat on my ass. Such is the case with “Zorbing”. Forget the enchanting melody. Forget the thoughtful lyrics. Forget the tight backing vocals and the fact that this is a BAND, not just one lonely dude with a guitar.

Brian Briggs (the lead vocalist) starts the song out with a single syncopated note. Then his voice comes in as if from the stars themselves “CON-quers…!” It makes me think of how I open “Colorful Kid” except a berzillion times better. It hurts.

The only thing to do is learn the song and hope you absorb some of its energy.

*[CORRECTION: Stornoway the band is in Oxford. Stornoway the place is in Scotland. Thanks to astute reader Bee.]

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TheOldBlindMan
January 1st, 2010 @ 4:34 pm

Thanks for the kind words
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Bee
January 1st, 2010 @ 5:33 pm

Hi,
Quick note! Love Stornoway, saw them a couple of weeks ago for third time and bought the T-shirt.

Quick note. They are from Oxford rather than Scotland. Picked up your blog from Twitter! Looks good! Bee
monxton
January 1st, 2010 @ 8:37 pm

They are CONKERS. (It’s an English thing.)