Monday, March 21, 2016
Rowdy? More like justified...
Thoughts after watching the Ben Folds episode of Daryl Hall's "Live From Daryl's House" recently: As Folds and Hall launched into Folds' "One Angry Dwarf And 200 Solemn Faces," the closed captioning read, "rowdy piano music." I thought "rowdy" was an interesting choice of an adjective. I'd have been even more impressed if the captioning had said "cathartic." After all, how satisfying it must be for anyone who is (or was) persecuted unjustly to write, let alone sing, as Folds does, "If you really want to see me, check the papers and the TV. Look who's tellin' who what to do...," while pounding out the tune on the piano. It's also impressive that Folds sets the tone of the "Ben Folds Live" CD by leading off with that song.