On Being Frank- Ben Folds Five

My friend Dave will be writing from time to time as he is my go-to guy for new bands/music. I have to face the fact that almost everything I listen to is 10 years old, 20, 30 yes even 40. Thank You Dave. 

Hi. I'm Dave and I will be contributing to this blog whenever something comes up and Krista needs to tag me in. I appreciate her asking me to share some of the stuff that I'm into and hopefully if there is something that you like than you can tell 2 friends and they can tell 2 friends and so on and so on…

What I am going to post are songs that pop up on my iPod and if you like what you see or hear maybe they will eventually pop up on yours.

If you have listened to any alternative music station since the late-90's you have most likely heard the song "Brick" by the Ben Folds Five. That song, which was based on the true life story of a young Ben Folds and his then-girlfriend getting an abortion and the emotional aftermath of their decision was the biggest hit of the ironically named trios career. However, despite the massive amounts of radio play and mainstream recognition they disbanded soon after in 2000. This paved the way for a decade's worth of Ben Folds solo projects and a brief stint as a judge on NBC's The Sing Off, an a capella reality competition. Eventually the stars aligned, everything fell into place, and the threesome reunited leading to the band's fourth release 2012's The Sound of the Life of the Mind. Track number 5 from this album is called "On Being Frank". It is a brilliantly written song sang from the sad perspective of a man who is realizing that his life does not have a lot to show for it even though he "for 30 years set the thermostat where Frank Sinatra liked it".

Notable Lyrics:
I shook the hands of Mafia Dons and Presidents
And though they always smiled politely with a measure of decorum
Still their eyes would scan beyond me for a glimpse of something more
But now he's gone, now they're gone.