Comments on: Stories Behind The Songs: “Asking Myself”

By: Dustin

Dustin — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:37:18 +0000

It’s one of my favorites too. And not just because of the instrumental bridge (though, as Russ always says, it does make an important statement :) …

By: David

David — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:57:49 +0000

This one is definitely one of my favorite live tunes.

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:22:44 +0000

@Ron – Glad I could provide your mental work out for the week

@Russ – Welcome back…remind me to teach you how to edit comments some time ;)

By: Russ

Russ — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:18:14 +0000

One of the things that always grabs me about the lyric is the final thought really hits close to home:

“But we can’t stop and we won’t look back,
Until we found out we’d be better off with what we had”

It’s a sort of slap-in-the-face moment – the reality is our behavior and consumption is addictive and far too often leads to learning the hard way. It’s just no good, just no good….

p.s. I love that this is always the song that couples slow dance to. Sure it sounds like a slow jam, but there’s something odd about taking a spin on the dance floor with the one you love during a song that talks about how shallow and empty the world can be.

By: Ron

Ron — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:47:58 +0000

Excellent post and excellent points. Thanks for making me think. And on a Monday that’s no small feat.