Young @ Heart - Never Too Old To Rock

I guess this movie just came out this year on DVD, but it seems like I'd heard about these guys some time ago. Anyway, PLEASE SEE IT! It's so sweet - like life - I cried a few times. It's totally geared to the 80s college hipster with the covers of Sonic Youth and Talking Heads. And it's ingenious because it takes those songs that moved you in your youth (and some from now) and places them in voices that probably thought the tunes were noise when they came out, as in, "Turn that crap off, kid!" But they build a trust with their 53 year old conductor and give performances that make you feel like you won't be absurd when you sing the Coldplay hits of your youth in a nursing home on music night. These elders live for the music and the collective experience of learning and trusting each other. I'm so inspired. I stopped in the middle to write a new song. That's always my favorite art, stuff that you can't even read/listen/watch all the way through because you're inspired so much you can't control the urge to create yourself!

One sweet part of it for me was the song choice of Allen Toussaint's, "Yes We Can Can." I'd referenced that in a song I wrote last year at this time. It was a Christmas song and hopefully I'll actually record it in the next couple days so you can stream it for the holidays. No promises.

But if you're still reading, I'm do promise to play 5 new songs at the Genghis Christmas show. And I'll have a new one for the Santa Monica show as well.

I've been writing a lot. And a lot tonight. So goodnight. I'll check in again sooner than last time.