You don't need to win it. 5.15.11

Hey all,

Took a bit of a much needed break but I'm back.

This song grabbed my attention right away. I'm a huge fan of Antony and the Johnsons and of Ray Lemontagne. I think a voice can make or break a song. Not necessarily because of how on pitch one is or how high someone can go but of something innately unique that can only be passed down through the genes. Some people you can listen to and hear their soul. That doesn't just come from a lot of training. It comes from upbringing, DNA, and most importantly the amount of love inside of the body. Patrick Watson has one hell of a voice.

Born in California but raised in Quebec, Canada, Watson released his first album in 2001. He has a lot of cabaret and classical music influences and has worked alongside such artists as Philip Glass and James Brown.

The song is The Great Escape. I'll post the wonderful lyrics below it. Enjoy.



Bad day, looking for a way,
home, looking for the great escape.
Gets in his car and drives away,
far from all the things that we are.
Puts on a smile and breathes it in
and breathes it out, he says,
bye bye bye to all of the noise.
Oh, he says, bye bye bye to all of the noise.

Doo doo doo doo doo noo noo
Doo doo doo doo doo noo noo noo noo
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo doo noo noo noo

Hey child, things are looking down.
That’s okay, you don’t need to win anyways.
Don’t be afraid, just eat up all the gray
and it will fade all away.
Don’t let yourself fall down.

Doo doo doo doo doo noo noo
Doo doo doo doo doo noo noo noo noo
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo doo noo noo noo

Bad day, looking for the great escape.
He says, bad day, looking for the great escape.
On a bad day, looking for the great escape,
the great escape.