Amy's Song by Brian Jin
My wife (before she was so) asked me way back in "the day" when I was getting started with my band, the Barnacles, if I'd buy her a VW Cabriolet after I got a record deal. I replied, "Sure, why not?"
A week later I was housesitting for a friend. One night while in this strange house, I was dreaming that I met Tom Waits and played him this song about buying a Cabriolet. He seemed pretty impressed. I woke up from the dream suddenly and rushed to my guitar in the living room and quickly worked out what I had done in my dream. The result was the song that appears on this single.
The Barnacles recorded it for our 2001 debut EP called WIRELESS. It was also a staple at our live shows, and even got to the point where people would shout out for us to play "Cabriolet." It was a great time to be a songwriter. The ultimate compliment was hearing that one of my fans made it their wedding song.
For about 12 years the song went dormant. I had stuffed in my "cellar", so to speak. Lately, as I haven't had a lot of time to sit and write new music, I decided to give a listen to the Barnacles songbook and thought it might be nice to shed some new light on these old songs. So, here's a new version of an old song. I hope you enjoy it.
Also included is a "bar room" version with some less than graceful lyrics. By the time of this performance (October 2007), the Barnacles were almost done, and the song was becoming too routine. So, I injected some sophomoric humor. The jokes may not land with audiences outside of the United States, especially the lines about White Castle. I also think the lines "dress up in drag" are not appreciated in 2021, so if I hurt anyone's feelings, that isn't the intention. Don't cancel me. Well... do cancel me. That will give me more attention and then I will win :-)
Tracklist
| 1. | Amy's Song (Cabriolet) | 2:26 |
| 2. | Amy's Song (Cabriolet) [Nashville Recording Booth] | 1:56 |
| 3. | Amy's Song (Cabriolet) [live] | 3:53 |
Credits
Brian Jin - vocal, guitars, harmonica
Randy Belt - bass guitar on #3
Steve Meyers - drums on #3
Casey Wollberg - harmony vocals on #3
License
All rights reserved.
Brian Jin is a singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist based in eastern Missouri, USA.
Brian Jin is also a band with Brian, Casey Wollberg (vocals, guitar, percussion), Nick Kladky (vocals, bass guitar, keyboards, guitar), and Nil DeSilva (drums, vocals)
Brian was inspired in early life by his parents’ Gordon Lightfoot and CCR records to make the kinds of sounds he heard, and to keep it classy!