photo of Vic Padios by Chevy Anderson
[Editor's note: This Saturday, Hear Nebraska hosts Take Cover Omaha at The Waiting Room, starting at 9 p.m. Take Cover features Nebraska musicians covering songs by other Nebraskans. To preview, performers will share their takes on the songs they're covering.]
What to say about the song I'm covering? That is, without giving it away (or sounding trite). It's a fantastic track that has been a favorite of mine for quite some time. It's been around for years; it was written by a longtime Omaha songwriter, but it's a very early track so I don't think it's all that well known.
It is a very soft and simple tune, a lullaby really. It has that very elusive lyrical quality of being very personal while conveying a universal message at the same time. Words that appear straightforward really possess tremendous emotional depth. There is also a gentle honesty, an innocence, to the song, but there is also a slightest tinge of lament, a sense that things cannot always stay that way. What I love most about the song is that its meaning has evolved for me over the years, and revealed a depth that I have experienced in a very tangible way.
Saturday night should be a lot of fun. I really hope people enjoy my take on this sweet little tune.
Take Cover Omaha at The Waiting Room
Saturday, Jan. 18 at 9 p.m. // $7 cover
Lineup includes:
Ted Stevens (Cursive, Ted Stevens Unknown Project)
Simon Joyner
Landon Hedges (Desaparecidos, Little Brazil)
Matt Whipkey (The Whipkey Three)
Darren Keen (Touch People)
Dan McCarthy (McCarthy Trenching)
Sara Bertuldo (Millions of Boys, See Through Dresses)
Ian Aeillo (Eli Mardock, Ted Stevens Unknown Project)
Becky Lowry (All Young Girls Are Machine Guns)
Vic Padios (The Brigadiers)
John Klemmensen (John Klemmensen and the Party)
Rachel Tomlinson Dick (Hers, Manic Pixie Dream Girls)
Max Holmquist (Oquoa)
Dan Scheuerman (Deleted Scenes)
John Larsen