Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Toofer Toosday: Death Cab For Cutie and Bon Iver


Hello friends!  Toofer Toosday is back and today I have two songs that are a few years old. Not oldies, really, but before you know it, these songs will be playing at your favorite dentist's office. Actually, I hope not.

This first one is "I Will Follow You Into The Dark" by Death Cab For Cutie.  I first heard this song when Ben Gibbard, the lead singer and main songwriter, played it on one of those late nite talk shows. No band, just him.  On the album it's pretty sparse, too.  Might as well be a Ben Gibbard solo track.  But I liked it just the same, learned it that night, but never recorded it until today.  Enjoy.



Next up is "Skinny Love" by Justin Vernon a.k.a Bon Iver.  He seems to go by both names when he is credited on other works, collaborations, and side projects like Volcano Choir, Gayngs, DeYarmond Edison, etc...  He gets around.  Anyway, this was the first song I heard of his, and I love it.  Even all the nonsensical lyrics.  I changed it up a bit because I did not feel like singing in falsetto all night. I prefer the lower register, thank you.