My Rock and Roll Fantasy.

Okay. I have decided.

Provided I don't go the solo route and have a Pat Benatar-like career, if I were in a band/duo/whatever non-solo music career, I want to make music that sounds like Mates of State - The Re-Arranger. It doesn't have a YouTube video up yet or anything, since it doesn't seem to be the new album's (came out on the 20th), single.

Why, you may ask. And this is my blog, and I don't want to make it too boring, so I'll explain why.

Because this is the type of song that sounds great the way it's produced for the album, but I will die of amazing to hear the acoustic version of this song. I am not kidding that I would probably die of ultimate song happiness if I were to ever hear this song live, and acoustic. I'm sure the piano part can be transposed to the guitar pretty well (anyone care to try?), or maybe a toy keyboard/piano would work. This is the type of song where you have two singers with guitars, facing each other, singing the song, harmonizing and just being amazing.

That's it. In my rock and roll fantasy world, my band/group/duo/whatever would have songs where we'd sit across from each other (or in some kind of semi-circle configuration what-have-you, depending on the number of band members), with your appropriate instruments, singing/harmonizing/jamming/awesome-making with each other.

Have I said amazing enough? Amazing. I'm simply in love with this song. I will stay on a mountain top with an acoustic guitar for the rest of my life just so I can create harmonies like that, moments of singing in counterpoint only to start singing together again. I could picture them smiling as they're singing this song, I love it, it's so happy sounding. Sure, maybe it helps Mates of State are actually married and now they have baby, which may help in the happy sounding-ness, but I'm sure as happy sounding-like could be achieved pretty well.

Sure, I'm kind of congested, really tired, and a bit loopy, but I am convinced, this is what my rock band aspirations are now. I don't sound cute like Jenny Lewis, and I don't know enough people who are total metalheads who don't want to play in their Iron Maiden cover band anymore, so I'm not going to have a The Cardigans-like band. I'm not a genius or British to create another Radiohead, and no, never ever ever would I want to be like Coldplay. Sure, I'll have to know how to play the guitar or sing or something, but this is why this is my fantasy. It's a semi-feasible one, at least.

Maybe I can convince the make-believe family band my sister, cousins and I have that we should do this. I'll confer with my cousin, as he's the leader and really wants us to be a Cat Stevens Peace Train wearing tunic-like shirts kind of band. My cousin is pretty close to the look, at least, my sister and I went tunic-like shirt shopping with him and he's got a pair of Crocs (black, though, I'm thinking green would be more fitting).

I mean, don't get me wrong, I love Cat Stevens. I'm seriously considering naming the daughter I may have one day Lisa, because I would sing that song to her when she's sad.

But really...


No, please. Joyful harmonies, thank you.

I'm thinking I should just get Mates of State's new album.