Comments on: Song of the Day #218: ‘Late’ – Ben Folds http://meetinmontauk.com/2009/02/27/song-of-the-day-218-late-ben-folds/ Musings on movies, television, music and more Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:34:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Clay http://meetinmontauk.com/2009/02/27/song-of-the-day-218-late-ben-folds/#comment-2275 Sat, 28 Feb 2009 23:03:24 +0000 http://meetinmontauk.com/?p=3197#comment-2275 I might give the nod to ‘Jesusland’ or ‘Gracie,’ too, though this one packs an added punch because of the real-life tragedy behind it.

]]> By: Dana http://meetinmontauk.com/2009/02/27/song-of-the-day-218-late-ben-folds/#comment-2274 Sat, 28 Feb 2009 23:01:41 +0000 http://meetinmontauk.com/?p=3197#comment-2274 Very good song and tribute, though my favorite on this album probably is jesusland.

As for the technical term for the note, there really isn’t one–he’s not really using falsetto or “fals” as Randy Jackson likes to call it…what?::)

]]> By: Amy http://meetinmontauk.com/2009/02/27/song-of-the-day-218-late-ben-folds/#comment-2270 Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:18:54 +0000 http://meetinmontauk.com/?p=3197#comment-2270 Not sure if Alex’s comment was meant to be funny, but it did make me laugh ;-) Those few, in a sea of all those many you can’t stand.

]]> By: Alex http://meetinmontauk.com/2009/02/27/song-of-the-day-218-late-ben-folds/#comment-2254 Sat, 28 Feb 2009 00:55:46 +0000 http://meetinmontauk.com/?p=3197#comment-2254 Such a sad song. Makes you think of the people you work with, those few you actually like and admire.

]]> By: Amy http://meetinmontauk.com/2009/02/27/song-of-the-day-218-late-ben-folds/#comment-2228 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:08:30 +0000 http://meetinmontauk.com/?p=3197#comment-2228 While I’m not sure I agree that this song is more powerful than “Gracie,” it certainly is a poignant tribute to the way music connects everyone. It’s almost as if he knows him more through his music than he did from their travel in the same circles, and the fact that he writes it from that perspective enables every Smith fan incapable of penning such a tribute to share in Folds’. That is powerful.

I also love his voice in this song, the way he reaches for those higher notes in the second line of each verse (I’m sure there’s a technical term; Dana?) Those notes definitely add to the ache and poignancy of the song.

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