The Weatherman - Commentary

If I wanted to write with him
It was rainy and it was cold
And our hotels were like a
It looked like a crack house
It was ugly, it was dark
But I kinda liked it
It was romantic, I like that kinda stuff
I opened the door to the hotel room and
We don't touch anymore
Smoked cigarettes, drank coffee
Matt said "Listen to this"
Remember the way that we did before
It was the chorus and I said we have to write this
It's about marriage
You could say we were just kids before we had our own
And he said I love my wife so much I'd like to
Write something that's where I'm at today
So I said can I go real personal with it and he said yeah
So we did and it came with these lyrics
It's beautiful
We forgot how to communicate
Very proud of this song
I love how the
Will's guitar is just one take
I love how Ryan's mandolin is one take
Jeremy's drums are just, oh, fascinating
What was that a leedy?
What is that bullshit?
What is it like a 1941?
1941 Leedy snare on that
Listen to it, I'll shut up, listen
We don't talk
That'll make you wanna slap your mama
-Whip noise
What you do that for?
And the weatherman said that the storm will clear
The one that's been here for years
Oh, this is so good
Maybe just maybe this time he'll be right
Here it is
Before the pictures are gone
You're right, I'm wrong
Before you leave us behind
And this is wrong
'Cause we're right
We're right on the edge of a blue sky
We're on the edge of a blue
But when it's something real
There's something beautiful about writing songs
Is you can come up with beautiful chords and melodies all day long
But unless you know what the song is about
And what you wanna write it about
It will never come out authentic
But if you do know what you want it about
And you're trying to change something in your life with it
Ah, it'll come out so genuine
Like a dark red rose left in the parking lot
I love that line Matt
I'm very proud of Matt Noveskey on this
I sit here choking on words I should have never thought
Listen to that
It's like wind
Then the mandolin comes in like icicles
So good
I love this Rhodes part right here
Just like that
Just like that honeymoon I promised you
That's so pretty
That you never got
And the weatherman said that the storm will clear
Jeremy's drums sound amazing, sound like Fleetwood Mac
Ryan is outstanding
Maybe just maybe this time he'll be right
Before the pictures are gone
And I have to give it to Mark Needham
This might be his best mix on the album
It just sounds so good and so wide
Before you leave us behind
And this is wrong
'Cause we're right
We're right on the edge of a blue sky
We're on the edge of a blue sky
Ryan and Will worked really good together on this one
Listen to how they combine this part right here
I just love Brian's mandolin
It's that ride symbol, just so nice and tasty
So good and so tasty
And the weatherman said that the storm will clear
I like how Needham goes mono with that vocal
Yeah, this is right in the center of your forehead
This is right in the center of your forehead
Maybe our anger will make our ways right
Strings come in for the first time
Here it is
Wait for it
Oh yeah
Before the pictures are gone
You're right, I'm wrong
That acoustic man, Jesus
It's so good
And that ride symbol, I could talk about it for days
Before you leave us behind
And this is wrong
'Cause we're right
We're right on the edge of a blue sky
And of course, being a producer of this song
I couldn't just leave it alone
I had to do something special at the end
And I remember working with Eric
And I heard something in my head
It's usually two instruments rubbing together
And I heard this "blue sky" in my head
And so I said can we make it sound like a romantic robot
Somewhere in the background
And then at the end I wanna end it
Like Flaming Lips would end the song
Like almost like a Summer of Love kind of feel
Listen to this right here
It's like ocean waves
Blue sky
Listen to the robot
Blue sky
Ah, so proud of that one
Who do you run from?