I wrote this song to sound as if it were for a girl or a love interest, but it's not. Kind of like how Colleen is not about a girl at all.
As a side note the last time we played in Calgary one of my sister's friends asked if Colleen stood for something else that started with "C". Closest guess yet, but no, Colleen is not about cocaine.
I wrote this song about a year ago when i was pretty annoyed with how the birds and our debut album was received. I heard repeatedly from critics and friends that we were playing it safe. Other vancouver bands who 'seemed' like friends of ours were for some reason counting us out and supporting what seemed like every other vancity band but us.
We'd been pigeon holed and disregarded. Which you definitely have the right to do, but allow me to respond. You've only seen a glimpse of what's to come from me. And that's a promise.
I'd like to dedicate this one to my good buddies Brady and Riggsy. Riggsy who has always been the best of friends and loves this song. Brady who also chose this song as his favourite and always has the balls to just say what he thinks. And both for giving me the strength to stand on my own two feet.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
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love the insight on what the song is about... i never would have guessed, but now a great song is that much greater
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