Monday, August 11, 2014

We’re Coming Home Now - Dotan

     Last year, while waiting relatively patiently for our plane after the Austin City Limits Festival, the song “Celebrate” by Jerry Fish seemed a perfect fit for the moment. “Celebrate; this party’s over; I’m going home.” The song was put on “loop” and time passed more quickly.
     We were reminded of the Austin airport experience last night during the drive from the Outside Lands Festival in San Francisco. Dotan’s “Home” seemed appropriate, but not with the same level of enthusiasm that “Celebrate” created. Nevertheless, we enjoy “Home” and wish there were a Soundcloud version.
      Dotan is a singer/songwriter from Amsterdan. His full name is Dotan Harpenau.

     "Home" by Dotan




Below are the lyrics to "Celebrate."
She insists that she's a lunatic closer to the bone
She hardly ever visits upstairs would rather telephone
Well I guess beauty does what beauty does best.
It's beautiful.
She says that's the trouble with reality it's taken
far too seriously, do hope God is good to me
and Santa Claus to the children.
Celebrate. This party 's over, I'm going home.

Celebrate. This party's over, I'm going home.

His essential complications, are hung up on confused
It's a planet full of traffic lights and traffic light
abuse, but that's no stranger than strange, or any
other stranger.
He claims its dangerous to be innocent as your
the victim everytime, histories of insanity
intruding on the sane.
Celebrate. This party's over, I'm going home.

Celebrate. This party's over, I'm going home.

Are histories of insanity intruding on the sane
and even if your problem is the problem.
Do we have to play those games ?
When a heartache is enough for anyone to shoulder
see that's the trouble with reality
it's taken far too seriously, do hope God
is good to me and Santa Claus to the children

Celebrate. This party's over, I'm going home.

Celebrate. This party's over, I'm going home.
Celebrate. This party's over, I'm going ... home

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