Sad Bastard

This is the shortest song in Calendar history. It wasn't my intention to write a short song. I knew the tune was a bit of a bummer and I didn't want to dwell in that space any longer than I already had. I asked my cousin Sam who hasn't been heard on the project since year one if he could write a really optimistic sounding instrumental piece in the key of G. I had a vision of calling the song "Sad Bastard/Optimism" and blending the two pieces. I had another song I was only beginning work on about how I had out lived many of my musical heroes by turning 28. That song was also in G. When I realized that the time constraints wouldn't allow me a chance to work with Sam I started looking at that piece to see if it could become the second half of my Sad Bastard song.
I wanted to work with somebody with a fresh perspective so I called in the Mob third, Brian Onish. We haven't heard him on the project since year two. I showed Brian both songs and explained my intention to combine them into one song. He felt that the song about turning 28 wasn't very strong. He loved the hook on Sad Bastard and assured me it could stand on it's own. I still didn't want to dwell in that negative space so we decided not to stretch the song.
If it wasn't for Brian's contributions on this tune it may have been scrapped all together. Collaboration allowed me to put down my paint brush and call the piece finished. Mr. Onish's voice sounds great and he brought allot to the table. This song is really more of a sad little diddy but even as short as it is I wouldn't change a thing. Maybe some other month we'll get to her the Optimistic instrumental piece in G Sam wrote.

Sad Bastard

Craig Morin- Vox, Guitar
Brian Onish- Vox