It goes back to April 2008... That's the song Kumal played, that I called "The Morning After" for so long. That struck a chord with me. That, upon first time of hearing it, I adored it. This is an atypical occurrence with me. The song truly struck me and I even composed a poem (well, I can't call it that since I was so young and the poem is not good at all) after it. I could never figure out the song since I had not yet been fully introduced to the concept of YouTube. Mr. Ben Folds opened with this song at my show, and it sounded incredibly familiar and impeccability well-sung and composed. I wanted to find out more. I did not. I did, however, discover that the name of the song is "Say Yes" since my friend was lucky enough to snag the set list after the concert. Still familiar. I just recently checked up on Ben's MySpace music profile and saw an update that talked about him covering a song by Elliot Smith. Naturally, I clicked on it since what I've heard of Elliot Smith so far has been good. The video went on to explain that he covered "Say Yes" by Elliot Smith for some Chicago promo-type deal.
So that's what it is.
"Say Yes" by Elliot Smith. After 2 years and a month, I've found the song. Thank you, Elliot Smith, for composing such a touching song. And thank you, Ben Folds, for having a delightful taste in music and having such talent and wisdom as to choose this song to cover and open a concert with. Bold move, good move.
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