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Bigelow's (Wish I Was)

from Take A Deep Breath by Be Brave Bold Robot

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Rocky Rupple wrote the following about this older song:

My friend Dean is very unique and surprising individual. He's highly
intuitive of even the tiniest little nuances that make people human. The songs he
writes carry these nuances to celebratory heights, holding human beings, human
interaction, and life situations on high, regarding them as miraculous and
beautiful. At least, that's how I feel. With funny quarks and anecdotes in
between and proceeding performed songs, he talks about them, their inspiration,
and the people they are about. In doing this, Dean let's us know what is
important to him, how he feels about his life, and how important those feeling are.
Sometimes I sit next to him in front of those lights and he lets me sing along.
Dean Haakenson uses music to celebrate themes and people in his life.
In his song, "Wish I Was," he takes on the voice he observed from a real
life situation, this time he's inspired by his mother and her situation. Although it
was written by one person for one person to perform, this song easily
accommodates a duet for there are two identities depicted in the song. In this
case, it is a man and a woman. Both beings are in the same situation - being
middle aged and still in search for love. Beginning the song with "Oh no, he's
caught in a mid-life crisis" laments to us a cry and recognition of the unfavorable
and unfortunate situation the speaker finds himself in. The first verse depicts the
two characters in similar woeful circumstances. Elements of being older and still
searching for love are depicted here, being the pieces of the current situation that
make it unfavorable. The two voices in this verse calling out the same doleful cry
shows community and congruity in two human beings. Together, in the refrain,
the individuals lament the statement, "I haven't been in love in the longest time,
and I'm all out of wine. I haven't been in love in the longest time." The vocal and
musical qualities of these words augment the feeling of hope one feels when they
hear this part of the song.
Out of the sorrow comes the next verse, one where the music picks up
and vocals are higher. In celebration, a response is delivered to the first verse,
the love being searched for has been found. Hope is prevalent when the refrain
repeats itself, this time the voices are stating, "I hope this love last for the longest
time, 'cause I'm all out of wine. I hope this love last for the longest time."
By the last verse, elements of glory and celebration are prevalent with
upbeat drums, harmonica, and vocals along with lyrics such as "thank the Lord
for random things, for giving me someone to mend my wing, and all the glory that
this love brings, my soul sings, my spirit sings." These lyrics show a positive
outcome born of the woeful beginning difficulties as described in the first verse.
A final declaration of solidity of hope in spite of unfavorable circumstance
is equivocated when the refrain repeats and changes itself for the last time
saying, "I know this will last for the longest time, 'cause you've got a whole lot of
wine, and I know this will last for the longest time." Saying, "I know" instead of "I
hope" is confident evidence supporting the hopes and themes expressed earlier
in the face of deplorable situation.
Within one song, two seemingly crosswise elements, recognition of
despair and declaration of hope, are paralleled. In doing this, the music
manages to assert the latter as the stronger and more justified attitude. Shown
by example of "Wish I Was" written by Dean Haakenson, music is used as a
device to reiterate hope in spite of a poor situation, unifying a group or set of
people, and reiterates the reward of the good things born of hope.

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from Take A Deep Breath, released February 22, 2010

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"BE BRAVE is the sort of band who make me reconsider throwing in the towel every time I listen to their inventive pop masterpiece ‘Take A Deep Breath’. There are few occasions when you hear a band for the first time and know implicitly that you are going to love everything that they do. This is one of those bands."
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