Last night was probably the most fun I've had in awhile... which is the equivalent to a couple of days since I've been having such a swell time. Anyway, it was our last night in Istanbul and a group of us decided to hit the town and try to see all we could see before we left. One of our goals was to also perform Istanbul by They Might Be Giants. If your ears have not been plagued by this exceedingly catchy song, please stop reading this blog and look it up on YouTube. Its essential. So we took the local, very crowded transit system and headed for the Spice Market down town. Upon arrival, we set up shop, with myself playing the kazoo and back up vocals, Mr. Weller on the uke and vocals and Mr. Chadwich mainly looked awesome in his authentic Turkish fez hat. It was a hit. We had quite a few admirers gathering to hear our melodious song.
My favorite part of this exertion was after we sang Istanbul and the small crowd around us asked us to sing an encore. We picked a lovely song called 5 Years Times by Noah and the Whale (great song/band, check it out). It was quite the hit, and there were people dancing little gigs and trying to sing along with us even though they had no idea what we were singing. It was only after we were done that our little crowd decided to move along, when one man told us goodbye and said, 'Just like your song! Where ever you go there will be love, love, love!'
People, no matter what language we speak, where we live, food we eat or even songs we sing, all have one thing in common: we all want to love and be loved. We all want some sort of hope in our lives that there is good in humanity. There is. You may disagree with me, however, the next time you feel like a cynic or skeptic, try singing. It just might make you feel love.
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