SONG #23: Fastball - Out of My Head

Inducted on July 2, 2014

Did I mention I'm a sucker for anything with piano in it? Yes? No? Well, I am. Now throw in a Hammond organ and a catchy chorus and you're basically guaranteeing your spot in my Hall of Fame. While Fastball is more famous for "The Way", I enjoy this song so much more. It's got sort of a gospel feel to it (mainly because of the Hammond), I also love the economics of this song. Say what?? Well, it only has one verse and it's a whopping 2 1/2 minutes long. Now, most of the time you want a catchy song to last forever, but the shortness of this song truly plays in its favor. This song seems to be an apology, and shouldn't our apologies be short and sweet?   "Don't matter what I say, only what I do, I never mean to do bad things to you..".

Other things I like:
- The guitar solo is simple by poignant.
- The backup harmony on the last chorus.
- The ending chords.

Again.. I wouldn't say there are a lot of memories attached to this song, Scratch that. I went with a friend from Ann Arbor to Pierre's in Fort Wayne to see Collective Soul & Fastball play together. I had never been to a club before so that's where I learned there was such a thing as jello shots.. oh you sheltered Concordia student, you (not really). Anyway, it was a good time to connect with one of my few friends from high school, and I got to hear two of my favorite bands at the same time.

Do you remember this song? If not, take a listen - do you like it?