Perhaps you recall their first meeting - well, these two diametrically opposed economists meet again to discuss our current economic situation. Impressive production for their second video:
The Once are a wonderfully eclectic band from Newfoundland that I recently discovered via a facebook post from a High School friend who had in turn heard them playing on NPR's Vinyl Cafe (it is a twisted web we weave, indeed).
They sang two songs during their April 9th performance on the Vinyl Cafe - the second, called "Anthem", struck me to the core when I first heard it. The lead singer's voice, powerful and personal, speaks of a hope and light that can penetrate even the most overwhelming darkness. It is beautiful:
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The birds they sang
at the break of day
Start again
I heard them say
Don't dwell on what
has passed away
or what is yet to be.
Ah the wars they will
be fought again
The holy dove
She will be caught again
bought and sold
and bought again
the dove is never free.
Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in.
We asked for signs
the signs were sent:
the birth betrayed
the marriage spent
Yeah the widowhood
of every government --
signs for all to see.
I can't run no more
with that lawless crowd
while the killers in high places
say their prayers out loud.
But they've summoned, they've summoned up
a thundercloud
and they're going to hear from me.
Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack, a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in.
You can add up the parts
but you won't have the sum
You can strike up the march,
there is no drum
Every heart, every heart
to love will come
but like a refugee.
Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack, a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in.
Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack, a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in.
That's how the light gets in.
That's how the light gets in.
The Once
