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>> ♪ I KNOW MY GENES MUST
INTERVENE, THEY MUST INTERVENE
DEAR GOD, SPARE ME FROM
MY FAMILY TREE ♪
>> SONGWRITER TOBY THOMAS
CHURCHILL ENTERTAINS AT THE
UNDERGROUND.
>> WHEN YOU HAVE VINYL, YOU HAVE
A PIECE OF ART ALREADY BEFORE
YOU'VE EVEN TAKEN THE RECORD OUT
AND PUT IT ON.
>> THE FOUNDER OF INDIE LABEL
CHAPERONE RECORDS.
AND POTTER AND ARTS WRITER JOAN
FARNAM.
>> THAT IS SOMETHING...HA HA HA!
>> THAT'S WHAT'S ON YOUR
PLAYLIST.
>> FUNDING FOR "THE PLAYLIST"
IS PROVIDED BY THE CITIZENS OF
MINNESOTA THROUGH THE MINNESOTA
ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND.
>> PLEASE WELCOME TOBY THOMAS
CHURCHILL TO "THE PLAYLIST."
[APPLAUSE]
>> THANKS.
♪ WHEN DEATH
DO WE PART
RIGHT AWAY
I WILL START
YES, I WILL
STILL COME FIND YOU
IN HEAVEN I'LL
SEARCH A TON
EVEN IF
THERE ISN'T ONE
YES, I WILL
STILL COME FIND YOU
IF JESUS
THINKS YOU'RE FINE
BUT I GET
LEFT BEHIND
WELL, I WILL
STILL COME FIND YOU
IF MIGHTY ZEUS
THINKS YOU'RE NIFTY
OH, WELL, I WILL SLIP HIM
A FIFTY
I'LL
STILL COME FIND YOU
OH, I'LL SEARCH AN AGE
AND THEN TURN IT
LIKE A PAGE
IF YOU FORGET
WHAT I LOOK LIKE
I'LL BE WHISTLING
SO PLEASE KEEP LISTENING
[WHISTLING]
IF YOU COME BACK
AS A FLOWER
I WILL RETURN
AS A SPRING SHOWER
YES, I WILL
STILL COME FIND YOU
IF YOU KIND OF
FALL IN LOVE AGAIN
WITH THE GHOST OF DAVID
LETTERMAN
WELL, I WILL
STILL COME FIND YOU
IF YOU COME
TO FIND THAT EVERYBODY ONLY
EXISTED SOMEWHERE IN YOUR MIND
WELL, I WILL
STILL COME FIND YOU
YES, I WILL
OH, I'LL SEARCH AN AGE
AND THEN TURN IT LIKE A PAGE
IF YOU FORGET
WHAT I LOOK LIKE
I'LL BE WHISTLING
SO PLEASE KEEP LISTENING
[WHISTLING]
THANK YOU.
[APPLAUSE]
>> WE ARE IN VIRGINIA,
MINNESOTA, IN THE ROTARY PARK,
AND IN THIS PARK IS A PIECE OF
PUBLIC ARTWORK, A SCULPTURE, BY
GARETH ANDREWS AND BYRON KESANEN
CALLED "THE SAWYER," AND IT'S
COMMEMORATING WHAT THIS TOWN
GREW AROUND IN THE BEGINNINGS,
AND THAT WAS THE LUMBER
INDUSTRY.
MY NAME IS MARY McREYNOLDS. "THE
SAWYER" GRABBED ME PERSONALLY
BECAUSE IT'S SO MUCH OF THE
WORKING CLASS, AND IN A LOT OF
WAYS IT REMINDED ME OF MY
FATHER, WHO WAS AN IRONWORKER
BUT ALSO HAD HIS OWN LITTLE
SAWMILL IN OUR BACKYARD. THE
DETAIL THAT THIS SCULPTURE
PROVIDES WHEN YOU REALLY LOOK AT
IT IS PHENOMENAL. FIRST OF ALL,
ONE THING I NOTICED IS, COMING
OUT OF THE BARK ON THIS SIDE YOU
SEE AX HEADS, AND THE STICKS AND
BRANCHES COMING OUT ARE--SOME
ARE SMOOTH. YOU KNOW, LOTS OF
TEXTURE IN THIS. AND AS YOU WALK
AROUND, THEY'VE GOT RINGS IN
THERE THAT ARE THE RINGS OF THE
YEARS OF A TREE TRUNK.
AS WE GET AROUND TO THE OTHER
SIDE, YOU NOTICE HE HAD AN
ACCIDENT SOMEWHERE ALONG THE
LINES WITH THE SUN--CUT OFF THE
TIP OF ONE OF HIS FINGERS. BUT
HE HAS SUCH A NICE FACE, TOO.
IT'S GRANDFATHER'S FACE, I
THINK.
I THINK PUBLIC ART IS
IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT INSPIRES US
IN OUR DAILY LIVES AND IT'S JUST
A GORGEOUS THING TO LOOK AT AND
TO BE AROUND AND TO EXPERIENCE.
>> WE'RE HERE IN THE STUDIO WITH
BOB MONAHAN, THE FOUNDER OF
CHAPERONE RECORDS, A RECORD
LABEL HERE IN DULUTH. WELCOME TO
"THE PLAYLIST," BOB.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> SO CHAPERONE IS NOT QUITE TWO
YEARS OLD. TELL ME A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT--AND YOU STARTED WITH A
HANDFUL OF MUSICIANS AND VINYL.
>> THE VINYL THING, I GUESS, IS
MAYBE THE MOST CURIOUS THING TO
MOST PEOPLE. BUT IT WAS SORT
OF--I GUESS IT WASN'T A
NO-BRAINER, BUT IT SEEMED LIKE
IF WE WERE GONNA DO SOMETHING
THAT WAS GOING TO BE BEYOND WHAT
HAD BEEN DONE BEFORE AND WHAT
WAS CURRENTLY BEING DONE, THEN
WE SHOULD DO--WE SHOULD DO
VINYL. WHEN YOU HAVE VINYL, YOU
HAVE A PIECE OF ART ALREADY
BEFORE YOU'VE EVEN TAKEN THE
RECORD OUT AND PUT IT ON. SO I
THINK THAT'S SORT OF THE BEAUTY
OF VINYL IS THAT IT ACTUALLY IS
A BETTER REPRESENTATION OF
WHAT'S INSIDE.
>> WHAT DOES A RECORD LABEL DO
TODAY?
>> YEAH.
>> YOU KNOW, IS IT ABOUT
PROMOTION? IS IT ABOUT
PRODUCTION? WHAT--WHAT PIECE OF
ALL OF THIS DOES A RECORD LABEL
>> OK, I DON'T REMEMBER SEEING
THAT ON THE CARD. UM, SO YOU'RE
THROWING ME A CURVEBALL HERE...
>> OK.
>> BECAUSE I AM CHAPERONE
RECORDS, AND I SHOULD KNOW
EXACTLY WHAT WE DO. BASICALLY WE
TAKE A RECORDING AND WE HAVE IT
REPRODUCED OR REPLICATED IN
WHATEVER FORM. YOU KNOW, NOW
WE'RE DOING CDs AND VINYL AND
DIGITAL. WE OVERSEE THE DESIGN
OF THE PACKAGING. YOU KNOW, WE
WORK WITH THE ARTISTS. WE WORK
WITH OUR ART DESIGN GUY DAVE
MOREIRA, WHO I THINK YOU'RE A
FAN OF.
>> FANTASTIC ARTIST.
>> WHO ISN'T? WE GET THE PRODUCT
TO THE ARTIST SO THAT THEY CAN
SELL IT AT SHOWS. SOMETIMES WE
GO TO THE SHOW AND SELL IT. WE
DO WORK WITH SOME ARTISTS SUCH
AS CHARLIE PARR, WHO ACTUALLY
HAS A PUBLICIST, SO IT ACTUALLY
TAKES SOME WEIGHT OFF OF US, BUT
WE HAVE OTHER ARTISTS--I WON'T
MENTION THEM--BUT NOT EVERYBODY
HAS A PUBLICIST, SO WE HAVE TO
SORT OF ENGAGE THE MEDIA AND DO
THAT SIDE OF THINGS. BUT THAT'S
GREAT BECAUSE WE SORT OF
HAVE--WE'VE SORT OF BUILT A
LITTLE BIT OF CREDIBILITY, I
LIKE TO THINK, SO THAT PEOPLE
MIGHT RESPOND TO US A LITTLE
FASTER THAN JUST, "HEY, I'M A
BAND, AND I'M TRYING TO DO THIS
THING."
>> CAN I GET YOU TO JUST GIVE ME
JUST A COUPLE OF WORDS AND
DESCRIBE THEM JUST IN A COUPLE
OF WORDS? JUST A FEW OF THEM
THAT ARE ON THE LABEL. CHARLIE
PARR. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE
CHARLIE?
>> HE'S A THROWBACK.
>> HOW ABOUT RETRIBUTION GOSPEL
CHOIR?
>> UM, PSYCHEDELIC.
>> SOUTHWIRE.
>> SOULFUL.
>> GOOD. UM, LION OR GAZELLE.
>> THIS IS A GAME?
>> YES.
>> OK. UM...
INTRICATE.
>> HOW ABOUT TOBY THOMAS
CHURCHILL?
>> WIZARDRY.
>> WHAT IS THE CHAPERONE SOUND?
>> HMM. THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
I'VE TRIED TO SPEAK TO THIS
BEFORE. I WOULD SAY THAT ALL THE
CHAPERONE ARTISTS HAVE A CERTAIN
INTEGRITY,
WHICH I THINK MAYBE IMPLIES A
CERTAIN SERIOUSNESS ABOUT, YOU
KNOW, HOW SERIOUSLY THEY TAKE
THEIR WORK. THERE'S NO, LIKE--
WE DON'T HAVE ANY, LIKE,
FLAGRANT YAHOOS ON CHAPERONE WHO
ARE JUST KIND OF LIKE, "YEAH.
WE'RE A PARTY BAND" OR, YOU
KNOW, LIKE, THERE'S DEFINITELY A
ROOTEDNESS OR A GROUNDEDNESS, I
THINK, TO--OR MAYBE EVEN LIKE A
GENUINE SORT OF A SINCERITY FROM
OUR ARTISTS.
>> SO, WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD
WITH DIGITAL DOWNLOADS AND ALL
OF THE TECHNOLOGY CHANGES,
THOUGH?
>> WE'VE STARTED PRODUCING CDs
RIGHT ALONG WITH THE VINYL. AND
THEN YEAH, THE DIGITAL THING
WILL NEVER--I DON'T THINK
THAT'LL EVER GO OUT OF STYLE.
VINYL IS SORT OF THE OPPOSITE.
IT'S SORT OF THE ANTI-MP3 HERE.
>> PEOPLE WANT TO HOLD
SOMETHING.
>> YEAH.
>> THEY WANT TO HAVE AN
EXPERIENCE.
>> IT'S ALMOST LIKE A LIFE STYLE
IN THAT SENSE, BUT WE'RE NOT
TRYING TO SELL A LIFE STYLE,
OBVIOUSLY. WE'RE JUST TRYING TO
PROMOTE A QUALITY PRODUCT THAT
IS ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT WAS
PREVIOUSLY SORT OF OFFERED,
ESPECIALLY FROM A LOCAL RECORD
LABEL.
>> TO BE A PART OF THE CHAPERONE
FAMILY IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK
PEOPLE ARE PROUD TO BE A PART
>> MM-HMM.
>> SO I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHERE
THAT MIGHT LEAD IN THE FUTURE.
>> YEAH. THAT'S GREAT. ME, TOO.
>> WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
BOB, FOR COMING OVER AND TALKING
TO US, AND GOOD LUCK WITH
CHAPERONE.
>> YEAH. SWEET. OK.
>> HA HA HA!
>> ALL RIGHT. ARE WE DONE?
>> THERE'S SO MUCH JOY IN MAKING
ART.
IF I WAS WORRIED ABOUT
PERFECTION, I WOULDN'T BE DOING
THIS.
SO I GUESS I'M GOING FOR MORE OF
THE MOOD, THE IMPRESSION, THE
AMBIANCE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF,
THIS MIGHT BE A BLUEBERRY.
[LAUGHING]
MY NAME IS JOAN FARNAM. I'M A
POTTER AND AN ARTS WRITER. I
WANT TO SEE WHAT SHE DID WITH MY
"ARTSCENE."
BEING AN ARTIST IS SO HARD, YOU
KNOW, AND SO FOR ME TO HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO TELL EVERYBODY
ELSE, "THERE'S THIS ART AND THIS
ART AND THIS AND THIS ART. YOU
CAN GET THIS HERE. THERE'S THIS
PLAY. THERE ARE THESE ACTORS.
THERE'S THESE MUSICIANS. GO, GO,
GO, GO, GO. SEE, SEE, SEE,
EXPERIENCE, TOUCH, PICK UP."
THAT IS MY JOB. I TOTALLY
EMBRACE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO
THIS. TOTALLY. WHAT ELSE? IT'S
MY GIFT THAT I GIVE.
>> I THINK THE FACT THAT THERE
IS AN ARTS SCENE IN GRAND
MARAIS, IN COOK COUNTY, TO A
CERTAIN DEGREE IS DUE TO JOAN
PUTTING ALL THAT INFORMATION OUT
THERE. WHEN YOU ARE PUTTING OUT
A REGULAR COLUMN, MENTIONING
EVERYBODY AND TALKING ABOUT ALL
THE CREATIVE ACTIVITY GOING ON
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, PEOPLE
BECOME AWARE OF IT THEN, AND I
THINK IT'S GONE A LONG WAYS TO
HELPING BUILD A SCENE HERE.
>> WHEN I WAS A GIRL, I SPENT
ALL MY TIME PLAYING COWBOYS AND
INDIANS. I NEVER PLAYED MUD
PIES. I NEVER DID. NOW I AM.
AND THEN WHEN I WAS FIRST
LEARNING HOW TO DO CYLINDERS AND
CUPS, MAKE A CUP, I THOUGHT, "I
WONDER IF I CAN PUT A RATTLE IN
THE BOTTOM." THESE ARE MY
RATTLES. I MAKE THEM BY HAND
BECAUSE I DISCOVERED
THAT--BECAUSE I'M SORT OF DOING
A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT, AND SO
ROUND RATTLES SOUND BETTER. THEY
ALL SOUND DIFFERENT.
[JINGLING]
I'M SORRY. IT STILL MAKES ME
LAUGH, AND SO I KEEP DOING IT.
NOW, THIS IS A TEAPOT, SO I WANT
PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO TURN THE
TEAPOT, AND WHEN THEY POUR IT,
IT'LL SING TO THEM, SO I'VE GOT
TO MAKE THIS BIG ENOUGH SO IT'LL
SOUND GOOD. SO I HAVE TO DECIDE
HOW MUCH RATTLES TO PUT IN. YOU
DON'T WANT TO PUT TOO MANY
RATTLES, BECAUSE YOU WANT THEM
TO BE ABLE TO MOVE AROUND. IF
YOU PUT TOO MANY, IT SOUNDS
CONSTRICTED. AND I STICK IT ON
THERE.
TOO DOO!
AND IT WILL--YOU CAN HEAR RIGHT
NOW. CAN YOU HEAR IT? A LITTLE
BIT. A RATTLE.
[JINGLING]
[LAUGHING]
SO--SO WEIRD.
I'M SURE THEY'RE THE ONLY RATTLE
CUPS IN THE WORLD. THAT IS
SOMETHING THAT--HA HA HA!
YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I DIDN'T--I'M
NOT AN ARTIST, LIKE--I'M AN
ANTHROPOLOGIST. I HAVE A
MASTER'S IN ANTHRO. SO I WAS
NEVER, YOU KNOW, IMAGINED MYSELF
TO EVER DO--AND EVERY ONE OF
THESE THINGS, I SORT OF--THERE
IS THAT MOMENT WHERE I GO, "WOW.
I MADE THIS." AND THAT'S WHAT
KEEPS ME GOING.
>> I ACTUALLY SHOULD PREEMPT
THIS BIT, WHICH I TEND NOT TO
DO, BUT I'M GONNA START--I'M
GONNA TRY TO DO A HALF AN HOUR
SET UNDER A DIFFERENT NAME,
MAYBE, AND IT'S GONNA BE ALL
ATHEIST TUNES. I'VE NEVER SEEN A
BAND OR AN ARTIST DO JUST
ATHEIST MUSIC. AND NOT LIKE A
TOTALLY...WAY, LIKE IN KIND OF A
FUN KIND OF--AS FUN AS THAT
SUBJECT MATTER COULD BE, AND I
SHOULD PREEMPT ONE OF THESE TWO
SONGS THAT I'M GONNA PLAY. I
INTEND TO LEAVE NO RELIGION
UNSCATHED, SO I DON'T WANT IT TO
SEEM, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER.
HOPEFULLY YOU CAN APPRECIATE THE
POINT OF VIEW OF THE
STANDPOINTS. I'LL DO A COUPLE
FOR YOU HERE.
>> ♪ LET ME TELL YOU WHY I'M
GLAD
THE LORD IS NOT MY REAL DAD
IT AIN'T SCARY, AND I AIN'T SAD
THE LORD IS NOT MY REAL DAD
IT'S ALL RIGHT
EVERYTHING GONNA BE
ALL RIGHT
MY FOLKS RAISED ME
UP JUST FINE
DON'T NEED NO PARENT
IN THE SKY
ONE WHO MAKES YOU
CALL HIM DAD
AND IF YOU DON'T
YOU WISH YOU HAD
THERE'S NO OPTION
THERE'S NO DEAL
THERE'S NO COURT
THERE'S NO APPEAL
BUT THAT'S NOT LOVE
IT'S A DEMAND
THE LORD IS NOT MY REAL DAD
IT'S ALL RIGHT
EVERYTHING GONNA BE
ALL RIGHT
AND WHAT IS REAL
EVERYBODY KNOWS
DEEP DOWN INSIDE
EVERYBODY KNOWS
DON'T YOU KNOW THEY SAY THE LORD
HE'S ALWAYS AROUND
NO MATTER WHERE YOU GO
THERE YOU WILL BE FOUND
THEY SAY THE GUY KNOWS
EVERYTHING
YOU THINK AND YOU DO
WELL, WHO ON EARTH
WOULD EVER WANT
THIS TO BE TRUE?
WELL, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU
BUT I DON'T NEED SOME BOSS
UP IN THE CLOUDS
FOR ME TO KNOW
WHAT SHOULD OR SHOULD NOT
BE ALLOWED
IF THIS POLICE STATE
IS SUPPOSED TO COMPEL ME TO BE A
BUT YOU KNOW, THE LORD
HE AIN'T MY OLD MAN
IT'S ALL RIGHT
EVERYTHING GONNA BE
ALL RIGHT
IT SEEMS LIKE THE LORD
HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN
AND WE COULD NEVER
BEGIN AGAIN
BUT IN THE TERMS OF EONS
IT'S A PASSING FAD
THE LORD IS NOT MY REAL DAD ♪
[APPLAUSE]
THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
>> SO THAT'S A SWEET BUNCH OF
SONGS ABOUT ATHEISTS.
>> A COUPLE OF THEM. A COUPLE OF
THEM.
>> OK. SO WHERE DID THIS PROJECT
COME FROM?
>> WELL, LET'S SEE. I'VE BEEN AN
ATHEIST JUST ABOUT AS LONG AS I
CAN REMEMBER, AND A MUSICIAN,
AND IT NEVER OCCURRED TO ME TO,
YOU KNOW, PUT THOSE TOGETHER. SO
YEAH. I MIGHT DO A SIDE THING
WHERE I HAVE, LIKE, A HALF AN
HOUR'S WORTH OF MATERIAL THAT'S
ALL LIKE THAT--SOME OF IT A
LITTLE MMUH, SOME OF IT A LITTLE
MORE LIGHTHEARTED, AND SEE HOW
THAT GOES. MY GOAL WOULD THEN TO
PLAY IT ANYWHERE, LIKE TO PLAY
IT AT, LIKE, A BAR, LIKE, A
CHRISTIAN BIKER BAR, AND THEY
JUST BEAT THE HELL OUT OF ME.
WHATEVER. I DON'T CARE. PLAY IT
WHEREVER.
>> I AM HOLDING YOUR LATEST CD.
I KNOW YOU'RE WORKING ON THIS
NEW ONE.
>> LATEST IS A BIT OF A STRETCH,
BUT YEAH.
>> THIS ONE IS CALLED "DEATH."
>> RIGHT.
>> HOW DOES THAT COME TOGETHER
FOR YOU AS A SONGWRITER?
>> AS FAR AS THE CONCEPT, YOU
KNOW, ANYBODY WHO HAS SEEN ME
PLAY CLEARLY KNOWS I HAVE A BIT
OF A PREOCCUPATION WITH THE END
OF OUR LIVES, SO I THOUGHT,
"HEY! I'LL CALL THIS RECORD
DEATH. THAT'LL BE...GOOD."
[AUDIENCE CHUCKLES]
>> SO YOU'RE TRYING TO SELL CDs,
THEN.
>> WELL, I--NOT--I MEAN, THAT
WOULD BE NICE, BUT I HAVE ENOUGH
LEFT AT HOME I COULD TILE MY
BATHROOM.
>> [LAUGHTER]
>> THERE'S, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER.
>> I ASKED YOU EARLIER, WHAT IS
YOUR FAVORITE PART OF ALL THIS?
DO YOU LIKE THE PERFORMING
PIECE? DO YOU LIKE THE
SONGWRITING PIECE? AND HOW DO
YOU APPROACH THAT?
>> YEAH. YOU KNOW, IT'S GREAT
WHEN IT'S GREAT. IT'S GOOD WHEN
IT'S GOOD. IT'S BAD WHEN IT'S
BAD. PROBABLY THE WRITING WOULD
BE THE THING THAT I LOVE THE
MOST, I SUPPOSE.
>> ARE YOU ONE OF THOSE
DISCIPLINED MUSICIANS WHO HAS,
"OK, I'M GONNA WRITE EVERY
MORNING"?
>> BACK WHEN I DIDN'T HAVE BILLS
TO PAY SO MUCH OR I WAS HAPPY TO
HAVE OTHERS PAY THEM FOR ME,
SAY, I WOULD WRITE, LIKE,
ANYWHERE FROM 2 TO 10 HOURS A
DAY. I DID THAT FOR A PRETTY
GOOD STRETCH, WHICH IS HOW I
FIGURED OUT HOW TO DO AND SAY
THINGS HOW I WANTED TO SAY
THEM, BUT THAT'S NOT JUST WHAT
CAN BE DONE ANYMORE, SO I DO--I
GET IT WHERE I CAN.
>> WHEN DID YOU START PLAYING,
AND WHO TAUGHT YOU? HOW DID THAT
>> I STARTED YOUNG. WE HAD A
NEIGHBORHOOD OF GUYS WHO--WE ALL
HAD GUITARS, AND WE THOUGHT THAT
WOULD BE COOL. WE WERE, LIKE,
12, AND WE WERE RIGHT. THAT WAS
TOTALLY COOL. I EITHER WANTED TO
BE A PROFESSIONAL NFL FOOTBALL
PLAYER OR AN ARTIST, AND SO, YOU
KNOW, ONE OF THOSE DIDN'T
REALLY WORK OUT VERY WELL FOR
ME. ANYWAY.
>> BUT MUSIC'S WORKED OUT.
>> THERE'S STILL TIME, THOUGH.
>> [LAUGHTER]
>> SO NEXT GIGS--ANYTHING COMING
UP WE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT?
>> UH, I'M--UH, NOT REALLY. CAN
I PLAY AT YOUR PLACE?
>> COME OVER.
>> YOUR BACK PORCH OR SOMETHING?
>> YEAH. THAT WOULD BE ALL
RIGHT.
>> I DON'T KNOW. I WANT TO TRY
AND GET THE ATHEIST THING GOING
AND JUST GO OUT AND REALLY JUST
HONESTLY PLAY WHEREVER FOR ANY
AMOUNT, NOT HAVE ANY ASSUMPTIONS
OR ILLUSIONS ABOUT WHAT IT WOULD
OR WOULDN'T BE AND JUST DO IT
AND SEE WHAT KIND OF
RIDICULOUSNESS MIGHT ENSUE. I'D
LIKE TO DO THAT. YEAH. MAYBE CUT
ANOTHER RECORD, TOO.
>> TOBY, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.
>> YEAH. THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
>> THANK YOU GUYS.
[APPLAUSE]
>> ♪ OH, HOW I TRY NOT TO DIE
NOT TO DIE
AND MAKE THE SPAN OF THIS LIFE
INCREASE
AND I TELL MY CELLS TO REPEL
TO REPEL
I TELL THEM TO REPEL DISEASE
AND ALL MY BLOOD, IT FLOWS AND
IT KNOWS WHERE IT GOES
THROUGH MY HEART TO EVERY PART
OF ME
AND WHEN I'M LEFT DEFENSELESS
YES, MY SENSES THEN DETECT THIS
AND I MUST ADJUST ACCORDINGLY
MMM MMM MMM
AN IMPROVISATIONAL BIOLOGICAL
DANCE
FREEDOM AND CHAOTIC SUBATOMIC
PREDETERMINED HAPPENSTANCES
I WISH MY BONES TO BE STONES
TO BE STONES
I PRAY THIS FRAME WOULD BE STEEL
AND ALL MY ORGAN SYSTEMS
ORGANISMS I INSIST OF THEM
THERE AIN'T NOTHING CAN'T BE
HEALED
AND I BEG OF MY ID TO GET RID
TO GET RID
OF REPULSIVE IMPULSE AND BEHAVE
FOR, OF COURSE, THE BODY
AND THE MIND MUST BE ALIGNED
SURELY THIS WILL SAVE US FROM
THE GRAVE
MMM MMM MMM
AN IMPROVISATIONAL BIOLOGICAL
DANCE
FREEDOM AND CHAOTIC SUBATOMIC
PREDETERMINED HAPPENSTANCES
I KNOW MY GENES MUST INTERVENE
THEY MUST INTERVENE
DEAR GOD, SPARE ME FROM MY
FAMILY TREE
BUT LEAVE IN ALL THE GOOD IF YOU
COULD AND IF YOU WOULD
REMOVE ALL THE BAD THINGS FROM
MY SEED, OH, YES
REMOVE ALL THE BAD THINGS FROM
MY SEED ♪
[APPLAUSE]
>> FUNDING FOR "THE PLAYLIST" IS
PROVIDED BY THE CITIZENS OF
MINNESOTA THROUGH THE MINNESOTA
ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND
AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.