I have not listened to Mat Kearney since the golden days of
Grey’s Anatomy. I have not watched the
show since the season where “All I Need” by Mat Kearney was featured in one of
the final episodes and coincidentally topped the music charts.
So I may be late in the game since Kearney’s most recent
album, Young Love, was released almost a year ago in August 2011, but I happen
to be obsessed with “Ships in the Night.”
Released as a single in November 2011, I totally ignored all his singles
after not taking too warmly to “Hey Mama,” the first single off of the album.
Recently, as not to draw too much attention to my sometimes
awkward music tastes at my new job, I have chosen Internet radio stations such as
Lite Rock, Adult Alternative; stations you would hear at the dentist’s
office. And, it just so happens that
“Ships in the Night” is a choice favorite on many of these stations. I totally understand why.
“Ships in the Night” is one of the sweetest, most honest
songs I have ever heard. The song
poetically documents the feelings and common actions during a typical couples
fight. It begins with the fight, then of
course closing with the idea that he “is going to find [his] way/back to your
side.”
Kearney was adorable in the Grey’s Anatomy days and he is
adorable now. Talking about “moms and
pops” and when he “had to pack and you had cramps and [he] was late” I mean
come on—relationships in their most raw sense—no sugar coating except for his
super sweet tone.
And it is true, we are constantly ships in the night . . . .
”we’re just wasting time/trying to prove who’s right.” Most couples fights are a waste of time and
one or the other is trying to prove their point rather than just trying to move
forward. And then they both become like
ships in the night.
The melody is beautiful, the brief white-boy-rap he does
between choruses, it is all-together “puppies and rainbows” and I cannot get enough
of this song. So, if you have not heard
it, or think it might not be your thing, give it a chance.
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