what is the song bartender about dave matthews
Bartender (Dave Matthews Band song) The song is about a person who, while talking to a bartender, deals with thoughts of their own death. In an interview with the Rocky Mountain News, Matthews said he liked the concept of a bartender as a God/Jesus figure to which to confess and get absolution. In the song, the protagonist tells others not to have certain feelings about him/her if he/she goes before his/her time. "Bartender" was the first song performed by the band after the August 2008 death of saxophonist LeRoi Moore.[1]
Dave Frishberg In 1957, Frishberg moved to New York City,[3] where he played solo piano at the Duplex in Greenwich Village. He first became known for his work with Carmen McRae, Ben Webster, Gene Krupa, Bud Freeman, Eddie Condon, Al Cohn, and Zoot Sims. Later he was celebrated for writing and performing his own, frequently humorous, songs, including favorites "I'm Hip" (lyrics only, in collaboration with Bob Dorough [4]), "Blizzard of Lies",[5] "My Attorney Bernie" (his most famous),[6] "Do You Miss New York", "Peel Me a Grape", "Quality Time", "Slappin' the Cakes on Me", and "Van Lingle Mungo", the lyrics of which entirely consist of the names of old-time baseball players.[7]