Wonderwall - Justin Trawick and the Common Good
Hi everyone! You know I usually write the reviews myself, but this time, the artist sent me such a thoughtful message that I just had to share it with you exactly as it is.
“I grew up in the 90’s and like everyone else in the world I listened over and over again to “(What’s the Story) Morning Glory?” by Oasis. That album was amazing from beginning to end but there was no doubt that there was just something about “Wonderwall” that stood out above and beyond all the other songs on that record. I hate the term “ear worm” because it sounds gross but that’s what it was - it was a song that just wouldn’t leave your brain. To date it’s seemingly one of the most commonly played cover songs around the world for guitar playing bar musicians looking to impress a girl or guy or get another free drink from a drunk patron dying to finally hear a song they recognize. Because that’s just it - everyone knows “Wonderwall” whether you like it or not. It’s the 90’s version of what we all know “Wagon Wheel” to be today - overplayed to the point to where it’s no longer cool to play it. Can you imagine writing a song that’s so popular, so part of the international zeitgeist, that the world just decides they can’t take it anymore? There literally are bars around the United States with signs on the stage that say “ABSOLUTELY NO WAGON WHEEL” and a few lines below in a slightly smaller font it also says “and no Wonderwall”.
When I started my band “Justin Trawick and The Common Good” years ago I knew that I never wanted to be in a cover band. I’d been writing songs since I was 13 and that’s what I wanted to do with my life. But of course, like many bands, you cover the songs that you like and you try to make them your own. You do it because they mean something to you and you want to share that meaningful feeling with the people listening. Being that I never wanted to be in a cover band, when I cover songs I try to change the arrangement and turn it into my own style which to me is artistic in its own right. I’m proud of the arrangement I wrote for my version of “Wonderwall”. I play it from time to time at my shows and I always feel like somehow I’m able to slip by the international moratorium of it’s public performance because my version, at least for a second, has brought a new life to what’s otherwise considered one of the most over performed songs ever to exist.”
Here’s the link to the song!