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About This Track
“The Way” revolves around an older married couple who decide to give it all away by packing up and going driving and drinking. Along the way, their car breaks down, so they continue on foot. As the song goes on, it becomes apparent that these two achieve happiness by losing touch with the world.
Fastball bassist Tony Scalzo came up with the idea for the song after reading journalistic articles which described the disappearance of an older married couple, Raymond and Lela Howard from Salado, Texas, who left home in June of 1997 to attend a family reunion but never arrived[1]. They were discovered two weeks later, dead, at the bottom of a ravine near Hot Springs, Arkansas, hundreds of miles off their intended route[2].
About the song, Scalzo said that “It’s a romanticized take on what happened” - he “pictured them taking off to have fun, like they did when they first met.”
At the beginning of the song, it plays a radio scanning through the FM stations, and one of the songs is Jewel’s 1997 song Foolish Games.
This song is based on the true story of Lela and Raymond Howard, an elderly couple from Salado, Texas who drove to a nearby festival and kept going. She had Alzheimer’s disease and he was recovering from brain surgery. When they disappeared, a reporter from the Austin American-Statesman wrote a series of articles about the missing couple. Fastball bassist Tony Scalzo came up with the idea for the song after reading the articles (the band is from Austin).
Fastball bassist Tony Scalzo came up with the idea for the song after reading journalistic articles which described the disappearance of an older married couple, Raymond and Lela Howard from Salado, Texas, who left home in June of 1997 to attend a family reunion but never arrived[1]. They were discovered two weeks later, dead, at the bottom of a ravine near Hot Springs, Arkansas, hundreds of miles off their intended route[2].
About the song, Scalzo said that “It’s a romanticized take on what happened” - he “pictured them taking off to have fun, like they did when they first met.”
At the beginning of the song, it plays a radio scanning through the FM stations, and one of the songs is Jewel’s 1997 song Foolish Games.
This song is based on the true story of Lela and Raymond Howard, an elderly couple from Salado, Texas who drove to a nearby festival and kept going. She had Alzheimer’s disease and he was recovering from brain surgery. When they disappeared, a reporter from the Austin American-Statesman wrote a series of articles about the missing couple. Fastball bassist Tony Scalzo came up with the idea for the song after reading the articles (the band is from Austin).
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Shouts
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toastyotaku42 wrote:
awesome song!!
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Noisyturtle wrote:
after all these years, this song's still got it
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puppyhand wrote:
Where were they going without ever knowing the way?
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KelB53 wrote:
If you like these guys look up their song "You're an Ocean"
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radiant_disease wrote:
classic
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alogan83 wrote:
Good song!
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Daniel_Green wrote:
Amazing song!
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timmypod wrote:
Just noticed a quick Jewel sample at the beginning during the radio static.
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dannygrl wrote:
I had ni idea who the artist was. Now i know...
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kissesneverdie wrote:
I liked this song but I didn't know it was by this band. Nice.
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Uncumbered wrote:
This song is based on the true story of Lela and Raymond Howard, an elderly couple from Salado, Texas who drove to a nearby festival and kept going. She had Alzheimer's disease and he was recovering from brain surgery. When they disappeared, a reporter from the Austin American-Statesman wrote a series of articles about the missing couple. Fastball bassist Tony Scalzo came up with the idea for the song after reading the articles (the band is from Austin). He says, "It's a romanticized take on what happened" - he "pictured them taking off to have fun, like they did when they first met." However, he found out after writing the song that the couple had died. They were found at the bottom of a canyon in Buffalo Gap,Texas (near Abilene), about a 3 hour drive from their destination. (thanks, Crystal - Springfield, MO)
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whommie wrote:
based on a true story.GOOGLE THAT SHIT.
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sonic429 wrote:
do they have any other songs besides this and and "out of my head?"
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mrwise73 wrote:
it dont get old. still dig it.
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leahmanzanares wrote:
Love these guys!!!
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rockitmiller wrote:
This is an amazing track!
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MJPutney wrote:
Many times they go without knowing the way........lost so many.
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MamaChadwick wrote:
I loved this song when i was a kid.
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AneezMom wrote:
My deceased husband's favorite song.
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osn77 wrote:
favorite song from high school that I'd forgotten over time. Nothing like finding an old favorite all over again!
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