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“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.
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.
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Fastball plays "The Way" at The Auslander Restaurant in Fredericksburg, Texas on March 17, 2007.
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markalvin wrote:
Definitely 90s!
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kj_rjpLoVeO23 wrote:
oh SO nineties
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georgianrose wrote:
<3
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sdlierle wrote:
Kinda like a latin song. Would be a good song for Dancing With The Stars.
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ShaniaEve wrote:
Very good song...
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mrwise73 wrote:
still dig it.
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draxxlith wrote:
Based on a true story, google it. Also, amazing song.
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norcalsurfer wrote:
" Where were they going without ever knowing the way "....story of my life, keeping the road wide open.
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ewgumz wrote:
great song. pop, yes, but a great song.
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Mariofan420 wrote:
Brings back tons of memories from junior high.
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emaddox wrote:
One of the most perfectly constructed songs.
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hellohopeless wrote:
*lyrics actually: 'they drank up the wine, and they got to talking. but now had more important things to say.' lol it would be funny if the words were 'wine had more important things to say'
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neoliminal wrote:
This song is better than a movie.
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wraitheyes121 wrote:
The word says wine and more important things to say, what a great song :)
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CTORR0314 wrote:
agreed bmr102 :) agreed!
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bmr102 wrote:
One of the best songs of the 90s!
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ThruTheFire88 wrote:
I could listen to this song 800 times in a row and not get tired of it. One of my all time favorites.
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calsimon wrote:
but i was first
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Flikt wrote:
Love this song, never gets old!
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mrwise73 wrote:
still dig it.
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