Mr. HUTCHINSON: (Singing) He's been waiting around for the weekend, figuring which club to sneak in. You know, like, I actually think of myself as an optimist, but I'm kind of guarded and things have to, sort of, present themselves to be a legit situation or something. Eric Hutchinson Croons Soul, Shakes Stereotypes. MARTIN: I was curious about that because I heard the album before I heard all of what had gone on. Eric hutchinson rock and roll lyrics. MARTIN: Well, OK, it's all right with me.
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MARTIN: I don't want to hear it. I never had really thought about it a lot until, you know, I kind of started, when going back and thinking about my influences, and how I ended up here. And he actually, you know, wrote back and ended up mixing most of the album, and stuff like that. But I mean, I think these days, it's just you need to be able to explain to somebody quickly. MARTIN: You got the guitar, you got the plaid shirt. If you go back to what they grew up listening to, it was doo-rock, it was, you know, it was also Motown, it was blues and stuff like that. Mr. HUTCHINSON: Exactly. We're speaking with, and having an in-studio performance by, Eric Hutchinson. And I just said here's my music, you know, I'm looking for people to work on this album with me. Going to Europe hopefully, and then Japan, which is going to be exciting. Advance the plot to see how far it's gonna go. The last verse is all, you know, very uplifting, and his music just really has that positive message that comes through, and you know, and I took a lot out of that as a listener. Rock and roll eric hutchinson lyrics. Mr. HUTCHINSON: Singing with soul, I think, is not a racial thing.
MARTIN: Now, the term blue-eyed soul hasn't reared its ugly head too often... Mr. HUTCHINSON: Right. I had this mixer that I had found, you know, just kind of looking for people. Rock and roll by eric hutchinson. And so, I went off and made this album myself. Does it ever feel like you sort of supposed to, like I - it's a lot of things for me and I feel like while we're growing up were sort of sold this idea of, you know, the perfect marriage and kids and you know, whatever.
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MARTIN: And I understand that the internet also played a role in your being discovered again, that the celebrity blogger Perez Hilton... Mr. HUTCHINSON: Yeah, Perez Hilton. But I find that I really want the approval of the African-American fan base. Mr. HUTCHINSON: But we were already in the studio, yeah. But tell us, is there a story behind that - the song or this - people we knew? What ends up like that? What did you grow up listening to? Ah, na na na na na na na na na na na.
Accuracy and availability may vary. Mr. HUTCHINSON: Almost always melody. You know what I'm saying? I think it's just certain people have it and certain people don't. They were chastising me for allowing that term to come through. It's all her trust if only in the morning. MARTIN: Speaking of soul... MARTIN: One of your more soulful songs on the album, "OK, It's Alright With Me. " Every girl out wants to be her. Everything ends up being in the pop rock category. It's actually been a big surprise.
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But I kind of thought the songs were sort of - have talked always to myself, or something like that, you know? MARTIN: What's your method? Cause it's not hard his charm is gonna get him through the night. Mr. HUTCHINSON: It's kind of actually what we were talking about. We're going to leave you with his performance of the song "Oh. "
So, sometimes, in the song all I do is say, oh, you know, and everybody else tells me what's going on with their life, and it somehow makes it mean something to me, you know? And now it's also brown-eyed soul, I guess because there's just soul music here. I don't know, you know, it's tough because I am white and I play the guitar so, you know, when I show up places people want to make, you know, kind of pigeon hole me in certain places, and stuff like that. Lately it's been a big hassle. You can't stay in your hotel tonight, we're flying you home. But, you know, I made the album in a frustrating time. And then I was just doing the demos, getting ready to start to make the record, and then the label folded.
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So, things like that were really cool, you know. Mr. HUTCHINSON: I guess theatrical maybe is a better word for me. MARTIN: On the other hand, we like to categorize people. To make sure he's fitting in and living large. MARTIN: Where did this one come from? So, that was a very conscious effort, you know, when I was making the songs, to push some positivity through. MARTIN: I'll try to keep it to myself. Disregard the lies that he will tell and what he's probably like. Taking a little break here, and then going to do more touring. And then, I mean within the day, I had record labels calling and all that stuff. Mr. HUTCHINSON: Right, something like that. It must be folk, or I must - like Nirvana or something or, you know.
Because they said it was just, you know, it was a way of watering down the term or something, you know. Come to help me post bail And I said, oh oh woo oh And I said, oh oh woo oh I said now, oh, oh oh, oh I said now, oh wo oh wo I said now, oh wo wo wo wo I said now, oh oh, oh wo. MARTIN: Don't start with me. MARTIN: What's next? Mr. HUTCHINSON: Thanks. Mr. HUTCHINSON: I guess that's pretty much how I say it. It's easier to get the emphasis on that one correctly. Mr. HUTCHINSON: You know, I end up being cynical, and the songs, you know - but also, you know, I... MARTIN: But your generation wouldn't live if it weren't cynical. Not - as things continue to go well, I'm realizing that it will never really be, I think, that spot where I finally feel like I can relax, that everything is great. And so, I think there was always kind of this - just a respect for the people who have the ideas, you know, who write the songs. And you know, how they start their day listening to it. And it definitely shook me a lot.
That's kind of what I'm waiting for. And that kind of stuff was really great to hear - to start hearing, so. You want to talk first, or you want to play it first? His debut album was more than five years in the making. But there was just a really high premium placed on singer-songwriters in my family, you know. It was people who just believed in the music, you know, which was good. After all the travel this year, I just - I look - I feel I don't look good. MARTIN: I interviewed a guy, a spiritual leader, and he said, there's a saying in his practice: Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. The lyrics, the hook? Soundbite of laughter). MARTIN: People like a lot of different things about the song. You probably can say it in a cooler way than I can. I kind of, like, have to agree with that. 'Cause it's not hard his charm is gonna.
He's been waiting around the weekend. The authoritative record of NPR's programming is the audio record. But it's this idea that everybody has something to teach you. From drink to drink and at the bar.