This is quite simply one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard. It being the second track on Ohio means I didn't have to get very far into this CD to realize I had come across something very special. I have briefly investigated their official site (there's a ton there) so maybe my question will be answered there but....Are there any song interpretations/inspirations listed anywhere?
Thanks in advance....gradually working away from newbie status,
Kim
Full Version: What I'll Remember Most
Kim,
This interview
explains a little about where they're coming from.
(in particular from the interview):
"When you get far enough way from your teenage years, so you can handle the embarrassment of them, you come back and start digging around in the dirt and figure out who you are. That was part of the journey of that song," she said about "Ohio."
"I hated it. I just remember these beautiful rolling hills and these big strip-mining machines. The town was so closed-minded it was hard to make friends -- . I ran from it as fast as I could."
Also...a note from Karin passed on to the discussion list in early Sept:
(Karin asked that I pass on this inside info re. the recent question about
Ohio's lyrics. Enjoy!) (posted by Ana Maria Correa)
"...here's the scoop on 'Ohio'. 'Joni' is Joni Mitchell - we were listening
to her (among others) as we were cruising these back roads, and the resevoir
was just as good as any of the other hangouts...ie. rubber tree, egypt
bottom - all remote places where we would congregate. I elude to Joni in
that
passage of the song with a chord pattern I play as well. I also refer to a
Bob Dylan lyric in the last verse of the song. Holly, Mary and Valerie are
all old friends. There names have not been changed to protect their
anonimity(oops!). I didn't reveal anything too damning. There was this huge,
abandonned orphanage at the end of town which we would break into from time
to time. It was kind of spooky and cool. I think it has since been razed.
We four girls would often cruise, listen to music, and Valerie would sing. Those memories have stayed with me, obviously."
I love this song, too Kim
This interview
explains a little about where they're coming from.
(in particular from the interview):
"When you get far enough way from your teenage years, so you can handle the embarrassment of them, you come back and start digging around in the dirt and figure out who you are. That was part of the journey of that song," she said about "Ohio."
"I hated it. I just remember these beautiful rolling hills and these big strip-mining machines. The town was so closed-minded it was hard to make friends -- . I ran from it as fast as I could."
Also...a note from Karin passed on to the discussion list in early Sept:
(Karin asked that I pass on this inside info re. the recent question about
Ohio's lyrics. Enjoy!) (posted by Ana Maria Correa)
"...here's the scoop on 'Ohio'. 'Joni' is Joni Mitchell - we were listening
to her (among others) as we were cruising these back roads, and the resevoir
was just as good as any of the other hangouts...ie. rubber tree, egypt
bottom - all remote places where we would congregate. I elude to Joni in
that
passage of the song with a chord pattern I play as well. I also refer to a
Bob Dylan lyric in the last verse of the song. Holly, Mary and Valerie are
all old friends. There names have not been changed to protect their
anonimity(oops!). I didn't reveal anything too damning. There was this huge,
abandonned orphanage at the end of town which we would break into from time
to time. It was kind of spooky and cool. I think it has since been razed.
We four girls would often cruise, listen to music, and Valerie would sing. Those memories have stayed with me, obviously."
I love this song, too Kim
QUOTE(Kimpossible @ Dec 21 2003, 11:37 AM)
Are there any song interpretations/inspirations listed anywhere?
None that I know of, but I'm about to post one... I think "What I'll Remember Most" is sort of a companion piece to "She." My interpretation is that it talks about an abusive relationship. I could be wrong--I might be making to surface-level of an interpretation, but that just how I see it.
OOPS!
Sorry Kim...
I was mistaken...I was referring to the song "Ohio".
My bad.
T xo
Sorry Kim...
I was mistaken...I was referring to the song "Ohio".
My bad.
T xo
TRUDES: Thanks so much for the input! I'm glad to have the info about Ohio because sooner or later...I was bound to have a question about that one, too. Hee.
CHRISQ: Thanks for your personal opinions...maybe a thread of "our" interpretations would be a good idea? I'm off to listen to She and then... What I'll Remember Most.
Kim
CHRISQ: Thanks for your personal opinions...maybe a thread of "our" interpretations would be a good idea? I'm off to listen to She and then... What I'll Remember Most.
Kim
I didn't think the song Ohio was up for interpretation - it's one of the most literal songs ever written, isn't it??
There's always room for inspiration behind a song, right? Although the lyrics may be literal...something somewhere inspired it? 
I really can't take Ohio so literally. And I hate to see your story end... Hey, I went to Ohio the end of August, and it was still there!
QUOTE(keith from ny @ Dec 24 2003, 12:42 PM)
I really can't take Ohio so literally. And I hate to see your story end... Hey, I went to Ohio the end of August, and it was still there!
Yipes! Where would I be if it wasn't?!
August 26th 2001 was the first time I think that "Ohio" was played live - it's all fairly literal but that line, I think. Here's from my review at the time, on the actwin thing:
At the time this was going on, Karin's mother had just become sick. Just prior to that, K+L were contemplating a move from Ohio to elsewhere (maybe NYC) - so I'd bet a fair amount that that is fairly literal too.
QUOTE
Then Linford and Karin stand, Linford leaves, and Karin mans the piano.Says "with a man like Linford around, who needs to play piano" but that she
still likes to write on it. She talks about growing up in E Central OH,
about 20mi from where Linford grew up and how mining-focused the whole area
is. She says how other couples grow up looking at the same moon or
something all the time, she and Linford were looking at the same strip mine
machines. She continued talking about growing up in that environment, going
out with friends, etc. Also about losing a neighbor boy or something to
drowning in a strip pit. Anyway, this all leads to "Hello Ohio". It pretty
much was a song about the things she just talked about, and the chorus if
you'd read it on paper or here would read a little dopey maybe ("I know
Ohio/like the back of my hand" was the second line of the refrain) but under
her great playing and emotive voice, was a really special song. The bridge
had a lot of names of friends (Holly/Mary/Natalie maybe) and that and the
whole of the song conjured a lot of beautiful images. The last line of the
chorus was something along the lines of "it's hard to see, the story end".
still likes to write on it. She talks about growing up in E Central OH,
about 20mi from where Linford grew up and how mining-focused the whole area
is. She says how other couples grow up looking at the same moon or
something all the time, she and Linford were looking at the same strip mine
machines. She continued talking about growing up in that environment, going
out with friends, etc. Also about losing a neighbor boy or something to
drowning in a strip pit. Anyway, this all leads to "Hello Ohio". It pretty
much was a song about the things she just talked about, and the chorus if
you'd read it on paper or here would read a little dopey maybe ("I know
Ohio/like the back of my hand" was the second line of the refrain) but under
her great playing and emotive voice, was a really special song. The bridge
had a lot of names of friends (Holly/Mary/Natalie maybe) and that and the
whole of the song conjured a lot of beautiful images. The last line of the
chorus was something along the lines of "it's hard to see, the story end".
At the time this was going on, Karin's mother had just become sick. Just prior to that, K+L were contemplating a move from Ohio to elsewhere (maybe NYC) - so I'd bet a fair amount that that is fairly literal too.
QUOTE(b_lachey@hotmail.com @ Dec 25 2003, 10:01 AM)
August 26th 2001 was the first time I think that "Ohio" was played live - it's all fairly literal but that line, I think. Here's from my review at the time, on the actwin thing:
At the time this was going on, Karin's mother had just become sick. Just prior to that, K+L were contemplating a move from Ohio to elsewhere (maybe NYC) - so I'd bet a fair amount that that is fairly literal too.
QUOTE
Then Linford and Karin stand, Linford leaves, and Karin mans the piano.Says "with a man like Linford around, who needs to play piano" but that she
still likes to write on it. She talks about growing up in E Central OH,
about 20mi from where Linford grew up and how mining-focused the whole area
is. She says how other couples grow up looking at the same moon or
something all the time, she and Linford were looking at the same strip mine
machines. She continued talking about growing up in that environment, going
out with friends, etc. Also about losing a neighbor boy or something to
drowning in a strip pit. Anyway, this all leads to "Hello Ohio". It pretty
much was a song about the things she just talked about, and the chorus if
you'd read it on paper or here would read a little dopey maybe ("I know
Ohio/like the back of my hand" was the second line of the refrain) but under
her great playing and emotive voice, was a really special song. The bridge
had a lot of names of friends (Holly/Mary/Natalie maybe) and that and the
whole of the song conjured a lot of beautiful images. The last line of the
chorus was something along the lines of "it's hard to see, the story end".
still likes to write on it. She talks about growing up in E Central OH,
about 20mi from where Linford grew up and how mining-focused the whole area
is. She says how other couples grow up looking at the same moon or
something all the time, she and Linford were looking at the same strip mine
machines. She continued talking about growing up in that environment, going
out with friends, etc. Also about losing a neighbor boy or something to
drowning in a strip pit. Anyway, this all leads to "Hello Ohio". It pretty
much was a song about the things she just talked about, and the chorus if
you'd read it on paper or here would read a little dopey maybe ("I know
Ohio/like the back of my hand" was the second line of the refrain) but under
her great playing and emotive voice, was a really special song. The bridge
had a lot of names of friends (Holly/Mary/Natalie maybe) and that and the
whole of the song conjured a lot of beautiful images. The last line of the
chorus was something along the lines of "it's hard to see, the story end".
At the time this was going on, Karin's mother had just become sick. Just prior to that, K+L were contemplating a move from Ohio to elsewhere (maybe NYC) - so I'd bet a fair amount that that is fairly literal too.
southgate house in newport, right? infreakincredible show! probably the best, most emotional night of music i have ever seen. she was amazing. i think her "i need this more than you do" line was perfect, it sure seemed cathartic for her to let it all out...
Yeah, Southgate. I don't remember the "I need this more..." line, but will have to go and listen to the CDs again.. I liked the show a lot but loved this year's tour stuff better, even for Karin's vocal performances.
Although the Southgate show was special too, if only for after Dan Temmesfeld and my actwin reviews of the show, Karin wrote to the list, "With fans like Bruce and Dan, who needs critics?". Good times, good times.
It was the dirge-y version of I Radio Heaven and the insufferable Little Blue River that got us in trouble.. hehe.
Although the Southgate show was special too, if only for after Dan Temmesfeld and my actwin reviews of the show, Karin wrote to the list, "With fans like Bruce and Dan, who needs critics?". Good times, good times.
It was the dirge-y version of I Radio Heaven and the insufferable Little Blue River that got us in trouble.. hehe.
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