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Overdressed Liveblog
The Very End of the Liveblog
Wednesday, August 29th, 2007This is the end of the liveblog. In fact, it’s the very end of the LiveBlog.
It’s the 50th post that I’ve filed from the road. Seems like a good number to end on.
Thanks so much to everyone for following along and taking part in the liveblog. Knowing that you guys and gals were reading [...]
the (bonus) songs of Overdressed: Love
Wednesday, August 29th, 2007what you probably already knew…
Track Number: 13
Author(s): Andrew Osenga and Randall Goodgame
what you probably didn’t know…
…Randall wrote most of this song, except for the outtro, which Andy wrote.
…Andy said that they had about 65 different bridges for this song before they ended up on the one that is on the record
the (bonus) songs of Overdressed: 10,000 Angels
Wednesday, August 29th, 2007what you already knew…
Track Number: 14
Author(s): Derek Webb and Sandra McCracken
what you probably didn’t know…
…this song is another one that Sandra wrote years ago. She actually wrote it and performed it for a friend’s wedding.
…the band was originally going to record this song with Danielle singing lead, but they ended up wanting to keep Derek’s [...]
the songs of Overdressed: Start Again
Wednesday, August 29th, 2007what you probably already knew…
Track Number: 12
Author(s): Andrew Osenga and Randall Goodgame
what you probably didn’t know…
…Andy said that the idea for the song came from a mentor of his who always is talking about the need for emotion and hope in situations where things look bleak.
…Andy originally had a very “wordy” chorus that Randall helped [...]
the songs of Overdressed: Always Been There
Wednesday, August 29th, 2007what you already knew…
Track Number: 10
Author(s): Andrew Osenga and Randall Goodgame
what you probably didn’t know…
…according to Andy, this was an attempt at a gospel song that “went a different way”.
…Randall and Andy went back and forth on the chorus of this one, chopping it up numerous times before finally settling on the finished lines.
…They also [...]
Phoners
Wednesday, August 29th, 2007So Cliff’s been on the phone in our hotel room for the past hour and a half doing “phoners”. Andy Osenga has been busy doing some as well. Some of the interviews are live, others are taped, and that’s about all you can say about phoners.
I had to get out of the room and do [...]
the songs of Overdressed: All Across the Western World
Wednesday, August 29th, 2007what you already knew…
Track Number: 10
Author(s): Derek Webb and Sandra McCracken
what you probably didn’t know…
…Sandra had written most of this song a few years ago and had all but scrapped it because she didn’t think she liked it. Derek loved the melody of the chorus, specifically how it ends, and he encouraged her to finish [...]
the songs of Overdressed: Love Grows Love
Wednesday, August 29th, 2007what you already knew…
Track Number: 9
Author(s): Andrew Osenga
what you probably didn’t know…
…as you might have guessed, this is the story of Cliff and Danielle.
…”put on a happy face” refers to the musical that Cliff was in when they met.
…”your handwriting on a bible page” refers to when Danielle borrowed Cliff’s bible and noticed that he [...]
the songs of Overdressed: Two Weeks in Africa
Wednesday, August 29th, 2007what you already knew…
Track Number: 8
Author(s): Andrew Osenga
what you probably didn’t know…
…Andy says: “The song is about missions trips overseas, and how we can get ramped up on feeling super-Spiritual, but it’s a feeling that passes all too quickly. Meanwhile, God is doing great things in other places, even if we aren’t responsible, or we’ve [...]
the songs of Overdressed: Hold the Light
Tuesday, August 28th, 2007what you already knew…
Track Number: 7
Author(s): Andrew Osenga and Randall Goodgame
what you probably didn’t know…
…Andy has had this chorus for 9 years, but never found a record that it felt right on. The song almost made it on to 2 Normals records and onto Share the Well.
…The “standing at a willow weeping” line came from [...]