Song of the day:
Video of the day - well, technically it’s a Playlist of the day which is why it’s linked instead of embedded.
Matt Nathanson Day
Lately I’ve been doing Throwback Thursday on this blog but today is different. Today is Matt Nathanson Day. And here’s why.
Most of you know by now that I’m a huge Matt Nathanson fan. I’ve used many of his songs as my Song of the day, and have probably thrown in a video or two. You probably also know that I’m a huge U2 fan, and have been since high school. You may even know that Matt Nathanson is also a huge U2 fan. Basically we’re twins. Because my favorite U2 album, Achtung Baby, is also his favorite album. We’ve exchanged tweets about it on more than one occasion. This week is the 30th anniversary of the album’s release and it’s still as perfect as it was on day one.
A few years back Matt did a song-by-song cover album of Def Leppard’s Pyromania, aptly titled Pyromattia. After he released that I remember tweeting him that he should cover Achtung Baby. And apparently he paid attention because last night at 9pm in California he released Achtung Matty, and I have been in a state of bliss ever since. Actually, I’d been giddy about it all day because he announced that it was coming on Twitter in the morning, but actually hearing the music sent me to a place of pure joy. I knew it would be good but wow. It’s so much more than that.
Matt posted audio of each song on YouTube (linked above as today’s Playlist of the day), but you can also buy the album on iTunes and Amazon and you should do exactly that as soon as you finish reading this post. Because it is absolutely brilliant. Honestly, he is completely channeling Bono but is also pure Matt. It’s genius. It’s almost as if Bono wrote these songs knowing that someday Matt would cover them. This will be on repeat for days.
Thank you, Matt Nathanson, and thank you, music universe, for connecting all the dots.
Now, here are the next two things I need, music universe:
U2 Achtung Baby Tour - much like their Joshua Tree Tour from a few years ago - play the whole album top to bottom and throw in some other stuff before and after. Seriously, Bono. I need it.
Matt Nathanson Achtung Matty Tour - again, play the whole album top to bottom then play all the other songs before and after. It’s necessary.
I mean I don’t think I’m asking for that much, right? I would be first in line for both of these concerts and would pay all the monies to stand up front in a bubble of my own design. Because you know, people and COVID and all of that. I’m still not really up for concerts but I’d make an exception for these two offerings.
And since it is till Thursday, here’s a little Throwback Matty collage…have a great day, everyone!