One of my favorite music artists is Five for Fighting which is really John Ondrasik. You’ll find many of his songs on this blog. Some of my favorite songs are: 100 Years, World, The Riddle, etc.

This song called “SLICE” is another delightful piece that culls back a better time and place. When music, not the Internet, brought us all together. I laughed at his part

Have you read my blog today
300 million little USA’s
Your doorstep is just a click away
We’ll get together one of these days

This is an obvious jab at all of us who’ve made the web so important in our lives, perhaps too important. He harkens back to the simpler time when we preferred to get together in person instead of online in a social network.

Yes, I see the irony of sharing my love for a song that pans the medium (blogs) that I’m using to share it with the world. Still, it’s a wonderful song with a lot of truth in it. But I still love technology and the web. 🙂

Here John talks with Mitch Albom about the origins of Five for Fighting, songwriting and even performs Slice live.

SLICE

There was a time a long, long time ago
Chevys and levees played on the radio
No cell phones, just 20,000 lights
Swaying on a Saturday night alright
Can you imagine that slice of time
Rock and roll was young
People stood in line
To hear music that played into their lives
That you could carry till the day you die
Hey man sing me a song
When we were everyone
We were more than just a slice of American Pie
Have you read my blog today
300 million little USA’s
Your doorstep is just a click away
We’ll get together one of these days
How can you be as nice as me
You’re not from the same slice as me
Where do we go from here my friend
Is this the way our story ends
Hey man sing me a song
When we were everyone
We were more than just a slice of American Pie
I can’t stop singing along..
Can you join in… come on
Are we more than just a slice of American Pie
We’re top down lovers
It’s Saturday night
The band’s running
And it feels so right
The moon’s dancing and the stars are free
I caught your heart on a summer breeze
Whatever was or what’s meant to be
Our melodies are memories
There was a time a long, long time ago
Chevys and levees played on the radio
No cell phones, just 20,000 lights
Swaying on a Saturday night alright
Hey man sing me a song
When we were everyone
We were more than just a slice of American Pie
I can’t stop singing along
Can you join in, come on
Are we more than just a slice of American Pie
We’re more than a slice
We’re more than just a slice of American Pie