David Vivian is a young graduate student and budding singer-songwriter and guitarist from the beautiful coastal California city of Santa Barbara. Writing and recording songs in his bedroom studio, David has released three singles over the past few months, the latest of which is “Weekend“, which drops today, June 14th.
The lyrics speak to how many of us seem to live for the weekends, yearning for the promise of thrills and the respite they bring from the routine and drudgery of our weekday lives, always aware that they’re doomed to come to an end way too quickly. David opens the song with a strummed guitar riff, sunny synth and perky xylophone, giving us a sense of hopeful optimism that another weekend is upon us. Abruptly, the music turns sour like a smile suddenly becoming a frown as reality sets in, but then it all perks back up to a breezy, upbeat tempo that continues through to the end of the song. Along the way, David lays down some fine guitar work, accompanied by pleasing keyboards, bass and percussive synths, and I especially like the horn synths he inserts after the final chorus.
His soft, echoed vocals have an ethereal quality, and mesh quite nicely with the lush instrumentals, giving the song a dreamy atmospheric quality.
[Verse 1]
How the hell’d it get so late?
Hold on, please wait
I’ll do, what it takes
Go all in, raise the stakes
Another weekend’s here
I’ll call you darling, call you dear
[Chorus]
Hey babe
That’s no reason to stay
I’ll come up w/ words to say
And we’ll always find a way to play
Come back and let’s do it right
We’ll get lost in the endless night
So come play just one more hand
I’ll take you to the promised land
[Verse 2]
How the hell’d I get this way?
Sun comes up, it’s another day
Time goes on, takes our pay
Doesn’t care what we have to say
Another week ends here
Oh I’ve felt freedom, I’ve felt fear
[Chorus]
Hey babe
That’s no reason to stay
I’ll come up w/ words to say
And we’ll always find a way to play
Come back and let’s do it right
We’ll get lost in the summer night
So come play just one more hand
I’ll take you to the promised land
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