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Written by: Ty Greenstein & Ingrid Elizabeth
Genre: cajun/zydeco, Americana, folk
Tempo: Upbeat
Mood: peppy, party vibes, fresh start / renewal
Similar to: Paul Simon “That Was Your Mother,”, Mary Chapin Carpenter “Down at the Twist & Shout”
Backstory: The jubilant “Jubilee,” a cajun/Zydeco romp (reminiscent of Mary Chapin Carpenter’s “Down at the Twist and Shout” and featuring The Avett Brothers’ Tania Elizabeth tearing it up on fiddle) arrives at the midpoint of the album to offer up an answer to all of the questions posed so far:
“The idea of Jubilee (the ancient tradition of forgiving debts) was actually the starting point for the writing of this album,” explains Greenstein. “I was feeling unresolved on so many fronts, and was longing for a sense of meaning — and then out of nowhere the friend who had disappeared (in ‘One For Me’) wrote me a sincere letter of apology. Despite trying to force this resolution for years, it happened all by itself, when the time was right.” In this way, “Jubilee” lends a feeling of much-needed grace to the album: “This is how the Hero’s Journey goes / No one ever really knows / Who they’re gonna have to be / Just wait long enough and you’ll be free / In the Jubilee.”
With a little bit of hindsight
I probably would’ve been all right
With a little bit of self-respect
And a little more time
But nothing really went my way
Every day was like judgment day
Every night was like a big mistake
In the fabric of time
But this is how the hero’s journey goes
No one ever really knows
Who they’re gonna have to be
Jubilee, jubilee
You’ve gotta listen for the sound
Jubilee, jubilee
It’s coming back around
So just wait long enough and you’ll be free
In the jubilee
Way down in Mobile Bay
In the middle of the worst heat wave
All the fish swim up one day
Throw themselves out of the sea
The whole town gets a free buffet
Bells ring and the bands all play
Party goes on for days
It’s called the Jubilee
Some things you don’t have to earn
Sometimes the world just turns
Delivers everything you need
Jubilee, jubilee
You’ve gotta listen for the sound
Jubilee, jubilee
It’s coming back around
So just wait long enough and you’ll be free
In the jubilee
You were Machiavellian
How you refused to let me in
Or maybe just a real bad friend
With too much history
And maybe now you’re worn and tired
And life has left you uninspired
As lost as any used up tire in the middle of the heap
Or maybe your heart’s been found
Metal bars have melted down
Maybe every single soul can be redeemed
Jubilee, jubilee
You’ve gotta listen for the sound
Jubilee, jubilee
It’s coming back around
It’s not always up to you and me
So just wait long enough and you’ll be free
In the jubilee
Just wait long enough and you’ll be free
In the jubilee
credits
from World Brand New,
released October 6, 2023
Ty Greenstein – lead vocals, acoustic guitar.
Ingrid Elizabeth – vocals, upright bass.
Michael Connolly – accordion.
Sean Trischka – drums, percussion.
Joe Chellman – washboard.
Tania Elizabeth – vocals, fiddle.
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