Falling Slowly

You'll probably have to cut this, Amy, 'cause now my mind is wandering and I'm s- just drinking my coffee.

You know that, uh, Falling Slowly, that song from that Irish movie?

Mm-hmm.

Take that sinking boat and, you know, t- take it, point it home.

This week it's time to set the record straight.

In an industry propelled by TikTok soundbites, streams, and trends, writing a hit song isn't easy.

This one's for the unsung heroes, the songwriters.

It's the newest movie musical from Irish filmmaker John Carney, Power Ballad.

Take a listen.

You don't recognize it? Should I? Of course, yes, you should.

That's my chorus and verse.

I wrote that song.

It was a song that you both knew, and she could still sing in that way with you, and you're both looking at one another, and just the love, just such, such a, a beautiful, uh, moment.

And "Falling Slowly" is an interesting song too because it kind of encapsulates all those emo- emotions, happiness, but also, you know, something deeper and more complicated, which is, you know, what relationships are.

They're not just happy and joy.

They also have these moments where we have to stand by and support one another.

give us a budget we'll spend it in such fun ways

it's also not what i was talking about but okay um i uh i know i i i thought about it you know i even thought about doing like different i thought about doing like a version of the theme song in the round um for this season but in the long run i think what people want is that same theme song oh

man that's because you don't listen to the lonely island podcast

it's like you listen to you know like we all enjoyed that season of weeds where they were doing different covers we

all enjoyed that season of weeds where they did all the different covers

you had to establish that that song was it first you know oh

I think I disagree.

I think we're past that as an audience.

Can you take this out?

No, he did, uh, Falling Slowly.

Oh.

That song.

But also he was in a movie called Once.

And that movie won an Academy Award for best song called Falling Slowly.

So the movie is amazing.

I have a copy of it right here on DVD that I'm looking at.