Spirit Walker
| "Spirit Walker" | |
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| Song by Ween | |
| from the album La Cucaracha | |
| Released | October 23, 2007 |
| Recorded | c. March–April 2007 |
| Length | 3:22 |
| Label | Chocodog Records, Rounder |
"Spirit Walker" is a song by Ween from the 2007 album La Cucaracha.
Song Details[edit | edit source]
Recording and Composition[edit | edit source]
"Spirit Walker" is a song that shifts through the minor and major keys of C and C#. The vocals stay in the key of C major despite the key changes in the instrumental.
The lead vocals are sung by Gene Ween. He has stated that "Spirit Walker" is a love song about his wife, which he wrote when the two were engaged.[1] The vocal effect was produced with Auto-Tune, which Gene said he downloaded and intentionally "abused miserably" by turning it up all the way.[2]
Live Performances[edit | edit source]
"Spirit Walker" was debuted by Gene Ween with acoustic guitar at a singer-songwriter event in the summer of 2006.[3][4] He continued to play the song frequently at solo acoustic shows.[5] Ween proper only played the song a handful of times during the La Cucaracha tour; they have not played it since 2008.[6]
Song Themes[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230426032900/https://www.mcall.com/2007/11/22/philadelphia-seriously-awash-in-irony/
- ↑ WTF Podcast - Aaron Freeman Time=33:00
- ↑ https://brownbase.org/every_time_played.php?band=all%20bands&song_id=185
- ↑ https://archive.org/details/GeneWeen2006-06-25/GeneWeen2006-06-25t11.flac
- ↑ https://brownbase.org/every_time_played.php?band=all%20bands&song_id=185
- ↑ https://brownbase.org/every_time_played.php?band=all%20bands&song_id=185