my oh my [song of the week]

Well, here it is: my first official "song of the week" feature! I chose to do these on Tuesdays because that's when new albums and songs are always released in the industry. The songs I choose to spotlight will not necessarily be new, but I just wanted to parallel "the biz" somehow, mostly for my own amusement.

The song of the week is "My Oh My" by Adam Stidham/Civalias.


[Photo from www.myspace.com/adamstidhammusic]

Why do I have two artists listed? I honestly don't know. I found the song in video form on the myspace page of Adam Stidham, a musician from Los Angeles. However, the video/song is listed as being by Civalias. Since Adam is the only one shown in the video, I'm assuming it's just a side project or an alias of his. Either way, Adam has a great voice, fairly unique, with that kind of older-style quality about it (or in other words, not your typical pop radio boy voice). Unfortunately, I hardly know a thing about him, and his page is not terribly helpful. I'd heard JP of We The Living mention him but had forgotten, then last week I found his myspace page by chance while clicking through profiles in a fit of boredom. (In this case, the progression was We The Living --> their manager Scott Austin --> Adam.) I listened to his songs and really liked them. His tunes are pretty mellow, but quite good. "Surprise Surprise" sounds like it would work well on Grey's Anatomy and similar tv shows. However, it was "My Oh My" which really caught my attention. I'm posting the lyrics the way I hear them, but I can't guarantee 100% accuracy. I can only find it in video format, and I've posted it here so you can see and hear for yourself. Enjoy.

I was just walking away
Not thinking about it
But you knew the right words to say

All that I wanted to do
Was go on without it
But something was stuck in my way

Forget the communication
You must be out of your mind
Don’t look for justification
There’s no more time

I don’t really wanna let you go
But something isn’t right and we both know
Maybe it was worth a try
My oh my
Oh we could take it from the start
Watch it as it all just falls apart
Nothing’s gonna make this right
My oh my
Oh my

I was alone in my car
Driving to nowhere
When I saw you out on the street

Something inside made me think
That you still belong here
And on and on it won’t let me be

Forget the communication
I must be out of my mind
I found the justification
I just need time

I don’t really wanna let you go
But something isn’t right and we both know
Maybe it was worth a try
My oh my
Oh we could take it from the start
Watch it as it all just falls apart
Nothing’s gonna make this right
My oh my
Oh my