We will kick off the second album of The Legacy of Kip Winger compilation. The first album ended with Kip losing Caroline and falling into drugs with the help of Ace. It finished with a harrowing image of Kip racing through a hospital trying to be rescued from a drug overdose.
'Speechless' - Lady Gaga from The Fame Monster
I love this song. This is my favorite Lady Gaga song. It shows that she can really sing behind all the electronic rhythms and enhancements that usually grace her songs. Her message is straight forward and powerful. It kicks off the second album with Caroline wallowing in the pain that Kip has caused her. I picture her sitting at his hospital bed sobbing as he lies there in a coma, the heart monitors bleeping in the background. She is conflicted by the love that still resides in her and all the pain that lingers from Kip's inability to show his love or clean up his act.
'Gravity' - Aranda from Aranda
Aranda are special in their unspecialness. They are good and make good songs, but they are very unassuming. I could not pinpoint one special or interesting thing about them other than their songs sound good in that typical pop/rock sense that music treads in these days. For the story, this would be Kip's hospital rage after maybe receiving a lecture from Caroline after waking from the coma. "You had it all worked out when you pushed me away." That would be Kip saying why are you here lecturing and sobbing over me now when you said we were done and wished you could 'Undo It'.
'Hold Up' - The Raconteurs from Consolers of the Lonely
Our second installment from the power group has them a little more upbeat than earlier. This is closer to something Jack White would have done as the White Stripes. It borders on frantic at times and features some nifty guitar work in the bridges between verses. Here, it is the title that advances the story. Kip is recanting on his rant by asking Caroline don't go so fast. The mention of a prison cell in the lyrics could hint as to where Kip ended up after recovering in the hospital.
'New Fang' - Them Crooked Vultures from Them Crooked Vultures
This song is a bit grittier than the first entry from Them Crooked Vultures. The rhythm feels more Queens of the Stoneage. Here the line, "Think you got me confused for a better man," stuck out to me. That is Kip feeling insecure about himself in being able to treat Caroline right. They are having a more serious conversation about what 'they' are.
'You've Got a Friend in Me' - The Zutons from Tired of Hanging Around
This song has always stuck out to me on The Zuton's album. This is kind of a dark and moody love song. A reluctant lover of someone else. Even though if you pay attention to the lyrics, it sounds more like he is stalking the woman. I take the line, "I want a new love. I'm sick of this past life. But I'm scared of new love." That is Kip at his most honest he has ever been with Caroline. This is sort of their getting back together song. I would picture more that Caroline is saying you've got a friend in me.
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You know as I thought about Kip Winger over time, I wasn't sure who he was. The subtitles, as I said before, threw me. I am not sure that I would of went with a love/relationship story. That's just me though. It's yours for sure. I almost think there needs to be another element to the story - like an aspect of danger like him trying to rip off drug dealers or something of that sort.
If I was actually writing a story, I could of put more into it. But I think just trying to tie all these songs into a cohesive concept. It is hard probably not to take the meanings of 40 songs and not end up with a love story. I think originally I had thought of Kip as some sort of crazy rock star and goes on a bender after living the lifestyle with sex and drugs to have a redemption of the second album.
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