A Look Back at 'The Legacy of Kip Winger' - Part 6

We left Kip and Caroline sort of finding each other again.  They have rekindled their love and move forward with their relationship from here.
'In The Castle' - Wolfmother from Cosmic Egg

The second part of this song sounds closer to what most Wolfmother tunes sound like.  They are usually fast paced, rocking songs.  They are definitely more of a throwback, but I have never quite been able to figure out who to compare them to.  This is a pivotal song in the story with maybe some time lapse from the previous.  I took the lyrics to mean than Kip and Caroline are getting married.  There is a part in there about walking off into the castle and another about sitting at the table drinking their wine which made me think of a reception party.


'Incomplete' - Sara Schiralli from Bang Bang

This song was a part of a sampler collection.  It has always stuck out to me.  The tune is so beautiful and the singing fits in there perfectly.  I haven't ever really checked out other stuff from her, which I suppose is an injustice on my part since I like this song so much.  This song probably more than any other is my total interpretation of the song for the story.  I could never find the lyrics and with the accent, it was hard for me to understand what she was singing about all the time.  So I took the line, "This picture is incomplete," and fit into where we were in the story.  Things have turned around for our two love birds, now married.  Caroline wants to complete their family.


'Kooks' - David Bowie from Hunky Dory

This songs feels like David Bowie stole a song from Neil Young.  It has that rock/country southern flare that Young specialized in.  I believe I read somewhere that Bowie wrote this song after listening to one of Young's new albums of the day.  I've always like it as an example of those quirky songs that Bowie had the ability to spin and make sound so accessible.  Here Kip is singing to his new baby as he and Caroline have completed their family.  Their is certainly a different feeling of love and happiness around them now.


'It's Okay, Try Again' - The Shins from Yo Gabba Gabba! Music Is Awesome

This song is so beautiful in its simplicity.  I really haven't listened to much from The Shins but this song makes me want to.  I love the banjo interlaced in the song, you don't hear that much.  Yo Gabba Gabba! is a kid's show that features some pretty good music for their 'Super Music Friends Show' in each episode.  Here again as their child grows up, Kip is doing his best to teach him a lesson, perhaps one Kip learned the hard way.  Life will even you out as long as you make it OK and don't go the wrong way.  


'Lovely, Love My Family' - The Roots from Yo Gabba Gabba! Music Is Awesome

The Roots make some pretty cool music and most people might know them now as the band on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.  This song is so smooth it feels like melted butter.  Where else are you gonna hear a sousaphone solo?  This is Kip and Caroline's child singing now as he grows older.  I really don't think anything had outlined the sex or name of their child.  I don't know if I ever do think of a name, but it is definitely a boy.  He is doing the right thing.  He loves his family and they are making a good home for him.


 While this section may not seem all that exciting, I guess it sort of paints a couple pictures for me.  First, that Kip is trying to finally straighten out his life.  After all he has done wrong and done to hurt Caroline, they find a way to work it out.  Now they are raising a family and we see several instances of Kip trying to set his son on a good path.  This is perhaps some nurturing Kip never got or maybe didn't pay attention to.  This section may make more sense once we get through this CD.  Without saying too much, this becomes the setup for things to come.