Carbon Leaf Countdown #8: Life Less Ordinary
Feb 13
One of the two best known Carbon Leaf songs falls early in our countdown at #8. It’s the ultimate love song by Carbon Leaf: “Life Less Ordinary.”
Chances are if you became a fan of Carbon Leaf after 2005, it was this and “The Boxer” that you knew Carbon Leaf for before anything else. Every band’s got one. RHCP has “Under The Bridge,” Radiohead has “Creep,” and The Clash has “Should I Stay Or Should I Go.” Almost every band has that one song that just crosses genres and really hits it on all levels: their pop hit. Normally, it equates to their biggest success resulting in the band playing it for decades to come since it is the song that got a good majority of fans to take notice of the band. As I’ve stated before, Carbon Leaf is not as big as they should be and this song is the picture perfect example. It’s an ultimate love song, one I’m sure a hundred or so couples have used as a first dance or as “their song.” While it was Carbon Leaf’s biggest hit in terms of radio airplay, it didn’t equate to the success that you would think. It’s even weirder because now, having heard it probably a thousand times; it’s still more fresh & original than anything you’d hear on the radio no matter what channel. Like “Rolling In The Deep,” it’s pop music done right and a song you might think is overplayed, but you still know is pretty darn great.
Looking at the song, what’s not to really fall in love with instantly? It’s a got a great bass line that almost makes you imagine yourself walking down the street hand-in-hand with your girl. The folk fills give it depth and more character and the tick-tock drum beat makes it seem that much more urgent. Really though, we all know it’s the lyrics that make the song. It’s all the Carbon Leaf lyrical phrases you know and love finally describing love for what exactly it is. No vague swooping undercurrents in the story. It’s the tale of falling in love true & true and the one that gets all the girls swooning in the crowd. Even if you don’t like love songs, could you really pick a dozen better love songs? If this song came in at number 8, we’ve sure got some strong ones coming up, huh?
Song: Life Less Ordinary
Album: Indian Summer
Year: 2004
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