New Song – My Beige Bear
December 19th, 2007
This should give you some idea how much time I spend these days hanging out with a certain 2-year-old child. I’m generally forced to make stuffed animals talk to each other for several hours each day, so it’s no wonder this thing showed up in my creative output. You see, Beige Bear is the wisest of the animals, because he’s been around for a long time. He’s also well-loved, so he’s got a great capacity for patience and compassion. Indigo Monkey’s just a mess.
I have a blue bear. His name is Peabody and he’s … um … 37 just like me. He’s not quite as blue as he was back in the day, but I know he still loves me.
Great song JoCo! As a child my bed was (and, despite being a university student now) fairly full with teddy bears and other plush toys. Like in your song, I have the closest connection to my veteran teddy bear (equal age, not so equal height anymore), who was the perfect thing to hug and cuddle up to whenever I felt sad and lonely.
I don’t think I had a mischievous indigo monkey in my collection though, and my bear’s a bit more brown than beige.
I didn’t do it because i’d rather pay to support you – but it seems I can click on the title of the song in this post, and “save as” download the mp3.
Are you okay with fans just downloading the songs as they come out? Obviously you would probably prefer for them to buy them and support you, but it seems you are pretty relaxed about the whole thing.
Thanks Sean, but I am aware of that. People should pay if they want to, but the $$$ shouldn’t stop it from being heard. All the TAW stuff is still free in the iTunes podcast area, and people still buy it…
I actually felt pretty dumb after I posted that, because I then read the “start here,” and noticed how much stuff you give out for free. I think it does help your cause, as you said.
I think you do great work, and i’m really happy for you that you could quit your day job to do something you really love. I want your entire catalouge now, but i’ll have to get it bit by bit because i’m on a budget.
I hope I didn’t come off as a weirdo, I’m just big on supporting the artists.
This has suddenly become my favourite song from this site. From anywhere.
The subject matter is something definitely dear and significant to me. And as is often the case, J seems to have totally nailed ‘something’ which makes for a touching personal experience rather than just a load of words.
Musically, I agree with everyone who thinks the intro is fantastic. But I’m surprised no one has mentions the chorus; I can’t remember the last time I was so compelled to sing along to *any* song on the way into work in the morning.
Keep up the fantastic work, JC.
I think the opening riff from Bowie’s Andy Warhol song. Good stuff. If you’re in the UK, you may quality for gift aid, by the way. Government give a little each time someone donates money.
Your Beige Bear is an amazing song, loved by my granddaughter, Sehana and her mommy and I for years. I can now afford to buy it and am looking forward to more of the same, so she can learn to listen, appreciate and one day write and sing songs of her own that are positive, upbeat and WONDERFUL to listen to. Thank you Mr. Coulton!