Family Man: Discussion

[Les]

I just think it was a poor choice for a single when they had "Isn't it Midnight" to chose instead. In my opinion, Isn't it Midnight had hit single written all over it and they played it in concert (granted LB was not there for the concert so Family Man could not really be played in the same way).

I always just thought it was odd that Family Man and not Isn't It Midnight would be a single, because wasn't it released as a single after he left? Or do I have the timing off? I just remember that he was gone by the time they needed a video so they slapped together that god-awful video featuring pointless black and white newsreel footage and segments of the band that were clearly from the Seven Wonders video shoot. They just cut away from Lindsey all the time right before the he'd start to sing at a mic because obviously he wouldn't be singing the right words! Hehe.

And, he is said not to like or care about lyrics.

Well, Stevie says that; Lindsey doesn't. I think he's not so confident in his lyric-writing as she is and he's been quick to dismiss his efforts in that area in the past. But I think he does care about them and does try always to improve. What is it he said in that new interview? He tries to come up with a lyric that has "truth, grace and mystery." That said, because she was more confident with her lyrics than he when they were younger and together, I wouldn't be surprised if he did draw some inspiration from some of her writing. His style evolved over a longer period, I think, and still is evolving to some degree.