If you were in charge of Earth, could you fix it? Would you make love to Venus? The planet? What if your lover started the whole world on fire? What if Winnie the Poo was gay? Have you ever lived off bottle deposits, or wondered why easy is supposed [+]If you were in charge of Earth, could you fix it? Would you make love to Venus? The planet? What if your lover started the whole world on fire? What if Winnie the Poo was gay? Have you ever lived off bottle deposits, or wondered why easy is supposed to be good for you and hard is to be avoided? Or wondered what the hell a peace march is going to accomplish or how a whole band of Wookies would sound?
Have you ever heard an album that was so outlandish you could call it fantasy, so funny you’re sure they were high, and so close to home it put your heart in a knot? All at the same time? Backed by a groove that lightly melts you further into your chair with each listen?
When the three Ginger Ninjas set out to document their songs, they unwittingly began asking and answering these questions themselves. Propelled by the mixture of Hayes’ hardcore bass, Isaac’s outside funk drums and West African percussion, and Kipchoge’s sing-song acoustic guitar, the trio settled into a fusion that they soon named “mind shaking love groove folkfunk roots explosive mountain music for a pleasant revolution.”
The music on Where the Rubber Meets the Road dances behind the words, inviting the listener to enter the mysterious land where revolutions are fought and won with fierce devotion to self exploration and under the careful watch of Yoda.
Kipchoge speaks about the songs:
Vitamin L
People always ask me about the “girl on the corner.” What exactly is she selling? Acid? Love? The guitar part and the lyrics just popped up one morning, something about a girl who has something, or is something, that we all need. Certainly, most of us could stand to take a hit or two of LSD. I think the line about the heart/prisoner/mind/jail is one of my all-time favorites.
Can’t Decide
One day I realized how much energy I waste trying to make up my mind, and this song came. Now it serves as both anthem and reminder. I like song lyrics that come from everyday pieces of language; it makes them “sticky” so every time the saying comes up in a conversation, it reminds everyone around of the song.
No Intentions
This song was originally about a trans-sexual girl squirrel with an automatic button. My then girlfriend hated it but we all loved the groove and a better idea came. I wr
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