Saturday June 27, 2020 Samurai Cop (Oh Joy Begins) Dave Matthews Band
A reflective song about birth and life...called Samurai Cop!?
This tune appears on the 2018 Dave Matthews Band album/cd “Come Tomorrow” which is their seventh consecutive record to debut at number one, a feat that no other band has achieved. DMB has been a multi-platinum, successful touring band since 1993 which is a frightening span of time for those of us who might consider their material ‘new music’.
Started in Charlottesville, VA by South African born Dave Matthews and a group of like minded musicians the band came upon their name by accident when early on one of their members was having a flyer printed for a show and just wrote the Dave Matthews Band. Matthews is quick to point out that it is not his band, there really is no leader and their decisions are all based on collective thought.
Successful almost from the very beginning, DMB’s first album/CD, “Remember Two Things” independently produced, debuted on college charts as the highest independent entry, and went on to be certified platinum by the RIAA in 2002.
A popular touring group DMB is essentially a jam band in live performances and they encourage fans to record their shows which has clearly not affected their sales negatively.
I know you’re wondering about the title and according to Matthews, “That's what it's called because I was watching a really bad movie called Samurai Cop over and over again at the time I wrote the song.” Inspiration can come from mysterious places.
Stay safe and well...and remember we all began the same.
