There's been a lot of wedding songs and proposals. It's cool because when they play it at weddings so, it means a lot to them. That's a big deal. They're always going to remember 'Head Over Boots' as played at their wedding.
But I think a song that is really emotionally packed, with a great melody that just will soar, that's the keeper.
The way I picked the tracks for '99.9%' was based on the feeling of, 'Is this going to be a hit?' I wanted songs that people would immediately hear and remember.
The melody is the most important thing that must stay in the minds of the people who listen to you. No matter how many notes you play, you can't let them forget what the song is.
I can hear the youthfulness of my playing on, say, 'Hold The Line.'
A great song is one that is around even when I'm not.
You hear a song like 'Wait For It,' you hear a song like 'Dear Theodosia' - if you get one of those songs in a musical - one - it's worth dropping everything to sing that one song.
If a voice is just too nice, without an edge, it kinda all flows by. You forget it. You don't listen to the lyrics.
If you have to be a one-hit wonder, then 'San Francisco' is the one to have.
For the rest of my life, the one song that people will remember -- regardless -- is "Conga" . . . I never get tired of singing it. It never gets old for me.
