This week’s installment of Money Tune Tuesday is a bit different. Rather than a song about money, it’s a song that represents perhaps one of the best concerts I have ever seen. Ever. Oh, and it was free.
Last Friday, I saw Better Than Ezra for free at Baltimore’s Power Plant Live. Sure, it was hotter than the sun and I had to pay for a hotel room and my Jeremiah Weed crush got warm before I could finish it but it didn’t matter because I got to see BTE. I had been wanting to see them for more years than I can count and when I saw that they were playing for free in my favorite city, there was no way I was not going. I called my parents, got them to babysit and off I went.
I wish there was a word for how infinitely amazing this show was. It was perfect. And I can’t believe it was free. A show that good should not be free. I am over the moon that it was, in fact, free but I would have gladly paid money to go. It was so good I forgot that I was melting into my flip flops (I only remembered that later, back at the hotel).
So, in honor of this unbelievable show, and it’s homage to the frugal, today’s money tune is Better Than Ezra’s “Absolutely Still”. I chose this instead of their more well known songs like “Good”, “Desperately Wanting” or “Breathless” (apparently this one has been covered by Taylor Swift) because, well, it’s incredible and lots of people need to hear it:
I saw them once for free when they were in our city. I love them! I know it is so mainstream, but Desperately Wanting is probably my favorite. 🙂
Back in the mid-90's after we graduated college, a bunch of buddies and I were on a constant tear of going to concerts. I remember seeing BTE at a festival once and it was a great show. They had some great hits back in the day. And free always works!
@Messy Jessie–Desperately Wanting is a good song. It's my husband's favorite and it's actually on our wedding CD. My personal favorite is "Cry in the Sun". I wanted to post that one but it's hard to find!
@Money Beagle–I kind of like that they're not too popular. I've been listening to them since around that time–mid 90s, early college years. Small amounts but loyal longtime fans are the best!