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Halo by Cage The Elephant
Cage The Elephant
Artist Biography For Cage The Elephant
Cage The Elephant Is An Alternative Rock Band Which Formed In 2005 In Bowling Green Kentucky United States. The Band Consists Of Matt Shultz Vocals Brad Shultz Guitar Nick Bockrath Guitar Daniel Tichenor Bass Vocals Jared Champion Drums And Matthan Minster Keyboard Vocals Guitar . Their Breakthrough Single Was Ain't No Rest For The Wicked Which Peaked At #83 On The Billboard Hot 100 #32 On The UK Singles Chart And #3 On The Billboard Alternative Songs Chart. This Song Was Also Featured As The Intro Song For The 2009 Video Game "Borderlands."
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Halo
Cage-The-Elephant - Melophobia
"Halo" Is The Sixth Track From Cage The Elephant's Second Studio Album "Melophobia". "This Was A Guitar Riff That Lincoln Had Written While We Were Still Touring On The Last Record. It Was A Really Cool Chord Progression But We Felt That It Needed A Little More Movement. Lincoln And I Got To The Writing Space A Little Early One Day And We Were Sitting On A Porch Swing Just Conversing About What To Do. We Decided To Double-Time The Guitar It Would Be 16th Notes. We Went To Where The Band Was Practicing And Everybody Kind Of Fell Into It. The Vocal Melody Happened Over Time Though. I Really Got Into Christmas Music For Some Strange Reason. I Just Think That The Chord Arrangements And Vocal Melodies In Christmas Music Are Pure Genius. So That’s Where I Went With The Vocal Melody For ‘Halo’ – It’s Inspired By Listening To Christmas Music. I Wanted To Write About Something That You Struggle With And Battle To Get Away From But I Wanted To Make It Sound Like It’s About A Relationship Even Though It’s Not. It’s About These Vices That Plague Us. In The Chorus It Says ‘I Lost My Halo’ – I Was Thinking About That Point In Life Where You Feel You’re Innocent… I Don’t Even Know If You Recognize It As Innocent – You Just Don’t See Your Shortcomings. And Then You Fall On Your Face In A Big Way And You Realize That You Look Foolish. There Have Been Some Things That I’ve Done In The Past Couple Of Years That I’m Not Proud Of At All. The Song Is About Those Things That Continuously Come Back To Haunt You." Matt Shultz Via MusicRadar September 2013
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Cage The Elephant Is An Alternative Rock Band Which Formed In 2005 In Bowling Green Kentucky United States. The Band Consists Of Matt Shultz Vocals Brad Shultz Guitar Nick Bockrath Guitar Daniel Tichenor Bass Vocals Jared Champion Drums And Matthan Minster Keyboard Vocals Guitar . Their Breakthrough Single Was Ain't No Rest For The Wicked Which Peaked At #83 On The Billboard Hot 100 #32 On The UK Singles Chart And #3 On The Billboard Alternative Songs Chart. This Song Was Also Featured As The Intro Song For The 2009 Video Game "Borderlands."
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"Halo" is the sixth track from Cage the Elephant's second studio album "Melophobia".
"This was a guitar riff that Lincoln had written while we were still touring on the last record. It was a really cool chord progression, but we felt that it needed a little more movement. Lincoln and I got to the writing space a little early one day, and we were sitting on a porch swing, just conversing about what to do. We decided to double-time the guitar; it would be 16th notes.
We went to where the band was practicing, and everybody kind of fell into it. The vocal melody happened over time, though. I really got into Christmas music for some strange reason. I just think that the chord arrangements and vocal melodies in Christmas music are pure genius. So that’s where I went with the vocal melody for ‘Halo’ – it’s inspired by listening to Christmas music.
I wanted to write about something that you struggle with and battle to get away from, but I wanted to make it sound like it’s about a relationship, even though it’s not. It’s about these vices that plague us. In the chorus, it says, ‘I lost my halo’ – I was thinking about that point in life where you feel you’re innocent… I don’t even know if you recognize it as innocent – you just don’t see your shortcomings. And then you fall on your face in a big way, and you realize that you look foolish.
There have been some things that I’ve done in the past couple of years that I’m not proud of at all. The song is about those things that continuously come back to haunt you."
Matt Shultz via MusicRadar (September 2013) Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.