Saliers: Well, Amy and I used to be a bar band, and we would play 'til 3 a.m. Songfacts: And the bar at 3 a.m., did that actually happen? So that was sort of a comment about that. So I was saying I don't think this professor has the right to judge me in terms of real life, when we're caught up in this insular, sort of strange academic world. And I sort of put those images together, and it was sort of a poke at academia and the way it can sometimes be removed from reality. You know, and his pictures just looked so bizarre to me, and always struck me. And I remember in high school one of my teachers had a poster of Rasputin on his door.
Songfacts: Was there really a doctor of philosophy? Was that based on a real person? So it's about being confused but looking for the answers, and in the end knowing that you're going to be fine. There's no panacea, that in order to be balanced or feel closer to fine it's okay to draw from this or to draw from that, to draw from a bunch of different sources. And that song is about not beating yourself up too hard to get your answer from one place. So that song, I was with my family in Vermont, and we were sitting in this, like, rustic cabin, and I was sitting on a front porch and looking out into the trees, which, you know, whenever you're such a bucolic setting, it can make you feel very philosophical. I mean, all of my songs, they're a combination of real experiences and what I observe through other peoples' behavior and experience. Saliers: It is based on real experiences. Songfacts: Now, that song, I'm wondering if it's based on real experiences. Carl Wiser (Songfacts): I'd love to start with " Closer To Fine." Here, Emily charts her journey through some of those Indigo Girls songs, and explains how their unique songwriting arrangement works. Signed to the label in 1988, they used their creative control to make meaningful music sung in their distinctive harmonies, with Amy's alto complementing Emily's soprano. They quickly built a fervent following that gave them bargaining power when Epic Records came calling. By 1985, they were using the much more intriguing appellation Indigo Girls, and that year they issued "Crazy Game," an independent single that was followed by a full-length album. Religion, reincarnation and a 7th grade crush all provided inspiration for some of her work as half of the Indigo Girls.Įmily and her musical partner Amy Ray have been recording since high school, back when they called their act Saliers and Ray.
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