Dying Is Fine
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"Dying Is Fine" was one of the first songs written by Ra Ra Riot
. It was released several times, being reworked for their first full album, The Rhumb Line
, in 2008. The song was inspired by the e. e. cummings
poem, dying is fine)but death
It was reworked and re-recorded several times; as a single for V2 Records
, on the 2007 EP Ra Ra Riot
, and on the first album release, The Rhumb Line
, on Barsuk Records
.
"Dying Is Fine" was chosen as the Free MP3 of the Day on music blog Spinner on July 17, 2008.
poem dying is fine)but death. The lyric "Death oh baby/You know that dying is fine but maybe/I wouldn't like death if death's for good/Not even if death were good" mirrors the poem's introduction:
"
?o
baby
i
wouldn't like
Death if Death
were
good
"
Ra Ra Riot
Ra Ra Riot is an American indie rock band from Syracuse, New York, consisting of vocalist Wes Miles, bassist Mathieu Santos, guitarist Milo Bonacci, cellist Alexandra Lawn , violinist Rebecca Zeller, and drummer Kenny Bernard.-History:...
. It was released several times, being reworked for their first full album, The Rhumb Line
The Rhumb Line
The Rhumb Line is the debut LP for the Syracuse-based indie rock band Ra Ra Riot. Recorded in late 2007 with Ryan Hadlock in Woodinville, WA, the band released their debut album on August 19, 2008, through Seattle-based indie label Barsuk Records. The album peaked at #109 on the Billboard 200...
, in 2008. The song was inspired by the e. e. cummings
E. E. Cummings
Edward Estlin Cummings , popularly known as E. E. Cummings, with the abbreviated form of his name often written by others in lowercase letters as e.e. cummings , was an American poet, painter, essayist, author, and playwright...
poem, dying is fine)but death
History and release
"Dying Is Fine" was written in January 2006. Ra Ra Riot recorded "Dying Is Fine" on a Daytrotter Session on October 15, 2007.It was reworked and re-recorded several times; as a single for V2 Records
V2 Records
V2 Records is a record label that is owned by Universal Music Group as of October 2007. The label was founded in 1996 by Richard Branson, five years after he sold Virgin Records to EMI....
, on the 2007 EP Ra Ra Riot
Ra Ra Riot (EP)
Ra Ra Riot is the self-titled EP and debut release of the Syracuse-based indie rock band Ra Ra Riot. Recorded in Brooklyn, NY in January 2007, the six-song EP was originally self-released before the band signed with The Rebel Group for distribution....
, and on the first album release, The Rhumb Line
The Rhumb Line
The Rhumb Line is the debut LP for the Syracuse-based indie rock band Ra Ra Riot. Recorded in late 2007 with Ryan Hadlock in Woodinville, WA, the band released their debut album on August 19, 2008, through Seattle-based indie label Barsuk Records. The album peaked at #109 on the Billboard 200...
, on Barsuk Records
Barsuk Records
Barsuk Records is an independent record label based in Seattle, Washington, started and still managed by the members of the band This Busy Monster, Christopher Possanza and Josh Rosenfeld, who created the label in 1994 to release their band's material. Its logo is a drawing of a dog holding a...
.
"Dying Is Fine" was chosen as the Free MP3 of the Day on music blog Spinner on July 17, 2008.
e. e. cummings poem inspiration
The song is based on e. e. cummingsE. E. Cummings
Edward Estlin Cummings , popularly known as E. E. Cummings, with the abbreviated form of his name often written by others in lowercase letters as e.e. cummings , was an American poet, painter, essayist, author, and playwright...
poem dying is fine)but death. The lyric "Death oh baby/You know that dying is fine but maybe/I wouldn't like death if death's for good/Not even if death were good" mirrors the poem's introduction:
"
?o
baby
i
wouldn't like
Death if Death
were
good
"