I was listening to Jake Gyllenhaal's guest DJ set on KCRW and was really impressed to hear them giving time to good ol' Mr. Wainwright III
Transcript:
JG: My last one is called “A Father and A Son,” by Loudon Wainwright III. Although it’s called “A Father and A Son,” it was actually played for me by my mother first. Loudon Wainwright is extraordinary. Rufus is a friend of mine and I think he’s extraordinary.
LR: He’s amazing
JG: - as is Martha. Alice, too.
LR: I don’t know her.
JG: She has this beautiful song that’s on her MySpace page. She actually was my sister’s nanny. This song somehow encompasses, I guess, what I was saying about family. At the very end, Loudon Wainwright says “Maybe its hate, probably its love.” Man, *chuckles*, that sort of says it. And I think, somehow, the fact that he’s the patriarch of this family that is so kind of extraordinary is something to look up to, something to admire. They are, I know at least publically, they have complications and are open about it and it’s wonderful because we all try and pretend like everything’s ok, or that things are perfect or try to make them the way they’re ‘supposed to be,’ quote unquote, and I think this song is really about him being as honest as he can about his relationship with his son and just loving him deeply.
Song: “A Father and A Son,” by Loudon Wainwright III
JG: Jim Sheridan would always liken everything back to his family. He’d say to me one day, *imitates Jim Sheridan* ‘Jake! You know, you’re playing my brother in this movie so I’m gonna hate ya today. You know, this scene reminded me about my brother and I’m gonna hate ya today!’
I believe there are few things in life that you can guarantee are important and family is one of them. That’s what “Brothers” is about, that’s what a lot of these songs are about for me, and that’s what hopefully my life will be about. So, there ya go, 5 songs, man!
LR: Awesome! So that was “Father and Son,” it was by Loudon Wainwright III and it’s the choice of our guest DJ, Jake Gyllenhaal. Thank you! That was fantastic!
JG: Thank you, that was really fun.
LR: Thank you for joining us on KCRW.com. For a complete track listing and to find these songs online go to KCRW.com/GuestDJProject
KCRW Guest DJ Project w/ J. Gyllenhaal
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