Colorado has always been a big, surprising inspiration. Every time you're inspired, it's a surprise. Laura and I, my wife and I, had a chance to just go walk up in hills and the grasses and stuff. We saw a hawk that was circling, and then we also, over in the distance, there were some hang gliders that were circling. They were catching this thing that was just taking them upward and upward, and the hawk was doing the same bit. He was just catching a breeze, cruising up.
That was the inspiration for the lyrics for "Surprise Valley." It starts with an initial inspiration, and then whatever's coming out in your subconscious, kind of let that flow out. Collect the stuff that doesn't seem relevant and get that out of the way, and then continue, but that definitely came from [Colorado].
John Bell · MoBoogie webisode
By the numbers
- Frequency
- 1 in every 4.0 shows
- Most common lead in
- Love Tractor (10 times)
- Most common lead out
- Blue Indian (19 times)
- Most common set position
- Set 2, song 6 (34 times)
Sources
- John Bell interview (video) · MoBoogie