State Song

The video above was taken on Jamie's digital camera, but turned out pretty well. Jamie and I went to a German restaurant here on Nusa Dua Beach in Bali for dinner last night. There was a Balinese man playing all sorts of American songs on the guitar at the front of the restaurant. He sounded great.

He then played 2 songs that made me feel right at home. The first was the "The Green Green Grass of Home," which is an old family favorite song particularly for my mother. I was simply floored that he knew the song and was playing it. I doubt anyone else in the restaurant had heard it before.

The next song he played was "The Tennessee Waltz." Again, I was shocked and excited. My mother and I danced to this song at mine and Jamie's wedding, so it is special for me as it is to all Tennesseans. I went up there to video him and he asked if I knew how to play the guitar. I said that I didn't but asked him if that was the Tennessee Waltz. He said of course and I told him I was from Tennessee. He said "AH" and understood.

Great stuff. The Tennessee Waltz in a German restaurant in Bali. Very cool.