Zach Sestili: “Christy” (Year Unknown)
Thanks to a recently posted bit of archival video we’re thrilled to present a second piece of the early musical history of a dear friend, Mr. Zach Sestili aka Zach Pendulum.
All I know or recall about “Christy” (I hope Zach will correct me if I’m in error) is:
1. It was written at around age 16 for a high school crush and, despite playing it for her one day in school, Zach failed to win the girl.
2. By the time I saw Zach perform this song a few years later he had altered (and improved) the melody of a portion of the bridge section (“…and it makes me wonder, what do you need but a guy like me”) but though this video captures the song at an earlier stage of development it’s still more than worthy of the share.
3. Originally that bit of lyric was written as:
Christy, you have everything/And it makes me wonder, what do you need with a guy like me
But, ever one to take an optimistic point of view in his songs, Zach changed the single word “with” to “but” to give the lyric a more hopeful slant.
I keenly miss living in the same city as Zach. He was, and is, the kind of artist I’d never miss the opportunity to see perform. But I’m glad to have seen him up close on the occasions I did–it was simply mesmerizing.
As is the case with the song we previously presented here (“When the Lashes and the Stars Fall”) Sestili’s obvious writing, arranging and performing talents shine through despite the limitations of the original audio sources. If “Christy” and its accompanying video pique your interest, check out the “Lashes” post, wherein we gush at length about this guy’s gifts.
Enjoy!
See also: https://edcyphers.com/2013/01/21/songs-you-may-have-missed-300/
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