![]() ![]() Songfacts: I don't want to burst anybody's bubble, but did you have something else in mind when you wrote this song, something that's maybe not so wedding related? I'm always amazed by the different things that people find in songs and typically they find what they need in music, and art in general isn't complete until the audience has gotten from it what they're looking for. You try to get in the right space and let the song become what it's going to be. It's kind of like giving credit to the lightning rod for the lightning. I mean, all we're capable of doing is birthing it in a way, or being the conduit. It's one of those things that I hesitate to say too much, because sometimes songs become what they were supposed to be, and it's not really up to the songwriter to determine what that is. And it's been obviously linked as a romantic song. It was kind of a Hail Mary prayer for me, personally. McCain: Because I didn't really write the song as a love song. McCain: It solidifies the fact that intention of the songwriter is 180 degrees from potential interpretation by an audience. Phil viewers voted "I'll Be" as the best wedding song ever written. Songfacts: (Laughing) I'm sure some have. I was like, Oh my God, people are going to lose their minds. And especially when they close the highway for a month. I live in Los Angeles and we have traffic jams of epic proportions almost every day. But I do apologize.ĭan MacIntosh (Songacts): That's all right. And I tell you, it was just one of those things, I got jammed up. I literally was trapped behind the wheel of a bus. I was doing double duty as bus driver and we got into this traffic snafu that was of epic proportions. This interview was rescheduled once, which as we found out, can happen when the subject is also driving the bus. After his 2001 album Far From Over, he left the label on shockingly amicable terms, going the indie route ever since.Īs Edwin tells the story of "I'll Be," you'll hear how the song defined him as an artist and brought him to a positive place from a period of alcoholism and despair. This got him a deal with Atlantic Records that petered out after his big hit and when the Hootie backlash began. So who is the guy behind the song? McCain is an introspective singer/songwriter from South Carolina, which in the mid-'90s meant Hootie & the Blowfish. It's a song so intimate that we hear our own stories in it, and often use it to accompany weddings and other moments that define our lives. The song tells the story of a turning point in his life - his "Hail Mary" moment. On the road for hundreds of dates every year, "I'll Be" is the honey that attracts new fans to his rootsy music not suitable for pop radio. ![]() Some songwriters have rocky relationships with their well known hit, but McCain loves everything about it. More folks can sing its chorus than tell you the first thing about Edwin McCain. ![]() "I'll Be" hit the charts in 1998 and has been on playlists ever since. All frames are fitted with 2mm Perspex.Ĭanvas Options: Your chosen design will be printed onto quality heavy weight canvas, finished with varnish and then it will be stretched and mounted onto a 38mm wooden bar box frame and arrive with fixings ready to hang on the wall.The song is more popular than the artist. Your chosen design will be printed onto high quality satin art card and arrive ready framed in the size & frame finish you select. Please see additional product images for frame finishes. Our frames are high quality, sturdy and robust. Frames are supplied with strut backs up to and including 12″ x 10″ to hang or stand either way. Frames above 12″ x 10″ can hang either way. No frame, easels, stands or accessories included are included with the print only options.įramed Options: We have a variety of frame finishes to choose from. For our Extra large and XX Large prints these will be printed onto high quality satin finish 280gsm art card and sent in a protective postal tube. Print Only Options: For our Small - Large prints your chosen design will be printed in the size you select onto high quality satin 350gsm finish art card and posted to you in protective board back envelope packaging. Print Sizes: (Size Without Frames): Small A5 (8.3 x 5.8 inches) | Medium A4 (11.7 x 8.3 inches) | Large A3 (16.5 x 11.7 inches) | Extra Large A2 (23.4 x 16.5 inches) | XX Large A1 (33.1 x 23.4 inches)Ĭanvas Sizes: (Finished Canvas Size) Medium (12 x 8 inches) | Large (16 x 12 inches) | Extra Large (24 x 16 inches) | XX Large (34 x 24 inches) You can see all of our custom print design options here. We also have 1000's of other songs available, but If you cannot find the song you require by using our website search facility, then we can create a custom print for you with any song. Edwin McCain I'll Be White Script Song Lyric Quote Print ![]()
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