In this interview with Songfacts, A/J reveals that this song started with a sample of Benny Goodman, a famous jazz and swing musician and clarinetist. After some research, A/J concludes:
As for Saint Motel, I think we identified with the idea of “keep going even when it doesn’t really make sense.”...
(Benny Goodman!)
You're gonna see me in the light of the morning
You're gonna feel me in a droplet of rain
You're gonna hear me in icicles forming
You're gonna miss me till your dying day
You'll take a breath and curse what you're breathing
You'll swear you taste me in the salt of your skin
You'll feel your heart pump irregular beatings
The thoughts you blocked out came right back in
Whoa, the one who laughs last
Who waits, until the joke is long dead
At that moment you strike like Benny Goodman
(Benny Goodman)
You're gonna see me in the light of the morning
You're gonna feel me in a droplet of rain
You're gonna hear me in icicles forming
You're gonna miss me till your dying day
Whoa, the one who laughs last
Who waits, until the joke is long dead
At that moment you strike like Benny Goodman
(Benny Goodman)
Benny Goodman was written by Saint Motel.
Benny Goodman was produced by Saint Motel.
Saint Motel released Benny Goodman on Tue Jul 10 2012.