Jeremy Fisher - Lay Down (at JUNO Songwriters Circle)

Jeremy Fisher performs during the first half of the JUNO Award's Songwriters' Circle on April 6th, 2008 in Jack Singer Concert Hall, Calgary, Alberta. He sings Lay Down (Ballad Of Rigoberto Alpizar) from Goodbye Blue Monday with help from the audience. He also explains how and why he wrote the song, talks about politics and political songs and tells the story of Rigoberto Alpizar.

I apologize for the shaky camera, it steadies a bit later on.

The event:
MCed by Jian Ghomeshi and hosted by Joel Plaskett. With performances in the first half by Jeremy Fisher, Serena Ryder, AlexCuba and Joel Plaskett. Performing in the second half were Tegan Quin, Bedouin Soundclash's Jay Malinowski, Corb Lund, and Joel Plaskett.

All seven musicians were 2008 JUNO nominees. They shared anecdotes and sometimes explained the stories behind a few of their hit songs. All performances were acoustic.

Organized by The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS), presented by the Canadian Music Publishers Association (CMPA) and the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN). Proceeds from Songwriters' Circle benefit CARAS' music education program, MusiCan.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Jeremy
• fisher
• lay
• down
• ballad
• Rigoberto
• Alpizar
• goodbye
• blue
• Monday
• JUNO
• Awards
• Songwriters
• Circle
• Calgary
• 2008
• acoustic

[mortatort]

I knew Rigo Alpizar. He was a super nice guy. We worked together at Home Depot in Orlando. It's a shame what happened to him. Glad to see that someone wrote a song about him :)

[tam358]

@mortatort Thanks very much for sharing that :)

[teagy96]

I wish was able to meet my uncle before he was killed :/

[MegastarLV]

@mortatort I remember him as well. He was a great family friend of ours for more than 20 years. I frequently saw him at Home Depot's paint department whenever I shopped there. We were all shocked when we learned of this tragedy. This song would really mean a lot to him. R.I.P. Rigo!

[tepitotepon]

Rulz !!!

[mislibelulas]

genial!!!

esta cancion es hermosa :)