SONG REACTION: Soul Coughing - Screenwriter's Blues

[@chrisstabile3243]

No bass sampling here - four piece band - standup bass, guitar/vocal, drums, keyboards. I love these guys!

[@JohnBuckWLD]

It is 5am, and the sun has charred the other side of the world and come back to us and painted the smoke over our heads an imperial violet...

[@matthewchambers-sinclair8772]

One of my favorites from the 90s. Really talented bunch of guys. This album was definitely their best.

[@thecentralscrutinizer5730]

1994 was a great year for music! I was 18 when this was released! Nostalgia 🖤

[@casandrabullock9497]

Bass isnt a sample. Been a soul coughing fan since 1993. Dude plays an upright.

[@motorboy1]

I don’t listen to them a lot nowadays, but I love this band’s sound. One of many artists I discovered from the TV show House back in the day. Their song “$300” was in an episode. In comparison to the rest of that ‘90s alt-rock scene, they’re pretty unique. You should check out their song Super Bon Bon, even just on your own time.

[@hwk2hwk]

The obvious choice would have been True Dreams Of Wichita. Was an awesome live band.

[@lancedavis8635]

No samples for bass... Upright bass player Sebastian Steinberg not only killed it as a member of Soul Coughing, but he's also gone on to be the bassist for the last two Fiona Apple albums...

[@jacobgormley8457]

"that bass sample is really good" lol

[@patrickcarlin9477]

That album is so so good

[@chrismontaigne6288]

Thank you for this

[@kevtruth]

They opened for Jeff Buckley on his US tour in the Spring of 1995

[@9vbattery297]

I saw the 1995 promo on google and thought it was weird

[@kevtruth]

@@9vbattery297 Yeah, an odd pairing, but I think M. Doughty and Jeff were NYC buddies and worked it out with Jeff's label

[@jeremysmith8825]

You listened to one soul coughing song 👍 check out a few more. They aren't all like screenwriters blues. Check out super bon bon if you need the most normal poppy song they had

[@Retrostar619]

French Martini.

[@JackCerro]

Reminds me of the band Cake.

[@turu4600]

Not a bad comparsion. Both shared the humor and vocal style but Soul Coughing were more jazz inspired.

[@johngardner4096]

Bourbon and tobacco, decidedly.

[@manofagoodwill6568]

👋ㅤ【C͟a͟n͟ ͟y͟o͟u͟ ͟p͟l͟e͟a͟s͟e͟ ͟r͟e͟a͟c͟t͟ ͟t͟o͟ ͟“͟T͟h͟e͟ ͟L͟a͟d͟y͟ ͟o͟f͟ ͟H͟e͟a͟v͟e͟n͟”͟ ͟f͟i͟l͟m͟ ͟T͟r͟a͟i͟l͟e͟r͟?】ㅤ ❤️❤️