Tiny Desk Contest 2023 | "To Ambition" by Hello Emerson

Performed and written by Hello Emerson
Daniel Seibert on percussion
Jack Doran on keys
Sam Emerson Bodary on voice and guitar
Video by King Productions (portfolio.kingedits.com/) thanks to a generous skill swap from David at Yellow Weld (www.yellowweld.com/)
lyrics
When I wake up I reach for my coffee cup
Not full but just full enough
To raise a toast
To ambition
To big plans
To booking some shows
Where we play to more than just the band
That played before us
And the one next up
And have that be enough
Cause I might not be
In love with this honestly
All the promo and content
And the hustle and bustle
And the Siren calls To NYC
Would it be enough to just do this kind of stuff
On work nights and weekends
With family and work friends
To build a community and tour inconsistently
Hopscotching on PTO
And say no no
No competition
No PR
No good distribution
So the vinyl we press can go far
To find strangers like me
Browsing aimlessly
Stack by stack
Do we deserve that?
My ambition is small plans
It’s writing some songs
That won’t ever be covered again
And playing with friends for
Friends of friends
And if something happens
Something happens
But when I wake up
I reach for my darling love
Awake but not quite woken up

[@hesselmannmusik]

This is so incredible! Keep on doing what you do - love your music since I saw you open for Wayne Graham at Swamp Freiburg in Germany a couple years back

[@wdlovesthee736]

songs are enough ! completely agree. beauty in expression expression in beauty, enough. very cool

[@samcorlett3428]

love!!!

[@vladimir.osolinski]

I really need a "Hello Emerson tiny desk" PLEASE

[@DavidIsOdd]

I love this song!

[@billyhill9997]

I feel so sad that for these guys. That such a gem of music doesn't get the audience it deserves. I will do my very best trying to make them at least a little bit more popular.

[@akronpianoman]

Wow, this is really good.