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Keller Williams (born February 4, 1970) is an American musician from Fredericksburg, Virginia, who began performing in the early 1990s. He is also known by the names K-Dub or just Keller, when performing. Williams' music combines elements of bluegrass, folk, alternative rock, reggae, electronica/dance, jazz, funk, and other assorted genres. He is often described as a 'one-man jam-band' due to his frequent use of live phrase looping with multiple instruments.
Though primarily a solo artist, Williams has toured with several bands that include Yonder Mountain String Band, The String Cheese Incident, Umphrey's McGee and Ratdog, and has frequently performed at The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, the AllGood Music Festival, Summer Camp Music Festival, and the The Rothbury Festival. Williams has an audio taping policy of his performances, and for non-commercial trading of the recordings but use of video or flash photography, or any recordings for profit are prohibited.
Keller Williams Incident is a collaborative performance between Williams and The String Cheese Incident. They have performed together, and Williams' 1999 album Breathe was released collaboratively as the Keller Williams Incident. Williams and SCI began collaborating after Williams saw the band perform in Colorado; offering to play with the band in exchange for free ski passes.
"Pumped Up Kicks" is a song by American indie pop band Foster the People. It was released as the group's debut single in September 2010, and the following year was included on their EP Foster the People and their debut album Torches. "Pumped Up Kicks" became the group's breakthrough hit and was one of the most popular songs of 2011. The song was written and recorded by frontman Mark Foster while he was working as a commercial jingle writer. Contrasting with the upbeat musical composition, the lyrics describe the homicidal thoughts of a troubled youth.
The track received considerable attention after it was posted online in 2010 as a free download, and it helped the group garner a multi-album record deal with Columbia Records imprint Startime International before they had issued a commercial release. The song became both a crossover hit and a sleeper hit in 2011, as it received significant airplay on modern rock and contemporary hit radio stations. The song spent eight consecutive weeks at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States, making it the first Billboard Alternative Songs number-one single to crack the U.S. top 5 since Kings of Leon's "Use Somebody" in 2009. The song was widely praised by critics, and it has been licensed for use in a wide range of popular media since its release. "Pumped Up Kicks" received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.
Rusted wingspan
Frustrated thrower
Basting on the tarmac
Could we move any slower
SeaTac to Dulles
Richmond to Reno
Smooth ride rental
No time for Keno
*I can see through the clouds
Right to the ground
Different shapes and textures
Deep greens and light browns
Cities of mystery
Mountains of wonder
Staying clear of all the lightning
And above all.......the thunder*
Busted book binding
Flopping around
Choppy turbulence
Flying waitress's are asked to sit down
Gradual decent
We should be down soon
Take in the view
Of being closer to the moon
*chorus*
Well the mile high club still exists
As two people disappear
And the little baby disapproves
And screams out loud
So the whole plane can hear
In incoherrent baby talk
At the top of her baby lungs
And I close my eyes
Absorb my chair just like
Water to a sponge
My brain is like a drummer
Trying to hold a groove
Keeping time to time zone
My brain constantly on the move
I think of your face
And long for that sound
Not the drummer keeping the pace
But the wheels hitting the ground
*chorus*