The Wallflowers - "One Headlight"

When I heard this song in Koreatown this weekend it was like flashback. I knew every word, could see the cd in my car, and remembered thinking “Ok, this is a band with a MALE singer that I really like, that will help” because I was still in the closet.

Weird the things you do and worry about when you’re hiding so much of yourself away.

Needless to say, it’s better on this side of the door. Living your authentic self is 1000x better than hiding.

For a little perspective:

The Wallflowers is an American rock solo project of American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jakob Dylan, the son of Bob Dylan. The Wallflowers were originally a roots rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1989 by Dylan and guitarist Tobi Miller. The band has gone through a number of personnel changes but has remained centered on Dylan.

Following their eponymous debut album in 1992, the Wallflowers released what would become their best-known and highest-selling album, Bringing Down the Horse (1996), which included the songs "One Headlight" and "6th Avenue Heartache". Their next album, (Breach) (2000), contained "Sleepwalker", their first and only single to reach the Billboard Hot 100 (at number 76). ("One Headlight" was not released as a single in the U.S.)[1] The group released an additional two albums before going on hiatus. In 2012, the Wallflowers reunited to release their sixth studio album, Glad All Over. Nearly ten years later they released their seventh studio album, Exit Wounds, in July 2021.

The Wallflowers have won two Grammy Awards: Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and Best Rock Song for "One Headlight" in 1998. "One Headlight" is also listed at #58 in Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Greatest Pop Songs.

So today, with empathy, I chose The Wallflowers’ "One Headlight" as my, where you came from, who you’ve been, what you’ve accomplished, song for a, where you’re going, who you can be, what you can do now, Tuesday.