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“Play Crack the Sky” is the 11th and final track on Brand New’s second album Deja Entendu. The title refers to a Mylon LeFevre song titled “Crack The Sky”. As a teen, singer Jesse Lacey and his friend John Nolan saw an older Mylon LeFevre playing to an empty parking lot. Nolan shouted “Play Crack the Sky!”, and LeFevre put his head down in shame. The song itself relates the story of a ship that comes under a fierce storm and is destroyed near or around the area of Montauk Point to a relationship that is past the point of no return.

The closing words, “Never to see any other way”, appear to be in reference to the final words of A Day in the Life from The Beatles’ eighth studio album, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.

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At The Century Lounge on April 20, 2006.

Jesse decided to play Play Crack The Sky again for everyone acoustic because the first time he messed up and his amp blew. So I recorded it.

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lepetitvulcan wrote:
Monday morning

amazing lyrics. beautifully written. gosh i love this album.

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SLO1318 wrote:
last month

yish,

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orsonswell wrote:
last month

I like the vocalists voice and the simple guitar playing.

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KliftonA wrote:
last month

incredible

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cloudedblind wrote:
last month

The story behind the name of this track is funny. :)

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raymos wrote:
last month

Amazing, so much feeling in song

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liquidloz wrote:
October 2008

LOVE

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AtMorphine wrote:
September 2008

I will never get sick of Jesse's maritime fascination and all his seafaring imagery.

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jojojoost wrote:
September 2008

Really good song :)

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Knaubelbert wrote:
September 2008

...Brand New! for real! love this music...

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plpa wrote:
August 2008

:)

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mermaidbeats wrote:
August 2008

This song will never get old My favorite song of all time <3

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MadGirlLoveSong wrote:
August 2008

This whole album is a freakin' MASTERPIECE. What a heartfelt song about the demise of a relationship. :-(

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seiuchiin wrote:
August 2008

freaking awesomeeeee.

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[deleted-user] wrote:
July 2008

<3
whenkaciattacks wrote:
July 2008

one of the greatest songs ever written.

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rendezv0us_ wrote:
July 2008

This song absolutely kills me.

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ItchyWho82 wrote:
June 2008

lack of drums ;)

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sleepis4theweek wrote:
June 2008

titanic

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YesJess wrote:
May 2008

I agree with edkelly777! The SrgPeppers ref makes me smile everytime!

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