[piano intro] - [Narrator] Funding for "Sonark Sessions: Live From The Barn" series is proudly provided by the Orange County and Chapel Hill Visitors Bureau.

If you are adventurous, inquisitive, hungry, thirsty, courageous, bored, spontaneous, and longing for a rewarding getaway, minus the planning, let curiosity lead you here.

[lively music] ♪ One, two, one, two, one, two, three, four ♪ [lively pop-noir music] [lively pop-noir music continues] ♪ Well, there's a little house back there in the woods ♪ ♪ Kudzu vines have torn apart everything they could ♪ ♪ There's a place beneath the floorboards ♪ ♪ Where she kept her letters hid ♪ ♪ And it tells the secret story ♪ ♪ About the awful things she did ♪ ♪ Now the rain and worms have turned her words ♪ ♪ Back into the soil ♪ ♪ But the ground is drowned ♪ ♪ With blood and oil ♪ ♪ Well, a stranger came to town, selling magazines ♪ ♪ Door to door, he'd tip his hat to every girl he'd see ♪ ♪ And before too long ♪ ♪ He knocked upon the window of her house ♪ ♪ It was then that she began to wonder what life was about ♪ ♪ And pretty soon, his hat hung on a nail inside her ♪ ♪ Door ♪ ♪ And her hands were stained ♪ ♪ With blood and oil ♪ [solemn pop-noir music] [lively pop-noir music] [lively pop-noir music continues] [lively pop-noir music continues] ♪ Well, soon, he went away ♪ ♪ And she was alone ♪ ♪ Her husband wrote from Normandy that he was coming home ♪ ♪ He had fought the Germans bravely ♪ ♪ In the villages of France ♪ ♪ The letter slowly fluttered out from her shaking hands ♪ ♪ And she knew she couldn't face him ♪ ♪ And pretend that she'd been loyal ♪ ♪ And she cried bitter, bitter tears ♪ ♪ Of blood and oil ♪ [lively pop-noir music continues] [lively pop-noir music continues] [lively pop-noir music continues] [lively pop-noir music continues] [lively pop-noir music continues] [lively pop-noir music continues] [lively pop-noir music continues] ♪ Well, hour after hour ♪ ♪ She paced the little room ♪ ♪ She felt her stomach tighten with the certainty of doom ♪ ♪ He would never understand how lonely she'd become ♪ ♪ So she packed a bag of clothes and a bottle of his rum ♪ ♪ And she disappeared into the world ♪ ♪ As the night uncoiled ♪ ♪ And she left behind a trail ♪ ♪ Of blood and oil ♪ [lively pop-noir music continues] [audience applauds] - All right.

That was "Blood and Oil."

[audience cheers] - Now, this is a new one and it's one I'm pretty excited about.

Pretty excited, pretty excited about this one.

[guitar chord plays] This is a song called "Too Big To Fail."

For once, I'm not writing about the banking industry or something obnoxious like that.

This is a personal one.

[lively rock music] ♪ We're waiting on a tow truck ♪ ♪ Because we forgot to get our oil changed ♪ ♪ Funny how bad luck follows on itself ♪ ♪ Like a season of hurricanes ♪ ♪ So I made a bad joke ♪ ♪ And you couldn't force yourself to laugh ♪ ♪ I couldn't really blame you ♪ ♪ My bitterness shone through ♪ ♪ Like a ghost in a photograph ♪ ♪ Oh, when you doubt my words ♪ ♪ I hope you can read between the lines all around my eyes ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, nothing turned out like you thought it would ♪ ♪ And the blame is partly mine ♪ ♪ But, baby, our love ♪ ♪ Our love is too big ♪ ♪ Too big to fail ♪ [lively rock music continues] ♪ I met you in a dark place ♪ ♪ I didn't know but I was living there too ♪ ♪ We talked about our fascination with the sunken ship ♪ ♪ As we listened to the probe's review ♪ ♪ It started as a weekend ♪ ♪ Now here we are, digging flowerbeds ♪ ♪ I went off the deep end a couple of times ♪ ♪ And you painted the furniture red ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, when you doubt my words ♪ ♪ I hope you can read between the lines all around my eyes ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, nothing turned out ♪ ♪ Like you thought it would ♪ ♪ And the blame is partly mine ♪ ♪ But, baby, our love ♪ ♪ Our love is too big ♪ ♪ Too big to fail ♪ [lively rock music continues] ♪ You have to tell me things a dozen times ♪ ♪ To keep them in my memory ♪ ♪ And though I squint sometimes with glasses on ♪ ♪ When my vision's gone ♪ ♪ You're what I'll see ♪ ♪ Well, I remember quiet games ♪ ♪ When there was nothing to arrange ♪ ♪ Now we wave our arms about ♪ ♪ Shouting orders out like traders in a stock exchange ♪ ♪ I'll bet it never crossed your mind ♪ ♪ Back when you were born on Groundhog's Day ♪ ♪ But, someday, you'll be living it ♪ ♪ But the funny thing is ♪ ♪ There's not a lot that I would change ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, when you doubt my words ♪ ♪ I hope you can read between the lines all around my eyes ♪ ♪ Nothing turned out like you thought it would ♪ ♪ And the blame is partly mine ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, when you doubt my words ♪ ♪ I hope you can read between the lines all around my eyes ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, nothing turned out like you thought it would ♪ ♪ And the blame is partly mine ♪ ♪ But, baby, our love ♪ ♪ Our love is too big ♪ ♪ Too big to fail ♪ [lively rock music continues] [audience applauds] - Guys, isn't this place incredible?

It's like, what?

[audience cheers] Oh, just farms and bicyclists around here, even though I live five minutes away.

Yeah, so I just wanna say thank you to Sonark and their Pie media subsidiaries for having us and putting this thing together.

It's incredible what they've done, and I'm really excited for what this is gonna mean also just in the future for them, for the area, so thanks and kudos to these guys.

They work really, really hard.

[audience applauds] [guitar chord plays] [somber pop-noir music] ♪ Climbing every stair ♪ ♪ Like a virgin on a volcano ♪ ♪ Pausing on the landing to breathe ♪ ♪ When the invitation came, I could not say no ♪ ♪ Now I'm making plans to leave ♪ ♪ Discretely observe ♪ ♪ Other cover-ups, some ones absurd ♪ ♪ Anecdote at the hangman's party, hangman's party, yeah ♪ [somber pop-noir music continues] ♪ Freedom makes me feel just like a prisoner ♪ ♪ That's why they say that nothing's free ♪ ♪ Should I bring a raincoat or a parasol ♪ ♪ Why'd they leave it all to me to decide to ♪ ♪ Optimize my experience in this short life ♪ ♪ So I throw myself a hangman's party ♪ ♪ A hangman's party, yeah ♪ ♪ It's not as bad as it seems to be ♪ ♪ Oh, not to be alone ♪ ♪ I'd rather miss an opportunity ♪ ♪ Than be pretender to the throne ♪ ♪ It's not as bad as it seem to be ♪ ♪ Oh, not to be alone ♪ [somber pop-noir music continues] [somber pop-noir music continues] [somber pop-noir music continues] [somber pop-noir music continues] ♪ When the spring returns, the pollen fills the sky ♪ ♪ Buzzing like a billion bees ♪ ♪ But I'd rather swim in yellow-tinted air ♪ ♪ Than mix in company ♪ ♪ All the trees are bad to me ♪ ♪ Adding one more ring, you see ♪ ♪ They have left behind the hangman's party ♪ ♪ The hangman's party, yeah ♪ ♪ It's not as bad as it seems to be ♪ ♪ Oh, not to be alone ♪ ♪ I'd rather miss an opportunity ♪ ♪ Than be pretender to the throne ♪ ♪ It's not as bad as it seems to be ♪ ♪ Oh, not to be alone ♪ [somber pop-noir music continues] Thank you so much for being here.

We got a couple more for you, so... [audience cheers] - [Audience Member] Nice vibes!

- I couldn't hear what you said.

I heard... [audience member indistinctly speaks] Good vibrations?

Oh, okay.

I'll work on that.

All right, you ready?

This is like good vibrations but bad.

Ready?

One, two, three, four.

[lively rock music] ♪ I call this meeting to order ♪ ♪ Of the Society for Cutting Up Men ♪ ♪ We really wanna kill 'em ♪ ♪ We just wanna see 'em squirm now and then ♪ ♪ I spent all of December rehearsing my play ♪ ♪ In the basement of the Chelsea Hotel ♪ ♪ Half the cast stopped showing up, it did not go very well ♪ ♪ And I shot Andy Warhol ♪ ♪ He had too much control of my life ♪ ♪ On the very next day, they shot RFK ♪ ♪ Ain't it typical to step on my spotlight ♪ ♪ By the time I was 15 ♪ ♪ I had created two spawn of my own ♪ ♪ Linda was raised as my sister ♪ ♪ We gave David up to a better home ♪ ♪ And my entire existence ♪ ♪ Has been ruined by the carelessness of men ♪ ♪ Can anyone really blame me ♪ ♪ If I wanna burn it down and start again ♪ ♪ I shot Andy Warhol ♪ ♪ He had too much control of my life ♪ ♪ On the very next day, they shot RFK ♪ ♪ Ain't it typical to step on my spotlight ♪ [lively rock music continues] [lively rock music continues] ♪ Well, I followed the phony ♪ ♪ Up to his studio in Union Square ♪ ♪ One minute, he was looking down ♪ ♪ The next, he was just lying there ♪ ♪ And I am determined ♪ ♪ To make the most out of my 15 minutes of fame ♪ ♪ But the worst part about it all ♪ ♪ Is that the papers keep misspelling my name ♪ ♪ I shot Andy Warhol ♪ ♪ He had too much control of my life ♪ ♪ On the very next day, they shot RFK ♪ ♪ Ain't it typical to step on my spotlight ♪ [audience applauds] [gentle guitar music] [gentle guitar music continues] ♪ Well, underground, beneath our feet ♪ ♪ The earth collides ♪ ♪ Shelves collapse into the sea ♪ ♪ And mountains rise ♪ ♪ And if you look around, you'll see ♪ ♪ The same thing is happening ♪ ♪ To you and me ♪ ♪ There's no way to stop it ♪ ♪ Plate tectonics ♪ [gentle rock music] ♪ The continents, they split apart and drifted to sea ♪ ♪ And soon we couldn't understand the language they speak ♪ ♪ Wars were fought and battles lost ♪ ♪ For reasons that we soon forgot and buried ♪ ♪ There's no way to stop it ♪ ♪ Plate tectonics ♪ [gentle rock music continues] [lively rock music] [lively rock music continues] [lively rock music continues] ♪ There's no way to stop it ♪ ♪ Plate tectonics ♪ ♪ Well, high and proud upon our sleeves ♪ ♪ Our hearts were sewn ♪ ♪ But cracks appeared beneath the ground ♪ ♪ Where we built our home ♪ ♪ And, still, we hold each other's hands ♪ ♪ But we are torn apart by the land ♪ [lively rock music continues] ♪ There's no way to stop it ♪ ♪ Plate tectonics ♪ [lively rock music continues] [lively rock music continues] [lively rock music continues] [lively rock music continues] ♪ There's no way to stop it ♪ ♪ Plate tectonics ♪ [lively rock music continues] ♪ I said there's no way to stop it ♪ ♪ Plate tectonics ♪ [audience applauding] All right, here's our last one.

Thank you so much.

Right here in Hillsborough, North Carolina, And thank you everybody that's watching it from your couch.

I wish we could be in all of your living rooms as well.

We're actually going to each of these people's living rooms right after this, so it's gonna be... [audience cheers] - [Audience Member] Come over!

- All right.

♪ I sleep on a bed of nails, barefoot on burning trails ♪ ♪ This kind of torture pales next to love ♪ ♪ Well, how can you be so sure that what you have is pure ♪ ♪ What are you waiting for ♪ ♪ Get to love ♪ [lively rock music] [lively rock music continues] ♪ Well, bells ring and clocks will chime ♪ ♪ Carefully keeping time ♪ ♪ I'd rather measure mine by your heart ♪ ♪ I'll wait when you pull my string ♪ ♪ Grateful for everything ♪ ♪ We are one and the same ♪ ♪ Get to love ♪ [lively rock music continues] [lively rock music continues] ♪ Let's get to love ♪ ♪ And what's stopping you ♪ ♪ Let's get to love ♪ ♪ And what's stopping you ♪ ♪ Let's get to love ♪ ♪ And let's get to love and let's get to love ♪ ♪ And what's stopping you ♪ [lively rock music continues] [lively rock music continues] ♪ I sleep on a bed of nails ♪ ♪ Barefoot on burning trails ♪ ♪ This kind of torture pales next to love ♪ ♪ Well, how can you be so sure that what you have is pure ♪ ♪ What are you waiting for ♪ ♪ Get to love, get to love ♪ [lively rock music continues] [lively rock music continues] ♪ Let's get to love ♪ ♪ And what's stopping you ♪ ♪ Let's get to love ♪ ♪ And what's stopping you ♪ ♪ Take a look around ♪ ♪ You'll see there's no one there but you and me ♪ ♪ Let's get to love ♪ ♪ Let's get to love ♪ ♪ Let's get to love ♪ ♪ What's stopping you ♪ [lively rock music continues] [lively rock music continues] [lively rock music continues] [lively rock music continues] [lively rock music continues] [lively rock music continues] [singer shouts] ♪ Take a look around ♪ ♪ You'll see there's no one there but you and me ♪ ♪ Let's get to love, let's get to love, let's get to love ♪ ♪ What's stopping you ♪ [lively rock music continues] ♪ Get to love ♪ ♪ Get to love ♪ ♪ Get to love ♪ [lively rock music continues] [lively rock music continues] [audience applauding] - [Singer] Thank you so much.

Good night.

[audience continues applauding] Thanks again.

Thanks for your indulgence.

Good night.

- [Narrator] Funding for "Sonark Sessions: Live From The Barn" series is proudly provided by the Orange County and Chapel Hill Visitors Bureau.

If you are adventurous, inquisitive, hungry, thirsty, courageous, bored, spontaneous, and longing for a rewarding getaway, minus the planning, let curiosity lead you here.

[lively music]