2/24/2023 0 Comments Come and relax now![]() The evolution of DMB songs into others isn’t as academic as that of some other bands, simply because Dave himself often plays fast and loose with his own words. It’s been played since, often hybridized with “PNP” lyrics or still as a segue.ĭave Matthews and Tim Reynolds, “What Will Become of Me?” (live circa 2003) “PNP” has its roots in an older Dave song called “What Will Become of Me?” that he joined with “Jimi Thing” on the Live at Luther College performance and in acoustic shows in the early-to-mid ‘90s. The savviest fans would’ve recognized those exact chords, too. It’s as if the band knew their fans would enter it into their CD players, hear the bouncing acoustic chords and warm clarinet and go, “Ah yes, another classic feel-good record from DMB!” With its calming message, “PNP” is an interesting foreword to an album that gets as dark as BTCS does, but then again, it’s sonically joined to their first two, heavily good time-centric albums. As it appears on Before These Crowded Streets, the song is a 40-second amuse-bouche to set the palate for the following track, “Rapunzel,” which is 100 percent about having sex with someone that really gets you going. Is this apocryphal? Who knows! But it seems completely befitting of Dave Matthews’ personality, so let’s say it’s true. ![]() Dave, who may or may not have then known what the phrase meant, thought that it would be amusing to title the track “Pantala Naga Pampa.” And so he did. When the instrumental piece appeared on as the first track, it was realized that it would have to be titled for the CD’s track listing. This apparently amused Dave, who would say it as well. The story goes that there was an Indian chef who cooked for the band during the and Crash sessions, who would exclaim “pantala naga pampa” for reasons that were not entirely clear. ![]() ![]() This would make sense, as it opens the album the way a friend meeting you at the door would: “Come and relax now.” But that’s since been debunked - they speak English in Gambia, and reportedly, no words in local languages match up with the three here - and the “real” story behind the phrase is decidedly more DMB. “Pantala naga pampa,” rumor had it around when the song dropped, was how they said “welcome to our home” in the West African nation of The Gambia. Dave Matthews Band: “Pantala Naga Pampa” ( Listener Supported, 9.11.99) ![]()
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