{"id":35709,"date":"2018-05-08T11:06:06","date_gmt":"2018-05-08T10:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=35709"},"modified":"2018-05-08T11:06:06","modified_gmt":"2018-05-08T10:06:06","slug":"people-like-you-why-say-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/05\/people-like-you-why-say-why\/","title":{"rendered":"People Like You &#8211; &#8216;Why Say Why?&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/People-Like-You-Press.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"35710\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/05\/people-like-you-why-say-why\/people-like-you-press\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/People-Like-You-Press.jpg?fit=1200%2C788&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,788\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS-1D X&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1479358978&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;85&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"People Like You &amp;#8211; Press\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/People-Like-You-Press.jpg?fit=640%2C420&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-35710\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/People-Like-You-Press.jpg?resize=640%2C420&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"420\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The brainchild of singer songwriters Eli Elkus and Andrew Polakow, People Like You is a collective of travelling musicians whose music is an eclectic blend of roots, punk, psych, and even vaudeville. Their new single, &#8216;Why Say Why?&#8217;, is an encouragement to live life like every day is your last.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Also including Justin Sheriff, Rob Littlefield, and Max Elkus in their lineup, People Like You are known for their live shows, which make the audience a part of the band. Every performance becomes a family affair, whether it&#8217;s in a backyard, a bar, or a club.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Random Ad stuff --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2076862002005673\" data-ad-slot=\"3107208401\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8216;Why Say Why?&#8217; is the perfect introduction to People Like You, with its organic sounds played on accordian, acoustic guitar, and bass, coupled with a bopping beat. Resistance is futile as from the very first bar the listener is compelled to kick back the chairs and dance. It&#8217;s a &#8220;live free&#8221; anthem, with a folk music style rhythm, paired with a funky and compelling video which will make you look out the window just to make sure their bus isn&#8217;t coming to pick you up to join their merry band.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Find out more about this fun ensemble from their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peoplelikeyouband.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_22245\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2hqbZGLdGas?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"People Like You - &quot;Why Say Why?&quot;\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/2hqbZGLdGas\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The brainchild of singer songwriters Eli Elkus and Andrew Polakow, People Like You is a collective of travelling musicians whose music is an eclectic blend of roots, punk, psych, and even vaudeville. 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