{"id":36370,"date":"2018-05-29T14:52:11","date_gmt":"2018-05-29T13:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=36370"},"modified":"2018-05-29T14:52:11","modified_gmt":"2018-05-29T13:52:11","slug":"radiator-king-so-long-charlie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/05\/radiator-king-so-long-charlie\/","title":{"rendered":"Radiator King &#8211; &#8216;So Long (Charlie)&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<div><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"36371\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/05\/radiator-king-so-long-charlie\/radiator-king-press\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Radiator-King-Press.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Radiator King &amp;#8211; Press\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Radiator-King-Press.jpg?fit=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-36371\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Radiator-King-Press.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/div>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Radiator King, real name Adam Silvestri, writes his songs from the heart, telling personal stories, but framing them in such a way that listeners can relate to them according to their own experiences. From Boston, his latest song &#8216;So Long (Charlie)&#8217;, is a story of change.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><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><\/p>\n<p><script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Radiator King says of his the song,<\/div>\n<div>[space height=&#8221;10&#8243;]<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201c&#8217;So Long (Charlie)&#8217; depicts a scenario of the final moments as an individual accepts the ending of an event or chapter in his life. Someone close to me had gone to jail not too long ago and I can recall thinking about them a lot during the writing of the song. I tried to imagine this person and how they may have responded to this difficult situation.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">[space height=&#8221;10&#8243;]<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The video for &#8216;So Long (Charlie)&#8217; portrays Radiator King&#8217;s outlook on life, and the mentality that he and others in Boston have, that life goes on. We&#8217;re taken back to the postwar era of the 1940s, and follows Adam as he is about to be taken to prison. He says,<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">[space height=&#8221;10&#8243;]<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThrough the main character, I aimed to depict a voice that represents that of the working class. There is a certain type of pride that the character possesses &#8211; pride in where he comes from and pride in what he stands for.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">[space height=&#8221;10&#8243;]<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The clip follows the lyrics, and shows viewers just what Silverstri wants to show. The video shows him as the main character, and how he&#8217;s dealing with the change, and what obstacles he needs to overcome. At the end of the video he&#8217;s seen being released and hitchhiking in the back of a truck &#8211; the perfect expression of &#8220;life goes on&#8221;.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">[space height=&#8221;10&#8243;]<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Now living in New York, Radiator King still maintains the hardworking way of life of Boston, and brings that to every part of his music.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">[space height=&#8221;10&#8243;]<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Find out more about Radiator King on his <a href=\"http:\/\/radiatorkingmusic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official website<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_98327\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/meqALBYUa0A?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=\"Radiator King - So Long (Charlie)\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/meqALBYUa0A\/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>Radiator King, real name Adam Silvestri, writes his songs from the heart, telling personal stories, but framing them in such a way that listeners can relate to them according to their own experiences. 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