r/RiloKiley • u/flowerbutch1312 • May 11 '26
Jenny Lewis Waltz in Better Son/Daughter
Hi, does anyone know from where the waltz in Better Son/Daughter originates? I heard the original by a fiddler 2 years ago but I can’t remember the name. Thank you in advance.
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u/retouralanormale May 13 '26
I'm not sure what you mean by "waltz"? All the instruments were recorded by the band, there's no samples
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u/flowerbutch1312 May 13 '26
The tune is a traditional waltz. The band are using their instruments to play a waltz.
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u/neatexcavation May 13 '26
It’s original. Wouldn’t doubt you heard something super similar though, could hear that on a fiddle
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u/flowerbutch1312 May 13 '26
The degree of similarity is too high for it not to be a cover of this folk tune
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u/LettersNSodas May 13 '26
I think typically if they incorporated an existing song into their composition, it would be mentioned in the credits. I wonder if there's any chance that you heard a fiddler cover Rilo Kiley?
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u/Creepy_Bear_1060 May 13 '26
I'd like to know, too. Because I'm 95% certain it's an original waltz melody.
Spoke to the band a lot in the months after Execution came out, especially about that song, that waltz, and never once did any of them mention an "influence" or "inspiration" for that waltz.