Little did he know that not only would what she told him become the heart of The Lumineers’ album Cleopatra, but it would also birth the visual representation of her story, eventually becoming the masterpiece that is “ The Ballad of Cleopatra.”Īfter the release of their second album Cleopatra ( via Dualtone Records/ Dine Alone Records), The Lumineers released music videos for “ Ophelia,” “ Cleopatra,” “ Sleep on the Floor,” and “ Angela/Patience,” all teasing the story line, but never giving the full story, of the taxi driver whom Shultz met and dubbed Cleopatra. Lead singer of The Lumineers, Wesley Shultz, had one of these conversations with a fascinating taxi driver he met on one off-chance day. It makes you set the refresh button and rediscover what is most important in life. Learning from their triumphs and failures. The amount of perspective gained from speaking to someone who has really lived is insurmountable. You know that feeling when you have a conversation with one of your grandparents and you walk away feeling so thankful that they’ve chosen to impart their wisdom onto you? It’s as if they’ve given you some secret to life to make you just a little bit wiser and a little bit stronger than the rest.
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