SELF-iSH: A Deep Dive

A few years back, I noticed a song in my YouTube recommendations with a strange looking album cover. The title sounded cool, too - 'Dr. Sunshine is Dead'. Not only did the song hold up, but the album it was a part of was incredible. Not a single song that I haven't listened to over and over again. SELF-iSH isn't Will Wood's most popular album, but I'll die on the hill that it's underrated, and quite possibly his best.

There's a lot of meaning, both hidden and obvious, tucked away in the lyrics. A friend of mine who loves Willard wanted me to cover him in a video, and so I thought I'd take a crack at deciphering just what these songs mean. And yes, I KNOW there's supposed to be no official narrative for the album. But I had fun doing this regardless.

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CHAPTERS

0:00 - Intro
1:55 - Who Is Will Wood?
3:16 - Self
5:24 - 2012
7:34 - Cotard’s Solution
10:20 - Mr. Capgras
13:05 - The Song With Five Names
16:08 - Hand Me My Shovel
19:20 - Dr. Sunshine Is Dead
22:34 - Ish
24:16 - Credits

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