

“You can imagine my joy at getting to the end of this and seeing something we can stand behind as strongly as this.

“They canceled a Brussels show and Brendan went over to record it in a day,” a relieved Douridas says. Last-minute arrangements were made to clear the group’s schedule, and producer Brendan O’Brien flew to Europe to marshal a frantic recording session. But it was a raw demo recording, and as the decision was being made to use it, the band headed for its European tour. The song, “Accidentally in Love,” perfectly fit the bill.

“They came in and watched the opening sequence and submitted a song,” Douridas says. At that point, Weezer’s “Island in the Sun” had been used as a model for the desired selection, and bands were asked to approximate its tempo and tone.
