O, Viaduct!

The first song we recorded together as The Argument—an ode to Seattle’s crumbling waterfront highway—is getting some play as the city prepares to tear down the Viaduct. You can listen to and download the song here …

The New York Times

‘This Was Our Road’: In Seattle, Nostalgia Flows as an Old Highway Nears Its End (Band mentioned, lyrics quoted, music video linked)

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NPR: Here & Now

Seattle begins a 6-month overhaul of the 66-year-old Alaskan Way Viaduct. (Band mentioned, lyrics quoted, song played)

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The Seattle Times

The right answer in Seattle’s great viaduct debate turned out to be one they never proposed (Band mentioned, lyrics quoted, music video linked)

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An ode to Seattle's Viaduct by The Argument http://theargument.us Video editing by David Nixon Animated footage courtesy of Washington State Department of Transportation

Care to sing along? Here are the lyrics …

O, Viaduct!

they said you’d fall

and kill us all

but you were tried and true

though you lacked style

you gave us miles

of mountain and sea views

o, viaduct

you’re outta luck

we put you up

and we let you down

a world class city

can’t be pretty

with braces on its teeth

so off with you

you just won’t do

we’re tunneling underneath

o, viaduct

you’re outta luck

we put you up

and we let you down

Our final drive on the Viaduct

The two of us drove along the Alaskan Way Viaduct today going north, then south, then north again and filmed it with our song "O, Viaduct!" playing on the car stereo. We wrote the song to be the exact duration of a drive along the Viaduct ...