Alex Ebert, the lead singer of Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, defends their 2009 song "Home" against claims of being the worst song ever. He asserts that if the core of the song holds up in different contexts, it is a good song. Ebert believes his band was influential in shaping the "Stomp Clap Hey" genre and claims that other bands like Of Monsters and Men took inspiration from their work. A pivotal moment for Ebert was playing the song for his father, leading him to conclude that the song's composition is strong and deserves recognition.
"If the bones are good, if the bones let the song survive context, if you pull it out of acoustic guitar, you put a piano there and it works, it's a good song."
"They basically got so close to 'Home' that we almost sued them."
"There was a piano in the restaurant so I just played it like that, whole chords, just me at the piano in a restaurant at noon. I'll try and find a recording of it, but it turned into just about my favorite version of the song."
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