Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you uplifting songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, singer-songwriter Marc Scibilia celebrates the upcoming season of sun, surf and wanderlust in a catchy singalong that inspires us to “sparkle just like diamonds.”
“On the Way” got a big boost when Jeep used the song to promote its “Summer of Jeep” in August of 2017. The 30-second commercial accumulated 2,300 national airings and was viewed on YouTube nearly two million times.
Scibilia sings, “Journey where this path may lead / And live as big as giants / Summer sun and feeling free / Sparkle just like diamonds.”
The 37-year-old repeats the hook, “Let your summer guide you, on the way, on the way,” while encouraging the listener to be fearless when discovering new roads.
Scibilia explained in a “Backstage With Jeep” YouTube video that the song is about embracing life’s journey — no matter where it takes you.
“We have these ideas in our head about what life is going to be like. This is where I’m going to go, this is how I’m going to get there,” he said. “You know, you really don’t get to the destination… in a straight path. There’s twists, turns, bends, whatever. That song is really about living in the moment.”
The destination may not look like what you originally imagined, he explained, but the journey is going to be amazing.
Born in Buffalo, NY, to a musical family, Scibilia moved to Nashville to become a songwriter just a month after graduating from high school. According to his official bio, the young Scibilia got the idea to head south from a sarcastic guidance counselor who was frustrated with Scibilia’s reluctance to pursue a “conventional” career path.
“What are you going to do? Go to Nashville and write songs?” she taunted.
And that’s exactly what he did.
Scibilia flourished in Nashville and took in all that it had to offer. He experimented with every genre of music, writing songs for other artists and touring as the opening act for James Bay and the Zac Brown Band, among others. In 2010, Scibilia landed a publishing deal with Sony/ATV.
Scibilia gained some valuable exposure when “How Bad We Need Each Other” from his 2012 self-titled EP was featured on the hit television series Bones.
The artist got an even bigger break when his cover of the Woody Guthrie song “This Land Is Your Land,” appeared in Jeep’s “Beautiful Lands” Super Bowl commercial — the most Shazam-ed commercial of Super Bowl 2015.
Two years later, Scibilia’s “On the Way” was once again catapulted by the popularity of a Jeep commercial.
Scibilia has tour dates scheduled for New York City, Chicago and Nashville during October and November.
Please check out the audio track of Scibilia performing “One the Way.” The lyrics are below if you’d like to sing along…
“On the Way”
Written and performed by Marc Scibilia.
Journey where this path may lead
And live as big as giants
Summer sun and feeling free
Sparkle just like diamonds
Golden hearts never afraid
Discover roads brightly shining
Wanderlust runs through our veins
Be fearless, tall as lions
Let your summer guide you
On the way, on the way
Let your summer guide you
On the way, on the way
Let your summer guide you
On the way, on the way
Trust your bones where they take you
Adventure awaits
Here we go it’s all brand new
You won’t hesitate
Let your summer guide you
On the way, on the way
Let your summer guide you
On the way, on the way
Let your summer guide you
On the way, on the way
Let your summer guide you
On the way, on the way
Let your summer guide you
On the way, on the way
Let your summer guide you
On the way, on the way
Let your summer guide you
On the way, on the way
Let your summer guide you
Credit: Image capture via YouTube / Marc Scibilia.