My 2008 album, Tohubohu—meaning "a state of chaos or confusion"—includes songs from the drudgery of day-to-day life within a white collar office environment. This was the year that the Philadelphia Phillies won the World Series. As a non-baseball fan, I was nevertheless living in an apartment in New Jersey that happened to be close enough to the ballpark to see the fireworks. So, I quickly wrote "Makes Me Feel Good" in what will likely be the only song I ever write about sports.