Hotel Lights is the project name for singer-songwriter Darren Jessee. Notable Jessee songwriting contributions for
Ben Folds Five include: • "Magic" (Jessee) –
The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner • "Sky High" (Jessee) –
The Sound of the Life of the Mind • "
Brick" (
Folds / Jessee) –
Whatever and Ever Amen • "Song for the Dumped" (
Folds / Jessee) –
Whatever and Ever Amen • "
Kate" (Folds / Jessee /Anna Goodman) –
Whatever and Ever Amen • "Amelia Bright" (Jessee) – unreleased track performed live by the band 1999–2000; later featured on the
Hotel Lights album
Firecracker People. A 2000 studio version of the track by Ben Folds Five was included on Folds' retrospective album
The Best Imitation of Myself: A Retrospective (2011) • "Leather Jacket" (Jessee) –
No Boundaries: A Benefit for the Kosovar Refugees • "Wandering" (
Folds / Jessee) –
Speed Graphic (Note: this is a
Ben Folds solo EP) • "Stumblin' Home Winter Blues" (Jessee) – originally released on
Hotel Lights' self-titled debut album in 2006; later recorded by Ben Folds Five for
The Best Imitation of Myself ==References==