wˌaɪl sˈɪɾɪŋ ɪn hɪz kˈɑːɹ ɪnðə lˈoʊkəl ʃnˈʌks sˈuːpɚmˌɑːɹkɪt pˈɑːɹkɪŋ lˈɑːt ˈæftɚ klˈæs, vˈɑːlp pˈɛnd sˈɔŋz ðæt wʊd bɪkˌʌm sˌʌm ʌv lˈuːdoʊz fˈɜːst, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ðɛɹ lˈoʊkəl bɹˈeɪkaʊt ɹˈeɪdɪˌoʊ hˈɪt "hˈʌm ɐlˈɔŋ."
While sitting in his car in the local Schnucks supermarket parking lot after class, Volpe penned songs that would become some of Ludo's first, including their local breakout radio hit "Hum Along."