"Maya Azucena Band: Still Searchin'" genre: Contemporary Urban
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	A gritty modern blues/soul original
	CD: Maya Who?   Label: major label TBA Credits: Written by Maya Azucena, produced by Bassey Bob Brockman & Yoran Fuchs
	Story Behind the Song STILL SEARCHIN' tells the story of a persons' quest to find the murderer of his/her brother. It has the melancholy of unresolved woes and enigma of someone on a mission. What was the motivation for the song? I call it a modern-day cowboy song. Take the drama of the ghetto and put it in the context of an old-western movie. I was also inspired by "I Shot the Sheriff" and the political/social allegories in that song. What do the lyrics mean? Take them as you wish. The lyricas are very blunt, but I meant them to be symbolic. Where was the song written? I had the idea of doing such a song a couple years ago, so I came up with the concept and wrote the lyrics and melody walking down the street. I worked on the chord changes with my fiance (he's a guitarist and songwriter). How long did it take to write it? A day or so. How long to record? One day for basic tracking with the band. One day for vocals. One or 2 days for organ, guitar and backup overdubs. How many takes? etc. The band was very comfortable with the song, so I think we did about 4 takes and we had what we needed. I went in and did the final lead vocals separately. I did about 4 takes and then zoned in on one or two trouble lines to get them to my liking. Lyrics STILL SEARCHIN'written by Maya Azucena & Tim Ellis VERSE I I BEEN WALKIN,WAY PAST SUNRISE AND I'M STILL WALKIN' WAY PAST SUNDOWN AND I'LL BE SEARCHIN' 'TIL I FIND HE WHO'S GUILTY OF THE CRIME IF ANYBODY COMES 'ROUND FOR ME (TELL HIM) VERSE II I BEEN RIDIN' THROUGH THE CANYONS AND I'M STILL RIDIN' ON THE RANGE AND I'LL KEEP SEARCHIN' 'TIL THE SHOWDOWN WITH THE MURDERER, OF MY BROTHER BROWN IF ANYBODY COMES 'ROUND FOR ME (TELL HIM) CHORUS I'M STILL WALKIN' MAMA I'M STILL WALKIN'PA I'M STILL SEARCHIN, SEARCHIN FOR THE ONE WHO DONE ME WRONG AND I, I, I, I....I'M STILL SEARCHIN IF ANYBODY COMES 'ROUND FOR ME (TELL HIM) (SOLO) VERSE III I'LL BE WAITIN' ON EVERY CORNER, EVERY BARROOM, EVERY TOWN MIGHT BE TOMORROW, TEN YEARS, YOU'LL NEVER KNOW WHEN MAKE NO MISTAKE, BOY, WE WILL MEET AGAIN! AND WHEN THAT NOOSE SLIPS TIGHT AND SNAPS YOUR SPINELESS NECK, YOU'LL HAVE FINALLY PAID FOR MY BROTHER'S DEATH! CHORUS I'M THROUGH WALKIN' MAMA I'M THROUGH WALKIN' PA I'M THROUGH SEARCHIN, SEARCHIN FOR THE ONE WHO DONE US WRONG CAUSE I, I, I, I....I MADE HIM GONE (AND) ONCE IN A BLUE MOON YOU'LL FIND, THE SENTENCE FITS THE CRIME

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