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At least until recently, it was usually the role of youth in society to criticize the ways of their elders and contribute radical solutions to problems in the world. One day between the ages of 15 and 35 I woke up to the fact that this kind of youthful, better-the-world outlook is rather naive and destined to end up in disappointment. While most people I know have cynically kept their disappointment to themselves, I wrote a song about the experience. |
CD: hell or high water
Label: Home Recording
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Particularly in the "Bible Belt", that mostly barren patch of territory in the southern USA where everyone, of course, loves Jesus, you often run into specialists in moralizing, those always ready with a pertinent piece of advice for anyone facing a decision. After several years in Texas you sooner or later smarten up to the fact that these folks are just as in need of "salvation" as their prospective victims. Lots of water has trickled down the Brazos Rivers since Stevie Ray Vaughan's "Texas Flood" and so I thought it might be time for a fresh apocalyptic threat. The sound may well be akin to the Eagles'; the four-part harmony, however, is my own. |
CD: hell or high water
Label: Home Recording
Credits: Instruments, Vocals & Engineering: Robert Schlarb |
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An almost deserted bar in a small town, the jukebox has just run out of its last quarter, the bartender polishes glasses in anticipation of the next day's business... everbeen there? Someone found out that people of the opposite sex actually look (subjectively) more attractive with every hour as the evening progresses. The result: noone will ever look any better than at closing time! And there is no better chance of setting up a one-night stand than in those few precious moments between the lastdrink and the time the bar closes its doors for the night. This song is about lonely people looking for company in a rather conventional way - and what may or maynot become of such a small-town adventure. This is slow waltz with plenty of time between lines for you to develop your own interpretation. |
CD: hell or high water
Label: Home Recording
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