https://soundcloud.com/phil-leith/elizabeth-anne-original2I'm not really this prolific, 3rd song in a week. I'm basically re-doing most of my song-writing catalog with BIAB now that I have it ("Weird" was new, the other two aren't). It's really kicked the sound up, like ... 10 notches. So it's just a matter of re-doing them with Band in a Box.
This song is about a 30+ year old relationship that, looking back, had a significant impact on my life. If you're familiar with the Life of Phil back then, you might have an inkling what this meant. It was a Pretty Big Deal™.
She was the first girl who ever loved me back. Her name is Anne, or Annie to me, but her first name is actually Elizabeth. I don't know that anybody really ever called her that.I was going through old photos a while ago and ran across the few snapshots I have of her.
I have thought about her off and on over the years. I smile when I think of her. I remember her as a very sweet girl with a big, big heart.
Of course, ultimately it's looking back at a failed relationship. As I was sitting "writing" this song on the guitar one night I couldn't remember right off why we broke up. I eventually did remember ... I had a knack for upsetting her even when upsetting her was the farthest thing from my mind. When you fight all the time, that does not bode well for a relationship. So I moved on. That said... I *did* actually love her.
Looked her up to see how she's doing. Well she's aged well, I can say that. Hope the rest of her life has gone that well.
****** Song Summary *************
Title: Elizabeth Anne
File:Elizabeth Anne.SGU
Key=D , Tempo 130, Length (m:s)=4:09
No intro. 133 bar chorus, from bar 1 to bar 133. Repeat x1 chorus
No Melody
Soloist track has 1953 notes, Soloist harmony is < no harmony >(0)
Song is saved with Volume, Pan, Reverb, Chorus, Bank0,
Style is _RESOLVE.STY (Resolve Steady Driving Country)
RealTracks in style: ~684:Bass, Electric, PopHalfNotesSync Ev 120
RealTracks in style: 2719:Guitar, Nylon, Fingerpicking CountryBrent Ev 120
RealTracks in style: ~405:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming Ev 120
RealTracks in song: 1729:Piano, Acoustic, Solo-Accompaniment PopBalladJohn Ev 110
RealDrums in style: NashvilleEven8^5-a:Snare, HiHat , b:Snare, Ride
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Elizabeth Anne
PGL 12/2015
Elizabeth Anne, Elizabeth Anne
I'd like to sing to you if I can
It's been so many years since we spoke last
Long enough for pain to turn to ash
Still recall the day that we met
Your winter cape, your boots and hat
When you ran your fingers through my part
You burst the dam in my heart
Your lips were sweet blackberry wine
And I could not believe that you were mine
A rainy afternoon, a freezing winter walk on Broadway
Are joys forever etched in my mind
We fought about stupid things
Death by a thousand little stings
But you know I can't forget you
The things we did won't ever let you
Pass from your corner of my heart
The decades pass, our lives unwind
I hope the time has been as kind
To your heart as it has been to your sweet face
I hope that you have found a better place
Elizabeth Anne, Elizabeth Anne
We were nearly kids back then
There's no sense in livin' in the past
But you're a part of me and that's a fact
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