Hi All,

Our small tribute to the great folk artist Elyse Weinberg who left us some years ago. This is ELYSE.


I found her voice in a late-night hour
Some college station out past the river bend
DJ said her name like a secret he was keeping
Like he wasn’t sure he’d say it again
There was tape hiss like a summer storm
And a piano just barely in tune
She sang like she’d already vanished
Like she was leaving the room

She was playing rooms out in the canyon
When the deals were being made downtown
While the others learned how to stay standing
She was slipping in and out of the sound
They say she walked off mid-conversation
Left her songs in a borrowed case
There’s a line about something breaking
But you can’t quite place the place

Hey Elyse, were you ever really there?
A radio signal in the desert air
Still flying somewhere out of sight
In the middle of a California night

I played her record for a girl in Woodstock
She said, “Why does this feel like goodbye?”
I guess some songs don’t wait to end
Well they just look you dead in the eye
We sat there through the last refrain
Like we were keeping a watch for a sign
But the silence came in like a stranger
And took what it left behind

Hey Elyse, were you ever really there?
A radio signal in the desert air
Still flying somewhere out of sight
In the middle of a California night

BIAB Tracks:
1759: Bass, Electric, Pop
1837: Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm
3057: Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking
RealDrums: PopRock16ths
Other Notes:
Bob Mic: Logitech Blue Yeti
Bob Vocals: Logic Pro
Bob Acoustic Rhythm Guitar: Martin D-18
Bob Electric Guitar: Collings Ladybird
Bob Guitar Amplifier: Vintone SimpleX 1x6
Joliz Mic: Audio Technica AT2020USB+
Joliz Vocals: GarageBand
Waves Vocal Rider: All Vocals
Pre-Production: Track Editing GarageBand & Logic Pro
Izotope Nectar 3 Elements for Vocals
Izotope Plasma for Instrument Tracks Processing
Izotope 1970s Vinyl Processing
Final Track Mix & Master: Logic Pro & Izotope Ozone 11
Video: Adobe Firefly, iMovie & Final Cut Pro

As always - thanks for listening!

Bob

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