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A CURE FOR THE SMITHS
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this is a nostalgic song about my childhood
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mostly acoustic rock. in the style of Goo Goo Dolls, Lifehouse, Pearl Jam, Butch Walker,the calling.bryan adams,john cougar,avril lavigne
Hi I'm John. you can call me Johnny. I write songs http://www.facebook.com/platform
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Genre
Pop • Pop Rock
Charts
Peak #351
Peak in subgenre #73
Author
John McConnach
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littlebuddhamusic
Uploaded
March 20, 2011
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MP3 3.9 MB • 128 kbps • 4:19
Story behind the song
I wrote the music and couldn't come up with any lyrics then I found myself driving through the neighbourhood I grew up in and all these memories came flooding back. Recorded the vocals the next day
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BORN IN THE 60'S(69) RAISED IN THE 80'S BACK WHEN MUSIC WAS GOOD BANDS LIKE THE SMITHS AND BANDS LIKE THE CURE WE LISTENED TO IN MY HOOD THE LOGICAL SONG,TAKE THE LONG WAY HOME HIS VOICE IS SO FREAKIN' HIGH PLEASE,PLEASE, PLEASE, MADE YOU WANT TO CRY WE BOUGHT 45'S AND MADE MIXED TAPES AND LISTENED TO THEM IN THE CAR ONLY 16 STILL INNOCENT WE NEVER WENT ANYWHERE FAR AND IT'S A SUNNY DAY SO I'LL MEET YOU AT THE CEMETARY GATES AND IT'S FRIDAY AND I'M IN LOVE WE USED TO SING ALONG TO EVERY SONG ON PURPLE RAIN THAT MUSICS WHAT I LOVE THAT MUSICS WHAT I LOVE BACKYARD PARTIES HIGHSCHOOL DANCES DRINKING IN THE PARK LISA'S BASEMENT ALL THE COUPLES KISSING IN THE DARK THOMPSON TWINS, HOLD ME NOW THAT WAS ONE OF MY FAVES SHE'S MARRIED NOW AND HAS TWO KIDS SO I WON'T USE ANY REAL NAMES THE LOGICAL SONG,TAKE THE LONG WAY HOME HIS VOICE IS SO FREAKIN' HIGH PLEASE,PLEASE, PLEASE, MADE YOU WANT TO CRY WE BOUGHT 45'S AND MADE MIXED TAPES AND LISTENED TO THEM IN THE CAR ONLY 16 STILL INNOCENT WE NEVER WENT ANYWHERE FAR AND IT'S A SUNNY DAY SO I'LL MEET YOU AT THE CEMETARY GATES AND IT'S FRIDAY AND I'M IN LOVE WE USED TO SING ALONG TO EVERY SONG ON PURPLE RAIN THAT MUSICS WHAT I LOVE THAT MUSICS WHAT I LOVE bridge: SOMETIMES I WISH I COULD GO BACK TO THOSE DAYS WHEN WE WERE YOUNG, AND SO IN LOVE WITH SIMPLER WAYS AND IT'S A SUNNY DAY SO I'LL MEET YOU AT THE CEMETARY GATES AND IT'S FRIDAY AND I'M IN LOVE WE USED TO SING ALONG TO EVERY SONG ON PURPLE RAIN THAT MUSICS WHAT I LOVE THAT MUSICS WHAT I LOVE
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