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Great Big World
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C'mon baby, get involved! Its a great big world out there, and you're just sitting at your computer? As soon as you're done listening to MY stuff, turn off the computer and go outside and play! ;) From the project "St. Christopher's Sin".
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Acoustic, electric, innovative, eclectic, evocative, powerful, original, ethereal, strong vocals, strong storytelling. Great songs, mini-dramas. Thought-provoki
Mr. Majstyk (took the name from an old Charles Bronson movie that no one remembers...kinda cool and obscure...sorta fitting!) Just a man and his guitar and his music. A few fills here and there to keep it interesting. Maybe no one else gets it, but that's OK. The stories needed to be told, to be written, to be recorded and documented. Not to be "hits"...just to be "songs". Stripped down to he essentials. It starts with words and melody. And a story. And an overall musical "mood". Funny how some things never change no matter how much money or technology you throw at it. It starts and ends with the song. I was "in the biz" for a good many years. In the 70's, I was the lead singer/performer (aka Vince Diamond) in the 50's and 60's rock n roll review "Cruis'n". Throughout the 80's, I was the lead singer/songwriter/rhythm guitarist of "Steve One and the Shades", and in the 90's, the lead singer/songwriter/guitarist of "St. Christopher's Sin". Took a break for awhile and moved to Los Angeles. Got into acting and voice-over work, and while that is fun and challenging, I missed the music. Didn't miss being in a "band" per se, but just missed the creative spark of songwriting and guitar playing and singing. So, I unpacked my gear and just started writing again. Archived here for storage and to share with other musicians and "civilians". And I am back to performing live again, doing the kind of variety thing I started with, but this time digging deep into my roots and performing the stuff I heard as a child and thru my formative years..."From Rat Pack to Rock & Roll!" with legendary keyboardist David Moscoe as my music director and band leader.
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Genre
Rock Classic Rock
Charts
#2,191 in subgenre Peak #2
Charts
Peak #42
Author
Steve Waddington
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Steve Waddington
Uploaded
March 08, 2005
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MP3 3.2 MB 128 kbps 0:00
Story behind the song
I needed something "lighter" to balance out some of the darker stuff, so I came up with this. However, its not just fluff. With world events as they are today, its actually pretty appropriate. For the intro and outro, I had this little cassette recorder and I went around to a bunch of people who spoke different languages and asked them to say "Great Big World" in their native language, because this song is about world awareness. Its not from any one point of view, and it is decidedly apolitical. Its just a call for awareness. Check out TK's guitar solo and programming.
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Great Big World Lyrics and music c. Steve Waddington Come on, it's time to give it a try Time to change your state of mind Open your eyes, take a good look around You'll be surprized what you might find There's a lot going on outside your door, outside your solitude Places to go and people to see, a million things that you can do In this Great Big World... So caught up in your own little world it seems tough to just survive But compared to other places you could be You're lucky just to be alive The choice is yours to make a move with all the options you could take You might improve your point of view and the difference it could make To this Great Big World... Sooner or later, you'll come around Sooner or later, don't let it all fall down Sooner or later, when it burns to the ground? Take your head out of the sand Don't pretend that you are blind You can't ignore what's going on Or it will get you from behind And try to see the other side, that'll do for a start Be resolved to get involved because you've got to be a part Of this Great Big World...
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