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BACK TO MEMPHIS
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Home studio copyright version, written in 96' for Julie Carter- Nashville TN. Listen to the banjo and harmonica talk to each other in this up beat shuffle, with a snappy drum groove, and organ/synth pad in the bridge.
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Hi all you cool cats out there! Thanks for visiting my site. See my cool pics at the bottom of this page. Click "go to the MUSIC PAGE" just above my song list to check out all of my tunes, the lyric, chart positions and the new pictures that complement my songs. These recordings are rough copyright versions; Although I did show a CD with 9 of these songs to POWERSOURCE MAGAZINE's publishing department while in Nashville TN who accepted 4 of these tunes to pitch; also one was accepted by Destiny Row a Nashville record company mentioned below. Being a keyboardist/songwriter/lyricist I write, play and record my own original music including Rock, Country Crossover, blends of Easy Listening/R&B/Pop: also instrumentals with Rock, Classical, Jazz, and Country highlights. These recordings were written and recorded from 95' to 99' in my small home studio. The tracks are clear, well mixed, vocals are up front, tunes have drive, lyric are very "hookish" and catchy, and the songs have a BEAT that'll get your toes tappin'. I sing on these songs, but do not consider myself a vocalist. I have friends and connections in Nashville TN. CEO Ronnie Cantrell & Jane his A&R mngr loved my song; I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU STILL LOVE ME and let me hang with them at DESTINY ROW RECORDS in 2006 on MUSIC ROW Nashville TN, just a few blocks from Studio B, where Elvis recorded. Ron was thinking about placing that tune on ROW's newest artist Kelsey's next CD...but eventually passed. My intentions are to write and record current style hookish commercial songs that will cross over genres. I am looking for co-writers and am available for studio work, I catch on quickly, and would like to train-work as an engineer in a studio. When you listen to 3 DAYS LATE, please read along with the lyric page ....it's a duet, and I sing both parts... you may not get the message unless you do. It was mentioned by a friend of mine- a Nashville writer's night promotor- that my writing in 3 DAYS LATE is "really close" to what they're putting out in the Nashville music scene. You can view the lyric for any song, along with the chart positions by clicking on FULL next to each song. Rock On! You can read my true short stories, poems, and more cool lyric embellished with pictures. See: BABY'S FIRST DANCE LESSON and BLUEBIRDS CAN FLY IN THE RAIN @ http:/www.starseeker777.wordpress.com Purchase my tunes at: http://soundclick.com/paypal/?bandid=481611
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Charts
Peak #342
Peak in subgenre #90
Author
Cal
Rights
(C) 2002 Cal
Uploaded
June 22, 2006
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MP3 3.3 MB 128 kbps 3:38
Story behind the song
I met a really cute, platinum blonde singer in 95’ during my first trip to Nashville TN. Her name was Julie Carter, and was an excellent vocalist. Julie mentioned, she was from Memphis. I wrote a few tunes for her, including BACK TO MEMPHIS. I did research on Memphis, viewed a video describing the city, and read James Conaway's book- MEMPHIS AFTERNOONS- which gave me ideas for the song. James tells of his life, growing up in Memphis. In the first verse, the line "speedin' Greyhound" can refer to the bus line, and also, the Greyhound dog races, at the track in Memphis. ~C~
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BACK TO MEMPHIS (c) 2002 Cal written 1996 for Julie Carter Nashville TN verse I've been thinkin' about you Dreamin' all day long Baby's gone and left me Time for me to run Don't need no invitation Bought tickets for a plane Faster than a speedin' Greyhound I'm comin' home again chorus Back to Memphis where cotton grows Back to Memphis where the mighty Mississippi flows You'll see me there old rockin' chair Red brick bungalow Back to Memphis Memphis is the place that I love verse Kicked around in New York That traffic bothered me Tried and tried I couldn't find One sweet Magnolia tree I think the world of Nashville Branson has the beat Hollywood looks good but you'll never find me Hangin' out on Vine Street chorus Back to Memphis where cotton grows Back to Memphis where the mighty Mississippi flows Keep your frills I want my Daffodils Red brick bungalow Back to Memphis Memphis is the place that I love bridge- tempo change I keep on dreamin' about you All day long Downtown blues barbecues Steamboats chuggin' past the avenues chorus- modulate Back to Memphis where cotton grows Back to Memphis where the mighty Mississippi flows and flows You'll see me there in my old rockin' chair Red brick bungalow I'm goin' Back to Memphis back Back to Memphis I'm goin' Back to Memphis Memphis is the place that I love Back to Memphis Back to memphis It's the place that I love Back to Memphis
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