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Abstinence
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Abstinence makes the heart grow fonder.
acoustic melodic jazz vocal original guitarist fingerstyle bach lyrical witty funny poetic solo english moving fretless bass thoughtful haunting touching ragtime unusual humorous bittersweet sensitive counterpoint
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Yet another songwriter-guitarist-singer. In that order. Though I earn my living mostly playing bass.
I play bass with various bands in many genres, and also perform at mainly acoustic-style venues as a solo songwriter-guitarist-singer (in that order)
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Genre
Acoustic • Acoustic Guitar
Charts
Peak #158
Peak in subgenre #39
Author
Heather Enid Wells
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Heather Enid Wells
Uploaded
May 29, 2007
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MP3 2.8 MB • 128 kbps • 3:05
Story behind the song
"Abstinence of any sort is unfashionable I suppose. This is a poignant song. Well, it’s about suppressed lust, and you can’t get much more poignant than that, can you?" Guitar tab for this song appears on the Travelling Records website, on the Different Windows CD lyrics and free tab page
Lyrics
You make me sparkle and perspire. I so admire you, but have to face down my desire. Should you feel the same, and care to cool the fire, here's a little epigram to ponder: Abstinence makes the heart grow fonder Abstinence makes the heart grow fonder I'll adopt this motto, which is to remind me, when I wistfully want to wind myself around you, like an anaconda: Abstinence makes the heart grow fonder Abstinence makes the heart grow fonder You're not free, but we can still be friends. We hold hands... we hug... but there it ends. As I'm smitten, this is what I'll do: Enjoy the music — and admire the view... Miss Non-Flammable? Not where you're concerned! And we don't want to get our fingers burned. So, where my naughty heart's inclined to wander, Abstinence makes the heart grow fonder Abstinence makes the heart grow fonder
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