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Elizabeth And John
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This is a song about the decision my grandparents made to leave Europe and immigrate to America in the 1920s.
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I am a solo singer/songwriter. My music is mostly soft although my songs could easily be performed in mostly any style.
For me, it's all about the song. That mysteriously magical thing that happens when a lyric is married to a melody. The writing process is invigorating and exciting while simultaneously being exasperating and difficult. It is that moment when music is being composed and a lyric is being written when I am truly the "artist at his easel." The creative process continues when the song is brought into the studio to be recorded because, as in writing, the production and arrangement processes also have their own sets of challenges. Those challenges are always dictated by the song itself and the task at hand at that moment is to be true to the song and carefully craft a recording that reflects what the song is about. Part three, for me, is to then take that song and perform it. It is the purest form of displaying this work of art called a song and is the only place where the magic of the creation is reflected back to me from a room full of interested listeners. And at that moment it is only as magical as the audience makes me believe it is. My CDs are all available on CDBaby.com.
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Genre
Pop Indie Pop
Author
Words and Music by Larry Whitler
Rights
1991 and 2008 Quill And Keyboard Productions
Uploaded
October 27, 2008
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MP3 8.7 MB 320 kbps 3:48
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They must have talked about it For hours and hours. I bet when they decided They held each other and they cried. An immigrant in New York Was common in nineteen twenty-eight. The hardships and the promise. The uncertain time they'd have to wait. Elizabeth and John Learned to carry on In the face of their most trying days--- There must have been some sleepless nights, Some teary eyes, some fears inside. They made it through the great war So why was this so hard to take? The courage of a soldier When the homeland grew hungrier and colder. I bet he thanked the angels The day his family was on their way. Elizabeth and John Learned to carry on In the face of their most trying days---
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