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Can't Keep Me Off Of You (1988)
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This is a song I wrote in March of 1988. I recorded it on a 4 track reel-to-reel and then dubbed it to a cassette. I had forgotten about this song until recently when my partner, Robin MacBlane, found that old cassette. Here it is in its raw form.
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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
1988 Quill And Keyboard Productions
Uploaded
April 22, 2009
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MP3 10.7 MB 320 kbps 4:40
Lyrics
Bet you remember back in '42 You were all upset And I was all over you We were still in high school Only seventeen Uncle Sam sent me a note And I was part of the war machine --- You would send me letters I'd send my reply I lived for those letters, babe Although they almost made me cry "Mail call, Soldier", I'd be up on my feet "Is there anything from One One Eight Eight Amaranth Street?" Can't keep me off of you They can't keep me off of you Nothing they devise Not even my demise Will keep me away Can't keep me off of you --- Bet you remember back in '44 The Sturmabteilung Made sure I'd never come back from war I sent you a message Across that great divide I said, "Honey don't you worry I got orders to return in '55" --- Can't keep me off of you They can't keep me off of you Nothing they devise Not even my demise Will keep me away Can't keep me off of you ---
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