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Tied Down (Pre-Production)
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Like a pair of slaves, just diggin' graves, we gotta get out while we can. Why, should we, be..."Tied Down?"
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Performer/Songwriter
Hey everybody! I'm Jerry Flattum, Performer/Songwriter. The recordings you are listening to are in Pre-Production, a fancier way of saying "demo." I'm currently working on getting up the financing to re-record and master several recordings in preparation for commercial release. Nothing drives me nuts more than knowing how these tunes will sound with new arrangements and a top notch mix/master. There's alot of color missing from the current recordings, but most of all guitar and backup vocals. Live drums and new keyboard samples will really bring the arrangement to life too. Two of the songs feature "hired guns" (session players). Tim Thompson did the guitar and mix on "My Little Girl," a Country/Rock ballad. Thompson is a finger style champion and when he let's loose on uptempo rockers he rivals the best pickers I've ever heard. Stephen Sea knocked out his own arrangement of "Best Place Around" and topped it off with some amazing guitar work. Virtual instruments and sampling technology will be heavily used in the new recordings. Once the recordings are finished, with sufficient financing and backing, I'm planning a global tour with a stage show that includes dancers, acting, stage design, lighting and costuming.
Song Info
Genre
Country • Country-Rock
Charts
#550 in subgenre Peak #16
Charts
Peak #173
Author
Jerry Flattum
Rights
2010
Uploaded
September 19, 2011
Track Files
MP3
MP3 3.4 MB • 128 kbps • 3:43
Story behind the song
Love is great. Once you find it, it's thrilling. But like everything else in life, everything seems to settle into a routine. Eventually that routine becomes so routine, it's like going through the motions. Usually what traps people is jobs and money. Sometimes you just have to break out of the routine and just go for something new. And when you do, you feel so alive. The recording is in pre-production, being re-arranged and mastered in preparation for commercial release.
Lyrics
TIED DOWN Now listen, I've been lovin' you for a long, long time. Got a bed to sleep, and a car to drive, and a TV for the mind. But something's missin', from this livin' the same old grind. Locked up in a cage, this animal is a'gettin' mean. Hair's fallin' out, teeth are black, and my eyes are turnin' green. Whadda ya say we catch a plane and get out of this scene. Why, should we, be, TIED DOWN? Grab a suitcase baby, and let's get ourselves a tan. Why, should we, be, TIED DOWN? Like a pair of slaves, just diggin' graves, we gotta get out while we can. Laundry's done, house is clean, and the floor is shiny bright. Nothin' much to eat 'cept Chinese take-out for tonight. Just the kind of thing, puts you/me in the mood for a fight. Work that job and a'waste my brain for a lousy weekly wage. Years go by, just to die, at such an early age. I ain't no bum, but I gotta run, 'fo' madness turn to rage. Why, should we, be, TIED DOWN? Grab a suitcase baby, and let's get ourselves a tan. Why, should we, be, TIED DOWN? Like a pair of slaves, just diggin' graves, we gotta get out while we can. Dogs gotta roam, birds gotta fly, so do you, and so do I - so do I! INSTRUMENTAL You can't talk and I can't hear, like frozen in ice. Whadda ya got to lose, so, shake a roll of the dice. I wouldn't sell our good times, not at any price. Why, should we, be, TIED DOWN. Grab a suitcase baby, and let's get ourselves a tan. Why, should we, be, TIED DOWN. Like a pair of slaves, just diggin' graves, we gotta get out while we can. Why, should we, be, TIED DOWN? Grab a suitcase baby, and let's get ourselves a tan. Why, should we, be, TIED DOWN? Like a pair of slaves, just diggin' graves, we gotta get out while we can. Why! Copyright 2010 Jerry Flattum
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