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What Wouldn't Do
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A song about a young girl who is seen picking flowers in a park and who reminds an old man of a love he missed out on when he was young himself.
singer songwriter acoustic beatles music florida new york love songs writer college performer larry whitler robin macblane
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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
1991Larry Whitler
Uploaded
March 02, 2006
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MP3 5.0 MB 192 kbps 3:40
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Today I saw a young girl Her hair was flying free in the wind And her fisted hand of wildflowers Told where she’d been And that little girl was you The girl I know so well The girl I never knew And the smile was the same smile I know And your heart sparkled like a new fallen snow And the flowers were for me You held them for so long As long as it would be What wouldn’t do What couldn’t be Is now an opportunity for me To say, “I love you” What wouldn’t work What couldn’t last Is holding true and holding fast For I will always need you And now I know a princess A beautiful girl in my heart And you’re always on my mind Though we’re always apart But my heart belongs to you The you I know so well The girl I always knew What wouldn’t do What couldn’t be Is now an opportunity for me To say, “I love you” What wouldn’t work What couldn’t last Is holding true and holding fast For I will always need you Today I saw a young girl Her hair was flying free in the wind And her fisted hand of wildflowers Told where she’d been And that little girl was you The girl I know so well The girl I never knew What wouldn’t do What couldn’t be Is now an opportunity for me To say, “I love you” What wouldn’t work What couldn’t last Is holding true and holding fast For I will always need you
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