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Make It Past Tonight
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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.
Song Info
Genre
Pop Indie Pop
Author
Larry Whitler
Rights
1977 and 2010 Quill And Keyboard Productions
Uploaded
May 22, 2010
Track Files
MP3
MP3 5.9 MB 320 kbps 2:35
Story behind the song
I originally wrote this in 1977. This version is a re-write. The original title was "Make It Last The Night" but a songwriter in Los Angeles suggested I change it to "Make It Past The Night." 33 years later I have listened.
Lyrics
You walked into my life I was unprepared But totally in hope That you would be to me Like every dream and every fantasy I ever hoped to see So make the dream come true It's a fantasy for two Make it past tonight I won't be gone in the mornin' Chasin' dreams again Our one day love affair won't have to end If we can make it past tonight Past the dawn and on and on Then we can make it--- We were both out for fun I was unaware That I could even hope To meet that special one That everybody said eventually I would be sure to meet And if I tell the truth I'm hoping she is you Make it past tonight I won't be gone in the mornin' Chasin' dreams again Our one day love affair won't have to end If we can make it past tonight Past the dawn and on and on Then we can make it--- I could spend my life and never find Anyone I'd rather wake up beside Make it past tonight I won't be gone in the mornin' Chasin' dreams again Our one day love affair won't have to end If we can make it past tonight Past the dawn and on and on Then we can make it---
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robnonair
May 26, 2010
Such a very postive song, Larry. You genuinely have insight into the soul and feelings of others. I love your vocal, your melody, the guitar, the arrangement. Very visual, I might add.