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Guitar and vocals by Julie Chow
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I am a singer-songwriter who currently resides in San Francisco, California. I have four self-produced albums: When Desires Collide (2001), The Stars Shine Bri
Hi, my name is Julie Chow, and I am a singer-songwriter who is currently based in San Francisco, California. I have released four self-produced albums: When Desires Collide (in 2001), The Stars Shine Bright Tonight (in 2002), Momentarily Disreplaced (in 2003) and Wheel of Fortune (Narcissus & the Echo) (2004). I occasionally songwrite with another musician called . You can hear our music at . We've done some live shows around Davis in the Spring of 2004. I've also collaborated on a couple tracks with . Surf on to his page to check out his trippy material. Prior to 2001, and I were part of an online collaboration known as The Dream Project. Those songs can be found .
Song Info
Genre
Acoustic • Acoustic General
Charts
Peak #201
Peak in subgenre #54
Author
words and music by Won Hee Chang and Julie Chow
Rights
2001 Jalizca Tunes
Uploaded
December 19, 2003
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MP3 2.4 MB • 128 kbps • 2:40
Story behind the song
Composed while sipping frappucinos one afternoon at Starbucks, "8 Arms" was written specifically for the Hour of Peace segment of the annual Peace Concert held at the Singapore American School in November. The theme that year was "oppression," and thus became the basis of the song itself. Inspiration came from the Veruca Salt album title, 8 Arms To Hold You. The heart of the song is really about wanting freedom, but stylistically, it plays around with sarcasm and irony. The speaker of the song cries out that they need to be "held down" when they really want to relieved of all the pressures surrounding them. A short while after "8 Arms" was composed, it made its debut at the Peace Concert. It was performed at two other live performances afterwards, becoming a recognizable opener and frequent crowd-pleaser. The constant repetition of the words "eight arms" made the song itself easy to remember and refer to. Later, when recording for the Stars album had begun, "8 Arms" was immediately recorded and became the opening track on the album.
Lyrics
Only to be free Only to be free 8 arms, 8 arms to hold me down I need 8 arms, 8 arms to hold me down Down to... Breathe - there'll be no hands for choking See - there'll be no fantasizing Live - with a chance for being Only to be free Only to be free 8 arms, 8 arms to hold me down I need 8 arms, 8 arms to hold me down Back to where I belong Where I've been wronged 8 arms, 8 arms to hold me down I need 8 arms, 8 arms to hold me down This is...
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