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A reflective song about my mother and, inevitably, about my father. Lyrically, this was an experiment in looking at the core of one small aspect of my parents' lives, but in a very oblique way (does that make sense?). My dad was a British sailor who met my mother when he was on RnR in Sydney in WW2.
Musically it's all me this time - one acoustic (Seagull) track (recorded in stereo), two Telecaster tracks, bass, keys and midi drums. Lead and harmony vocals each double tracked (with reduced volume on the echo Peter!).
This was quite difficult for me to write.
Loud works best.
Musically it's all me this time - one acoustic (Seagull) track (recorded in stereo), two Telecaster tracks, bass, keys and midi drums. Lead and harmony vocals each double tracked (with reduced volume on the echo Peter!).
This was quite difficult for me to write.
Loud works best.
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Lyrics
Across The Water
© Neil Porter 2007
You were a young and lovely Sydney girl
Your first love had come undone
You were a builder’s youngest daughter
You met a mother’s only son
I hear he swept you off your feet
You thought the good times had begun
You were a builder’s youngest daughter
You had a sailor’s only son
He sailed across the water
Then you were settling down
A builder’s youngest daughter
He was a new man in town
You always did your best for him
And I know he made you smile
He wasn’t quite the man you’d hoped he’d be
Perhaps you knew that all the while
He sailed across the water
You thought you’d settle him down
A builder’s youngest daughter
He was a man about town
I still see you in your lonely chair
And it always makes me sad
I don’t think he meant to leave you there
He never knew you felt so bad
© Neil Porter 2007
You were a young and lovely Sydney girl
Your first love had come undone
You were a builder’s youngest daughter
You met a mother’s only son
I hear he swept you off your feet
You thought the good times had begun
You were a builder’s youngest daughter
You had a sailor’s only son
He sailed across the water
Then you were settling down
A builder’s youngest daughter
He was a new man in town
You always did your best for him
And I know he made you smile
He wasn’t quite the man you’d hoped he’d be
Perhaps you knew that all the while
He sailed across the water
You thought you’d settle him down
A builder’s youngest daughter
He was a man about town
I still see you in your lonely chair
And it always makes me sad
I don’t think he meant to leave you there
He never knew you felt so bad
thoddi
Your songwriting has grown to a high level Neil. You keep making songs that makes me pay attention, and keep me interested all the way. The instrumentation you put on supports the melody and lyrics perfect. This is made with an wide understanding on how the different elements work in relation to each other.
I'm very impressed with the music you make nowadays Neil.
This one was especially good. The story is in many ways something many will relate to, if we think of how our parents hooked up, only with somewhat various stories...