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latin flavoured funk/jazz/rock

rock piano vocals harmony funk jazz instrumental blues experimental rhythm and blues improvisation multi genre

Hi! I'm a guitarist, singer and songwriter currently living in Fredericton, N.B., Canada. I've been performing music in one way or another since the mid '60's, starting out singing tenor in a barbershop quartet with my brothers and then into a progression of bands playing rock, jazz, blues and country and... whatever. It's been a fun ride so far and I'm still as exited about it as the day I began. Ralph Atkinson

Song Info

Genre

Jazz • Jazz Fusion

Charts

Peak #22

Peak in subgenre #6

Author

R. Atkinson

Rights

R. Atkinson 2013

Uploaded

October 03, 2013

Track Files

MP3

MP3 12.7 MB • 320 kbps • 5:31

Lyrics

You say I never listen, I hear it all the time
you always make decisions just before you change your mind
how did we get stuck in this awful grind?

so we're living on a promise that we carved into a tree
and not the first ones to mistake love for biology
the time has come for both of our hearts to break
love isn't always what we make

and that tree still holds our names, framed in a heart of grey
a fossilizing memory of an ancient saturday
it's hard to tell if love is real or it's just a fake
love isn't always what we make

I remember that day by the river when we made a solemn vow
but it seems as though we've moved a long way from it now

love isn't always what we make
love isn't always what we make

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swingjazza

Feb 20, 2013

Fabulous. The horn arrangement, the light and shade, the guitar lead part (and slide) that's soooo good, and I feel like I'm right there in the audience. Sophisticated !

MarkWilson(NC)

Jan 27, 2013

Super fine production over a totally cool song. Great track

333maxwell

Jan 19, 2013

I can smell the work that went into this one.. nice stuff mate.

Ascenzion - Al Massey

Jan 11, 2013

This is fantastic Ralph on so many levels. Smooth uptempo vocals, killer horn arrangement, wonderful production. The Latin rhythm is so hot...sizzling guitar solo. ( oh, by the way, the intro was great. Love the organ...very creative dude. You have a winner.