Lobelia wrote this song around age 20, and it's had many a revival, but this version recorded on the fly with the amazing Peter Katz lending his gorgeous voice is so stark and beautiful and really captures the spirit of the song. A bit sad, a bit defiant, a bit hopeful. Gorgeous acoustic bass by Steve Lawson who also recorded, mixed and mastered the track.
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lyrics
What is it that just keeps me hanging?
I stay and stay, I'll do anything.
Hell no, I won't go and you can't make me.
Hell no, I won't go and you can't make me.
What do you need?
Cause it's not me
Yet here I sit
I'm never happy
Hell no, I won't go and you can't make me.
Somebody take my heart
It's tearing me apart
It stops and it won't start
Somebody take my heart
Hell no, I won't go and you can't make me.
credits
from Songs for Donna,
released March 29, 2011
Words and music by Lobelia
Vocals: Peter Katz
Bass and clever thinghys: Steve Lawson
I listened to a lot of Steve Lawson's music before buying any. So easy to play in the background while browsing on the iPad. So many moods and good to hear it coming as played live. He gets a lot from a bass and its in HD flac. It was time to catch up on buying... Alan Hall
I love playing this album the whole way through, I almost don't notice the songs changing, it kind of feels empty listening to it in parts.
Quite dreamy. narp
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