Beirut from Prodigal Light by Amy Denio / Spoot Music
Words and music by Amy Denio. A song about parallel universes. During the summer of 2006 I was wishing for someone to bring me coffee in the morning when I heard a field recording of musicians improvising in Beirut while bombs were falling very close. So many experiences happen all in the same instant. The second verse was inspired by a conversation with a US soldier leaving Guatanamo.
Tracklist
| 6. | Beirut | 4:06 |
Lyrics
Beirut's under seige again and I'm lost in the Target
with a sale on Aisle 4
I'll pick up some more
of those things that I need
I'm doing my deed
But some day I'll get breakfast in bed
Some day I'll stop counting the dead
And then I'll lie back down
Baghdad's under seige again and I'm lost in the target
But I'm on my way home
they just don't know
all the things that I've seen
of death and its glow
Credits
Amy Denio: accordion, voice
Madeleine Sosin: bombo, voice
Abel Rocha: guitar, voice
Bombo recorded at Spoot Studios, everything else recorded by Scott Colburn at Gravelvoice Studios in Seattle.
Remixed by Amy Denio at Spoot Studios, West Seattle
Mastered by Mell Dettmer at Soli Sound, West Seattle.
License
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Home taper since high school, Denio has composed & recorded 600+ songs ~ solo & with artists all over the world. .
She's received awards, fellowships & commissions for her soundtracks for modern dance, film, TV, theater, websites.
She founded Tone Dogs (1987-1991),Tiptons Sax Quartet (1988-present) plays in Kultur Shock (1999-present) and Correo Aereo (2004-present).
Info: amydenio.me