It's the sad, sexy blues that make you feel for the girl who is lost, alone and wanting for her man. This is an all too familiar broken-heart, love story. It's sung with a pleading, mournful tone, accented with haunting harmonies, building to a powerful but desolate bridge. The tragedy is that her lover is gone for good but the irony is that he stays with her forever in her heart, body and mind. Her loss is the boss of her life. Is it real or is it all in her head, you may ask? It's powerful, beautiful misery all in one song.
Sometimes, love can be like a unicorn; magical, mystical and fickle. A soft kiss or a nibble one moment and the next, they are gallivanting around, leaving you with a jagged scar from their horniness... Unfortunately in life, people leave you, but in this situation, my guy died so there's that. Shortly after, I thought he telephoned me from beyond the grave to play a cosmic trick. I felt that he'd been hanging around as a spirit, watching me for some time and then one night, I got a strange phone call where I heard my name whispered very softly and then nothing... Goosebumps yet? So now you know about the secret, morbid third verse stuck inside of 'Sad Over You'. As usual, songwriting helped get me through the hard times.
Last year, Mark (marksheldan.com) and I went up to Buntzen Lake to take some promo shots for my album 'Anything Goes'. Here's a good one of me with the acoustic guitar that my dad and I painted. On 'Sad Over You', I play my Tely and use some fancy jazz chords that I learned from an old Doc Watson song. Mark played a delightful harmonica while Steve Horvat injected stunning lead-guitar riffs in and around the vocals. The pulsing bass and the laid-back midi drums played by Shawn Stewart provided the heartbeat. It's new grass, dancing with country western, on its way down jazz alley. Recorded and mastered at Hangover Studios in Langley BC by Shawn Stewart, it's one of my favourite tracks on the 'Swing Some Blues Some' album. (Smokeywine.com)
Here are some random gig shots with Mark, Daryl, Rick and Kimi Soo, just to show you guys out there that I enjoy being on stage. Have since I was kid. As you can see, so does Mark. We are Smokeywine the duo. Happy to entertain you for any and all occasions. Here's a promo poem for your perusal.
Smokeywine
Poignant passionate poetry
Sweet harmonious sound
Melodious expression
Smokeywine's in town
Songs of love, songs of life
Turning darkness into light
Make you laugh, make you smile
Walk you down a country mile
Make you think, make you cry
Painting pictures in your sky
Feast your ears upon our songs
Go to Smokeywine.com
Thank you to all our fans and listeners - some in South Africa, some in Germany and one in Brazil. It's fantastic - organic, homegrown music rules! Keep supporting local artists. Until we speak again, don't be too sad, all you have to do is: Love, Laugh and Dance! ~*.*~ Lea Sheldan
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To listen to 'Sad Over You' right now, click here:
https://twistedgitarco.wixsite.com/leasheldan-1/songs
To hear Mark Sheldan's new release, click here:
https://twistedgitarco.wixsite.com/marksheldan/my-songs
If you have Spotify, please download here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/1WiW6j9r4RfxO3D6N2M9ny
Sing along with the lyrics below:
Sad Over You
When I sing the blues
Storm clouds the room
Lightning strikes my eyes
It’s then I realize
That I’m blue, sad over you
When I’m falling apart
You come back to my heart
Everything I do or say
Makes me think of yesterday
I get blue, sad over you
I’m sad, sad over you
I'm sad, sad over you
You call me up sometimes
Say I’ve been on your mind
I hear you whisper my name
Is it real or just a game?
Could it be, you’re sad over me
Can’t you hear me crying?
I’m dying over you
I’m so lonely for you only
Makes me sad I can’t have a man like you
I’m sad, sad over you
I'm sad, sad over you
When I sing the blues
Storm clouds the room
Muddy water in my skies
And it’s raining in my eyes
‘cuz I’m sad over, mad over, feeling bad over
you know I’m sad over you
I’m sad, sad over you
I'm sad, sad over you . . .
I’m sad
written by Lea Sheldan
copyright 2014 Socan
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