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On The Wings Of Shasta
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A song about a horse named Shasta and a young girl named Shannon (Robin's daughter). Shannon and Shasta always experienced flying together during their rides. Imagination is a wonderful thing!
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I am a solo singer/songwriter. My music is mostly soft although my songs could easily be performed in mostly any style.
For me, it's all about the song. That mysteriously magical thing that happens when a lyric is married to a melody. The writing process is invigorating and exciting while simultaneously being exasperating and difficult. It is that moment when music is being composed and a lyric is being written when I am truly the "artist at his easel." The creative process continues when the song is brought into the studio to be recorded because, as in writing, the production and arrangement processes also have their own sets of challenges. Those challenges are always dictated by the song itself and the task at hand at that moment is to be true to the song and carefully craft a recording that reflects what the song is about. Part three, for me, is to then take that song and perform it. It is the purest form of displaying this work of art called a song and is the only place where the magic of the creation is reflected back to me from a room full of interested listeners. And at that moment it is only as magical as the audience makes me believe it is. My CDs are all available on CDBaby.com.
Song Info
Genre
Pop Indie Pop
Author
Words and Music by Larry Whitler
Rights
2004 Quill And Keyboard Music Publishing
Uploaded
March 16, 2004
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MP3 3.9 MB 128 kbps 4:17
Story behind the song
A song about a horse named Shasta. Those who rode Shasta said the experience was like flying. Shasta lived a long life and brought joy to many young girls who rode her. When she died I wrote this song for one of those girls, Robin's daughter, Shannon, and the riding instructor who cared for Shasta.
Lyrics
She believes in a better World And she's quieter than all the other girls She would dream of flying away Above the Clouds Beyond the Moon And past the Milky Way And I once touched her golden wings She would fly and her Spirit would sing And her smile as she flew that day Touched my heart as a witness to This flying horse ballet Fly --- on the wings of Shasta Fly --- as high --- as your dreams Up beyond the Sky on the wings of Shasta The shadow in the light of a Moonbeam She was strong as a beast can be But I heard that they set her Spirit free Still she flies, I have felt her wings Brush against my smile As I hear your laughter sing Fly --- on the wings of Shasta Fly --- as high --- as your dreams Up beyond the Sky on the wings of Shasta The shadow in the light of a Moonbeam She believes in a better World And she's quieter than all the other girls She would dream of flying away Above the Clouds Beyond the Moon And past the Milky Way Fly --- on the wings of Shasta Fly --- as high --- as your dreams Up beyond the Sky on the wings of Shasta The shadow in the light of a Moonbeam Fly --- on the wings of Shasta Fly --- as high --- as your dreams Up beyond the Sky on the wings of Shasta The shadow in the light of a Moonbeam
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