Half a Million Gone

DC SpaceDog – Dance-Pop Artist

Anger Country-Pop Track | Half a Million Gone by DC SpaceDog | Stream Free

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A Country Blues song mourning the 500,000+ souls in the US senselessly lost to the Corona Virus Pandemic.

piano blues country anger pandemic resonator grief mournful

DC SpaceDog

DC SpaceDog is an award winning singer / songwriter and piano player with a very broad interest in several musical genre including pop, rock, country, and jazz.

Based in Bowie, MD and active since 2012, DC SpaceDog has built over 50 original tracks in the Dance-Pop space on SoundClick.

The catalog has a consistent signature sound: high-energy in energy and dark in tone. Releases span Indie, Pop and Rock, all within the dance-pop space. Productions carry a subtle groove quality throughout. The overall sound is broadly accessible, making it well-suited for a range of placements and projects. Production relies on piano, choral and marching band, giving the catalog a consistent sonic identity. Across releases, the mood is consistently love, joyful, dreamy and positive, making the catalog easy to navigate for artists seeking a specific feel. DC SpaceDog has released 4 albums on SoundClick alongside individual singles and instrumentals.

Several releases highlight the range and quality of the catalog. "The End of Tomorrow" (150 BPM, C min) is a retro classic rock track with a high-energy edge that peaked at #8 on the SoundClick Pop chart. "Eve's Song" brings a retro quality to the acoustic piano space that peaked at #9 on the SoundClick Pop chart. "Love Eternally" is an indie pop production with a distinctly love tone that peaked at #6 on the SoundClick Pop chart.

With 48.5K streams on SoundClick and a track record of reaching #1 on the SoundClick Pop chart, DC SpaceDog has established a strong footprint in the independent dance-pop space. Explore the full catalog on SoundClick.

SoundClick artist DC SpaceDog presents "Half a Million Gone", an outstanding release in the Country-Pop genre. Featuring piano and resonator, the production has a distinctive and cohesive sound. With a tone that is anger, grief and mournful, DC SpaceDog's track connects on an emotional level. "Half a Million Gone" has peaked at #12 in the main Country category on SoundClick. DC SpaceDog is an independent artist on SoundClick, releasing Country-Pop music directly to fans worldwide.

Song Info

Genre

Country • Country-Pop

Charts

#969 today Peak #12

#209 in subgenre Peak #3

Author

DC SpaceDog

Rights

2021

Uploaded

March 26, 2021

Track Files

MP3

MP3 8.7 MB • 320 kbps • 3:49 minutes

Lossless

WAV 38.5 MB (no audio tag)

Story behind the song

On Feb 22, 2021, the death toll from the COVID pandemic reached 500,000 in the US.  This was one day after the passing of a close friend.  These two events drove home the impact this terrible, senseless  disease has brought to the world, my nation, and finally me.  It had become all too real for me to merely cope with and complain about.  I had to capture my thoughts and feelings in music to begin my healing process.

Lyrics

Intro:  Dm
Verse 1:
Dm
There's something new but it can't be true
             Bb                 C       Dm           A+                 A7  Dm
Can it be as bad as they say?      It seems so far away
Dm
They're telling me I can't live free
              Bb               C      Dm               A+             A7 Dm
Wear a mask and sanitize;             COVID's on the rise!

Chorus:
                Bb
Somethings wrong      terribly wrong.
               Am                              A     Dm
They're telling us we must stay home.
             Bb        
We've been alone for so long.
     A7                                        A+    A7   Dm                            A+    A7   Dm                          A+    A7   Dm
Now there's a 1. hundred thousand gone    2. A quarter million gone      3. A half a million gone

Verse 2:
Dm
This deadly thing brought a silent spring
                      Bb                   C            Dm                    A+                   A7         Dm
There're no cheers in the ballpark stands            from those cardboard fans;    
Dm
The summer grind left folks behind
             Bb                 C       Dm                         A+         A7     Dm
They can't go to work these days;    but they still have bills to pay.

Chorus 2
Bridge:
                        Gm                                                       Dm
The choices that are made right now;  will affect us all somehow.
             Gm                                                     A7                                                A+   A7   Dm
They'll be a high price in Hell to pay; for those who let it get this way.

Reintro:       Dm
Verse 3:
Dm
Then you lose someone close to you.
      Bb                 C           Dm                  A+                 A7      Dm
Its not just a numbers game;   each one of them had a name.
Dm
We lived in fear through this dreadful year.
         Bb       C   Dm                   A+                A7  Dm
Hoping for relief            We need to end this grief

Chorus x2 + tag + Intro riff Now there's a half a million gone.  Will this curse go on and on?

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