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Long Island Kids
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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
Charts
Peak #223
Peak in subgenre #36
Author
Larry Whitler
Rights
2010 Quill And Keyboard Productions
Uploaded
July 17, 2010
Track Files
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MP3 6.4 MB 320 kbps 2:48
Lyrics
I'm just a Long Island kid And I've been reconnecting With the Long Island kids I knew so long ago When we were all still kids And now I'm recollecting All those things So long ago we did When we were Long Island kids--- When you're a Long Island kid You say you're from the city Hey, it's sorta the truth And I won't tell if you don't Besides, we went enough So we were city kids by railroad proxy Go ahead and shed a guilty grin We were Long Island kids--- The best of both worlds in the shadow Of the greatest town on earth I love that island long and narrow From the Brooklyn line To Montauk Point I'm still a Long Island kid I got a cup to prove it On my cupboard shelf "I heart L.I." And now on Google earth I cruise the neighborhood Doesn't look much different than it did When we were Long Island kids--- The best of both worlds in the shadow Of the greatest town on earth I love that island long and narrow From the Brooklyn line To Montauk Point I'm just a Long Island kid And I've been reconnecting With the Long Island kids I knew so long ago
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robnonair
Jul 18, 2010
Love the feeling of your guitar/vocal. Really resonates your memories and observations of today. Even if a person is not from New York but grew up in the suburbs of a large city, the person can still relate to your song. Very visual ...