Nobody's Sweetheart

by The Caliopians

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We take an almost early George Jones country spin of the dial on this one. Yet it's pure Caliopians through and through, with a Latin percussion section, giving the song an almost Beatles 65 production feel. There is a beautiful sax solo from Connie, and Andy's guitar sound is pristine and pure. The vocal harmonies might not be Gram and Emmylou, but they are very Connie and Jesse, so thats keeping it real.

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Circle skirts and swizzle sticks
Party games and parlor tricks
Yet ne're a hair out of place
You made each day a new surprise
I was enchanted bedazzled beguiled
But somehow I failed to really read your face
I did not catch all the words you said
Nor understand what was in your head
Thinking summer, summer would never end

Now i'm nobody's sweetheart to come home to at night
Nobody's sweetheart, say turn off the light
Nobody's sweetheart to rise with the sun
No nobody's sweetheart, nobody's no ones

It was darkness as the ship goes down
Your mood like some rough part of town
Where the bars have bars over the window pains
Then you called me by another's name
With a laugh to cover up the slip
With absent eyes and tightened lips
I should have know, I should have felt the shift
Like a skittish cat on a board that tips

And now i'm nobody's sweetheart to come home to at night
Nobody's sweetheart, say turn off the light
Nobody's sweetheart to rise with the sun
No nobody's sweetheart, nobody's no one

And on all those Sunday morning's why it never felt quite this bad
Here I am attending church with the legions of the sad
And when the deacon passes the plate , but I've nothing left
Just bleary mind that take in less and less

And now i'm nobody's sweetheart to come home to at night
Nobody's sweetheart, say turn off the light
Nobody's sweetheart to rise with the sun
No nobody's sweetheart, nobody's no one

credits

released May 14, 2022
Written and Produced by Jesse Walkershaw with the help of everyone else involved.
Vocals by The Walkershaws
Sax by Connie Walkershaw
Guitar by Andy Charmatz
Percussion by Cosobatero
Bass by Jesse Walkershaw
Keys by Jez Burns
Mixed and mastered by Jez Burns

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Cali, as we are a California band, full of the sounds of the southern desert, the coastal surf towns, Bakersfield twang,and the inner city we live in. Opians, cause we have a big place in our hearts and heads for Ethiopian jazz, and Afro Cuban diaspora sounds. A big slice of Klezmer, and what ever else falls into our listening life. ... more

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