A friend had loaned me a Nashville strung guitar that I hadn't gotten around to playing. I picked it up one summer afternoon and started finger picking - the timbre and bright sounding strings were so cheerful and sweet, the song kind of wrote itself! Caught in a wistful day dreaming moment, my lyrics are a love letter to someone, with hope of returned love.
"Love Song" is a spritely love letter that sits right in the pocket of California folk and Canadiana, written and performed on a shimmery high strung acoustic guitar. It takes listeners through a lush toe tapping arrangement echoing bluegrass and country styles with dreamy harmonies, watery electric guitar, slick standup bass and playful percussion.
Recorded in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
lyrics
Love Song
I wrote a love song just for you
and planted it in the garden
I hoped one day that it would bloom
I’d find you nestled in the branches
Ooo, ooo
I climbed a mountain just for you
and etched your name on the side
I hoped the winds would summon you
and bring me to your mind
ooo, ooo
oh don’t wait too long
to hear my love song
I wrote a letter just for you
and in between the lines
In my neatest hand my love poured true
maybe some day you’ll reply
Ooo, ooo
I wrote a love song just for you
and planted it in the garden…
credits
from New Light,
released February 10, 2023
Written by Claire Coupland
Musicians:
Claire Coupland - acoustic guitar, vocals
Sam Weber - acoustic/el. guitars, vocals
Griffin Goldsmith - drums, percussion
Lee Pardini - piano, keyboards
Alan Hampton - bass
Producer: Sam Weber
Mixed by: Sam Weber
Mastered by: Philip Shaw Bova
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