FAWM: "And None But Love"

And None But Love

2 days ago by @wynia · @briansmith · @dmelbygibbons · @bearwith

And None But Love

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Liner Notes

@wynia says : The great poet Willa Cather penned "Evening Song," a beautiful ode to love. The poem is available for adaptation as it is public domain, thus it inspired this song performed by the members of @bearwith. Like many things I write, it takes a retro maybe #70s tone

Credits: @wynia music writing, lyrical adaptation, lead vocals, #piano @dmelbygibbons vocals, electric guitar, help with audio mixing/levels @briansmith #cello (both bowed and pizzicato), mixing/mastering genius

Lyrics

AND NONE BUT LOVE Original lyrics “Evening Song” by Willa Cather; adapted for song by Sarah Wynia-Smith (@wynia)

VERSE 1 Dear love, what thing of all the things that be Is ever worth one thought from you or me,

CHORUS 1 Save only Love, Save only Love? _ __ _ __ __ VERSE 2 The days so short, the nights so quick to flee, The world so wide, so deep and dark the sea,

CHORUS 2 So dark the sea; So dark the sea _ __ _ __ __

BRIDGE So far the suns and every listless star, Beyond their light—Ah! dear, who knows how far, One thing of all dim things I know is true, The heart within me knows, and tells it you _ __

INSTRUMENTAL _ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ _ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ___ __ __ __ _ _ __ _ __ __

Verse 3. So blind is life, so long at last is sleep, And none but Love to bid us laugh or weep,

CHORUS 3 And none but Love, And none but Love._ __ _ __ __ And none but Love, And none but Love._ __ _ __ __

Comments

@jerrypettit 1d

Lovely, lovely vocals over a terrific musical arrangement inspired by this poem. This is what music-making is all about! Great collaboration! ❤️

@namjunerobot 1d

Very beautiful, so nice. Lovely arrangement and I adore that retro feel.

@danvaillancourt 1d

Ooohhh! Yes! Love the instrumentation. Like a mash up of classic 70s love ballad and a more classically-trained tone mixed up and served in this beautiful ode to love. I like that it gets jazzy, minor and comes back to major. How like life... how like love. High fives all around!

@stevenwesleyguiles 1d

Also - tears in my eyes right after it ended. DARN YOU!

lol. Thank you!

@stevenwesleyguiles 1d

OOOH! Love that guitar noodle and piano groove in the intro. Just LOVE. Oooh. The bass enters. Then vocals. What an absolute VIBE you've created! Nailed the 70s vibe for sure, but in a cool way that reminds me of the time period but doesn't make me think of one particular artist. That lilting beautiful soft lead vocal. Man. Wow. Just gorgeous. I'm sitting back with a smile and a sigh. Ya'll have made a beautiful piece of art. Thank you!

And great mix/master. Sheesh. I know it's FAWM, and not FAMM (February Album Mastering Month), but everything sits so perfectly and just feels so so good.

@toddnorem 1d

This is quite lovely. Love the musical touches and the voices are sublime. Really nice production too. Great poem to do this with.

@markipp 2d

Terrific! The vocal harmonies remind me of The Roches whom I adore. Love the melodic choices and phrasing throughout. Lovely collab - all the players get little spotlights throughout the arrangement. So tasteful. Look forward to hearing more!

@aeye 2d

You guys. This is SO GOOD. I’ve got nothing else to say. Everyone nailed it the harmonies are immaculate it’s just so good

@taruamethyst 2d

I love this song. It has something warm and cozy but also dark and moody at the same time. I also like the two voices and how they perform the poem.

@skylermf 2d

What a great poem, I can see why you chose it! This arrangement is incredible, your vocals pair so well together, and the cello sounds amazing. My favorite part is probably the bridge, something about that C to G to G7 at the end!