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J'espère que vous entendez : Une mélange entre Sheryl Crow et les Spin Doctors, ouvrée pour une audience Québecois—c'est le rock cru avec des vocals forts qui provient du blues et de la musique folk, avec un peu de funkiness. En ce moment, il y a seulement des vocals (et un peu de batterie avec laquelle je m'ai amusée dans certains chansons), mais c'est là que je veux de cette musique. Le message : Une peu d'humour, un peu d'amour, une peu de colère… flirty, un peu sexy, optimiste sans fin, mais sage et une pointe de lasse.

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The notes I hope to hit: A cross between Sheryl Crow and the Spin Doctors, crafted for a Québec audience—a raw rock with strong vocals that draws on blues and folk music, and a little funkiness. At the moment, there’s only vocals (and a little drums I’ve played around with on a few tracks), but that’s about where I’d want the music to land. The message: A little humour, little love, little anger... flirty, a bit sexy, endlessly optimistic, but wise and a touch road-worn.

(Cover) Write This Down - George Strait

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DE MISÈRE ET DE PAIN NOIR

--De l’eau
--Coke
--Lames de rasoir
--Bagels

Elle, elle a le goût de jaser
Moi, je veux pas oublier ma liste

Autrefois, on refusait de se conformer;
Astheure, on résiste à se rappeler...

De misère et de pain noir


Gros tires su’l tout-terrain
Entouré de boucane de n’importe où
Le soleil se couchait jamais
On était la force et la folie envers et contre tous
Je dis que je veux pas y remonter
Mais oui... 
Beaucoup...

Ce bouchon ne fitte plus
Faut remettre ça...
Ramène-moi à la misère et le pain noir
Tu te souviens-tu?
Le plus tôt sera le mieux
Ramène-moi à la misère et le pain noir

Ramène-moi...


--De l'eau
--Coke
--Mouchoirs
--Sandales

Le bruit amplifie
Je peux pas affermir la voix

Chu pas une voyageuse aguerrie
Tout le monde cherche un fil...

De misère et de pain noir


Gros tires su’l tout-terrain
Entouré de boucane de n’importe où
Le soleil se couchait jamais
On était la force et la folie envers et contre tous
Je dis que je veux pas y remonter
Mais oui... 
Beaucoup...

Ce bouchon ne fitte plus
Faut remettre ça...
Ramène-moi à la misère et le pain noir
Tu te souviens-tu?
Le plus tôt sera le mieux
Ramène-moi à la misère et le pain noir


Ce bouchon ne fitte plus
Faut remettre ça...
Ramène-moi à la misère et le pain noir
Tu te souviens-tu?
Le plus tôt sera le mieux
Ramène-moi à la misère et le pain noir

Ramène-moi...


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**English translation**


THOSE EARLY YEARS OF MISERY AND BLACK BREAD


--Water
--Coke
--Razor blades
--Bagels

She, wants to chat
I, don’t want to forget my list

Once, we refused to conform;
Now, we resist remembering...

Those early years of misery and black bread


Big tires on the mountain bike
Surrounded by smoke from never-mind-where
The sun never set
We were strength and madness against all odds
I say I don’t want to go back there
But yes, I do... 
So much...

This cork no longer fits
We’ve got to start again...
Take me back to those early years of misery and black bread
Do you remember?
The sooner the better
Take me back to those early years of misery and black bread

Take me back


--Water
--Coke
--Tissues
--Sandals

The noise gets louder
I can’t steady my voice

I’m not a hardened voyager
Everybody’s reaching for a thread... 

From those early years of misery and black bread


Big tires on the mountain bike
Surrounded by smoke from never-mind-where
The sun never set
We were strength and madness against all odds
I say I don’t want to go back there
But yes, I do... 
So much...

This cork no longer fits
We’ve got to start again...
Take me back to those early years of misery and black bread
Do you remember?
The sooner the better
Take me back to those early years of misery and black bread


This cork no longer fits
We’ve got to start again...
Take me back to those early years of misery and black bread
Do you remember?
The sooner the better
Take me back to those early years of misery and black bread

Take me back


**translation (c)KellyAnneFlynn**

De Misère Et De Pain Noir

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COMME SÉCHER LES COURS

J’adore les jours où
le phone sonne pas
Le courant est coupé, et
je parviens à rentrer tôt 
chez nous

C'est comme sécher les cours

On a connu des débuts 
difficiles
On peut pas voir
ce qui se passe autour
du virage
Mais ce truc que tu et moi faisons—
C’est comme sécher les cours


J’aime prendre la route
en sens inverse
Je regarde par la fenêtre
à la recherche d’un feu
vert

C’est comme sécher les cours

On a failli 
casser
On peut pas voir
ce qui se passe autour
du virage
Pis on est déjà trop loin—
Comme sécher les cours


Il y a pas
de seconde chance
On s’intéresse pas à maths;
compter des gaffes
gaspille les rires
On prend 
ce qui vient
C’est comme
sécher
les cours


On a failli 
casser
On peut pas voir
ce qui se passe autour
du virage
Pis on est déjà trop loin—
Comme sécher les cours

Joue-la, maintenant

Comme sécher les cours



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**English translation**


LIKE SKIPPING SCHOOL

I love days when
the phone doesn’t ring
The power’s out, and
I get to go home
early

It’s like skipping school

We had a rocky
start
We can’t see
what’s around
the bend
But this thing that you and I are doing—
It’s feels like skipping school


I like to take a one-way road
the wrong way
Looking out the window
in search of a green
light

It’s like skipping school 

We almost fell 
apart
We can’t see 
what’s around
the bend
And we’re already too far gone—
Like skipping school


There will be no
second chance
We’re not into maths;
counting up the gaffes
wastes our laughs
Take it 
as it comes
It feels
like skipping
school


We almost fell 
apart
We can’t see 
what’s around
the bend
And we’re already too far gone—
Like skipping school

Play it, now

Like skipping school



**translation (c)KellyAnneFlynn**

Attends Pas!

Comme Sécher Les Cours

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ET SI JE REFUSE DE DIRE AU REVOIR?

Deux monologues,
Deux conversations qui n’a pas de rapport
Tu trouves des raisons pourquoi pas
et je, des raisons pourquoi
Deux monologues
Faux témoignages
On a peur de l’inconnu
En vérité, on a peur de l’inconnu


Et si je veux pas dire au revoir?
On peut se regarder dans les yeux?
On peut se parler vraiment,
vraiment ensemble,
si je refuse de dire au revoir?
Si je refuse de dire au revoir?

Deux désirs,
Déroutés, qui oublient leur chanson commune
Je me sens seule sans mes paroles
et tu, sans ta meillure amie
Deux désirs
Viens avec moi
Il nous manque rien
Sauf des mots justes, il nous manque rien


Et si je veux pas dire au revoir?
On peut enlever tous les ‘ti trucs?
On peut se parler juste,
comme de juste,
si je refuse de dire au revoir?
Si je refuse de dire au revoir?


Je bouge pas
à côté de toi...

Et si je veux pas dire au revoir?
On peut se regarder dans les yeux?
On peut se parler vraiment,
vraiment ensemble,
si je refuse de dire au revoir?
Si je refuse de dire au revoir?

Je refuse
Je refuse
Je refuse de dire au revoir


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**English translation**


AND WHAT IF I REFUSE TO SAY GOODBYE?

Two monologues,
Two unrelated conversations
You look for reasons why not
and I look for reasons why
Two monologues
False testimonials
We’re afraid of the unknown
In truth, we’re afraid of the unknown


And what if I don’t want to say goodbye?
Can we look each other in the eye?
Can we talk to each other really,
really talk together,
if I refuse to say goodbye?
If I refuse to say goodbye?


Two desires,
Off-track, forgetting their common song
I feel alone without my lyrics
and you, without your best friend
Two desires
Come with me
We’re not missing anything
Except for the right words, we’re not missing anything


And what if I don’t want to say goodbye?
Can we get rid of all the little tricks?
Can we talk to each other properly,
exactly as expected,
if I refuse to say goodbye?
If I refuse to say goodbye?


I’m staying put
at your side...

And what if I don’t want to say goodbye?
Can we look each other in the eye?
Can we talk to each other really,
really talk together,
if I refuse to say goodbye?
If I refuse to say goodbye?

I refuse
I refuse
I refuse to say goodbye


**translation (c)KellyAnneFlynn**

Et Si Je Refuse de Dire Au Revoir?

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EVERY MINUTE IS A RUSH HOUR

He loves to be that guy that gets thrown
out of the party
Says “I know what I’m doing—
and that’s what’s wrong with me” 

He never asks permission
just forgiveness
He never rests in anybody’s arms
He doesn’t think there’s luck
in those charms around his neck
and still he wears them... 


Every minute is a rush hour
Every minute the sun sinks lower
Everyone wants to be a rock star
but you catch ‘em off camera and they
just don’t know
how fast to go, when
every minute
is a rush hour


He loves to wear his gym shorts
in December
Says, “Money makes it easy—
that’s what’s wrong with me” 

He never goes if someone
else is driving
He sits, with one eye on the door
He mumbles if he’s still 
there for the last call, and shouts
when he’s leaving... 


Every minute is a rush hour
Every minute the sun sinks lower
Everyone wants to be a rock star
but you catch ‘em off camera and they
just don’t know
how fast to go, when
every minute
is a rush hour


There’s a nail
in the center of the road
First tire sets it up
Little curse, little swerve, he don’t mind
Little charm, why don’t we slide
Little charm, why don’t we get it, get it
Why don’t we go, go
Why don’t we get by? 


Every minute is a rush hour
Every minute the sun sinks lower
Everyone wants to be a rock star
but you catch ‘em off camera and they
just don’t know
how fast to go, when
every minute
is a rush hour



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Every Minute Is A Rush Hour

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BEFORE HE MOVED ON

He kissed me to see if I’d slap him
He kissed me to see if I’d respond
He kissed me to make me lose all of my senses
Then he kissed me before he moved on,
Well, he kissed me before he moved on

I hadn’t known him for a long time
but long enough to know him well
He wasn’t deeper than the ocean
but he was deeper than
Hello, Baby

If I recall, the day was grey out
If I recall, the fire was real
And when he moved to turn the light out
I guess I thought he’d show his
Feelings for me

He kissed me to see if I’d slap him
He kissed me to see if I’d respond
He kissed me to make me lose all of my senses
Then he kissed me before he moved on,
Owwwwrr, he kissed me before he moved on 

When you’re not looking for commitment
Every glass is full of wine
Just take the wheel & keep it spinnin’
There’s nothing better than a
Ride into the sun

He kissed me to see if I’d slap him
He kissed me to see if I’d respond
He kissed me to make me lose all of my senses
And then he kissed me before we moved on,
Yeah, he kissed me before we moved on



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Before He Moved On

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SI TU L’INVITES PAS À DANSER, QQN D’AUTRE LE FERA

Je suppose que vous deux
subissez
quelque temps de vous refroidir

Elle m'a dit
que t'es pas sûr, 
et elle sait pas non plus

Ok, ça va; une ligne droite
est pas toujours
la meillure voie


Mais si tu l'invites pas à danser ce soir
Laisse-moi te dire— 
Si tu l'invites pas à danser ce soir
Quelqu'un d'autre le fera


Quelqu'un est sûr de voir 
l'éclat dans ses yeux

Quelqu'un a un réveil qui doit
le réveiller ce soir

Quelqu'un qui crois pas
à l'amour au premier contact
va toucher l'amie au centre de ton monde,
et peut-être qu'il va apprendre
quelque chose de toi


Elle va sortir
Tu restes chez vous
Vous l’appelez <<compromis

Elle pense
que t’as changé
C’est ce que le temps nous fait?

Tu t’es assagi, ou
tu tournes-tu la page?
Je crois que tu dois décider


Parce que si tu l'invites pas à danser ce soir—
tsé que tu l’aimes encore—
Si tu l'invites pas à danser ce soir
Quelqu'un d'autre le fera


Quelqu'un est sûr de voir 
l'éclat dans ses yeux

Quelqu'un a un réveil qui doit
le réveiller ce soir

Quelqu'un qui crois pas
à l'amour au premier contact
va toucher l'amie au centre de ton monde,
et peut-être qu'il va apprendre
quelque chose de toi


Si tu l'invites pas à danser ce soir


Quelqu'un qui crois pas
à l'amour au premier contact
va toucher l'amie au centre de ton monde,
et peut-être qu'il va l'aimer
bien mieux que tu


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IF YOU DON’T ASK HER TO DANCE, SOMEONE ELSE WILL

I guess you two
are going through
some kind of cooling time

She told me
that you’re not sure
and she doesn’t know either

Okay, that’s fine; a straight line
isn’t always
the best way to go


But if you don’t ask her to dance tonight
Let me tell you—
If you don’t ask her to dance tonight
Someone else will


Someone is bound to see
the sparkle in her eyes

Someone’s alarm is going
to wake him up tonight

Someone who doesn’t believe
in love at first touch
is going to touch the girl at the center of your world
and maybe he’s gonna learn
something from you


She’s going out
You’re staying in
You called it a compromise

She thinks
that you’ve changed
Is that what time does to us?

Are you mellow
or are you moving on? 
I think you need to decide


Because if you don’t ask her to dance tonight—
you know you still love her—
If you don’t ask her to dance tonight
Someone else will


Someone is bound to see
the sparkle in her eyes

Someone’s alarm is going
to wake him up tonight

Someone who doesn’t believe
in love at first touch
is going to touch the girl at the center of your world
and maybe he’s gonna learn
something from you


If you don’t ask her to dance tonight...


Someone who thought he didn’t believe
in love at first touch
is going to touch the girl at the center of your world
and maybe he’s gonna love her
better than you


**translation (c)KellyAnneFlynn**

Si Tu L'Invites Pas À Danser, Qqn D'Autre Le Fera

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DANS L’OBSCURITÉ

Quand je suis proche du micro, tu éteins le feu
Pour entendre comment je le fais quand 
je 
suis 
seule

Quand je ravage les étoiles, tu déchires ton coeur
À l'écoute des notes d’amour que 
tu
possèdes 
pas

Tu peux l'entendre, dans mon haleine
J'économise de mon mieux
Tu te demandes qui va être attrapé par cette chanson dérangée?

Tu peux battre ces tambours fort
Je suis à centimètres de tes bras
T’as toujours su que tu irais jamais trop loin


Tu ne peux voir mon coeur, mon coeur, que dans l’obscurité


Tu peux l'entendre, dans mon haleine
J'économise de mon mieux
Tu te demandes qui va être attrapé par cette chanson dérangée?


Tu ne peux voir mon coeur que dans l’obscurité

Tu ne peux voir mon coeur que dans l’obscurité



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**English translation**


IN THE DARK


When I’m close to the mic, you turn out the light
To hear how I do it when 
I’m 
a 
lone

When I ravage the stars, you rip out your heart
Listening for love-notes that
you
don’t
own

You can hear it in my breath
I’m saving up my best
Wonder who this sick song’s gonna get?

You can beat those drums hard
While I’m inches from your arms
You always knew you’d never go too far


You can only see my heart, my heart, in the dark


You can hear it in my breath
I’m saving up my best
Wonder who this sick song’s gonna get?


You can only see my heart in the dark

You can only see my heart in the dark


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Dans L'Obscurité

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KILLING OFF HIS DREAMS

He wears his hair slicked back on the weekdays
Goes nice with his tie
On the weekend, checks his amp and tunes his strings
So he can play out Saturday night

You know, they told us you work hard and grab your dreams
They’re a train that’s catching speed
Now he feeds his dog and pays the bills mostly on time
But it’s never what he needs


He needs aftermarket brakes in his SUV
He needs overtime on stage at Larry’s bar
And I know it sounds dramatic
But he tries hard not to panic
Climbing ladders that don’t take him half as far as it would seem
Climbing ladders that’re killing off his dreams


The rent goes up, the pay’s the same, and there’s the squeeze
At least he’s got a job
When the axe came ‘round the third time, felt the steel breeze call
But the siren slipped again

You know they told us you work hard and drink your coffee black
Eat your hot dog on the train
He reads his boss’ motivations, keeps his meetings scheduled tight
But it’s never what he needs


He needs aftermarket brakes in his SUV
He needs overtime on stage at Larry’s bar
And he knows it sounds pathetic
But he tries hard not to panic
Climbing ladders that don’t take him half as far as it would seem
Climbing ladders that’re killing off his dreams

Checks his tie again in the mirror... 

And it’s semi-automatic
Slicks his hair back while he panics
Climbing ladders that don’t take him half as far as it would seem
Climbing ladders that’re killing off his dreams



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Killing Off His Dreams

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BAKERSFIELD AND ONE-NIGHT ARMS

Driving into Bakersfield
when Jackson Browne was seventeen and
Susan didn't need another
grubby one-night stand

Dust got in the carburetor
shortly after dinnertime in Omaha
Put the brake on, Susan
seems you haven't eaten in a while

I hear you could still knock on doors back then
A long-lost trucker's daughter
and a skinny unwashed kid
And if you had a humble smile
and you asked them for a ride
They'd take you into Bakersfield
or least
let you stay the night in the barn
The world would open, then
in one-night arms

Didn't take a lot to fix it
Two under the tree almost
forgot about time
laughing big about your separate dreams

Smoke from kaleidoscope
Mystic satisfaction of our needs
I think I met you yesterday
but Susan, I can trust you for a while
Susan, I can trust you for a while

I hear you could still knock on doors back then
A long-lost trucker's daughter
and a skinny unwashed kid
And if you had a humble smile
and you asked them for a ride
They'd take you into Bakersfield
or least
let you stay the night in the barn
The world would open, then
in one-night arms

The operator prob'ly listened in, in late October
She called back home to say she had a job
Susan never made it to the Troubadour
'cause Bakersfield made her feel at home

I hear you could still knock on doors back then
A long-lost trucker's daughter
and a skinny unwashed kid
And if you had a humble smile
and you asked them for a ride
They'd take you into Bakersfield
or least
let you stay the night in the barn
The world would open, then
in one-night arms

I hear you could still knock on doors back then
A long-lost trucker's daughter
and a skinny unwashed kid
And if you had a humble smile
and you asked them for a ride
They'd take you into Bakersfield
or least
let you stay the night in the barn
The world would open, then
in one-night arms


(c)KellyAnneFlynn tous droits réservés

Bakersfield And One-Night Arms

LYRICS IN FRENCH (WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION)
BELOW DESCRIPTION

Thanks so much for listening. Please treat these as humble demos and love 'em up!! :)

[Désolée, certaines chansons sont un peu plus silencieuses, et certaines, un peu plus fortes que les autres. Contrôle du volume est recommandé!]

Music and lyrics (c) KellyAnneFlynn tous droits réservés (Sauf pour Cover Story et certaines dans The Best Time [Christmas Promise])

**Please note: Lyrics are now here in the description box; for older songs, they’re usually in the first comment on that song.**

Music and lyrics (c) KellyAnneFlynn all rights reserved (Except Cover Story and certain songs in The Best Time [Christmas Promise])

[Sorry, for now some songs are a bit quieter and some a bit louder than others. Volume control recommended!]


(c)KellyAnneFlynn all rights reserved 


LE FAIRE ET LE CASSER DES MONSTRES


Casque de sécurité, 
quand est-ce que tu reviens? 
Ils me font parler
<<Demi-verité
<<Demi-verité
sul’ pont international
À quand, le vrai
grand ménage? 
Le perdant a toujours tort

Casque de sécurité, 
faut pas lâcher
Ils te font pleurer
<<Lois-écrasées
<<Écrasées
dans’ serre qui réchauffe
À quand, le vrai
grand ménage? 
Le perdant a toujours tort


La confusion d’esprit
Ils sont d’abord venus chercher les autres
et j’ai rien dit
Le bris du verre
Le frein d’urgence
Ils font des monstres, et jurent de les casser encore
Le faire et le casser


Casque de sécurité, 
pourquoi est-ce que tu boites? 
Ils nous ont demandés
<<Engagez-vous!
 [Je vous en prie] 
<<Chantez!
d’jeter des pierres
Viens, je prends
la même voie
Le perdant a toujours tort


La confusion d’esprit
Ils sont d’abord venus chercher les autres
et j’ai rien dit
La machine à additionner
Les patins à glace
Ils font des monstres, et jurent de les casser encore
Le faire et le casser


Je me demande si on peut rétablir
Rétablir des chansons à message
et des manifestations
Je me demande si on peut réintroduire l’amour...
[Ou c’est déjà fini?] 


La confusion d’esprit
Ils sont d’abord venus chercher les autres
et j’ai rien dit
---
---
Ils font des monstres, et jurent de les casser encore
Le faire et le casser



(c)KellyAnneFlynn tous droits réservés


..... ..... .....


**English translation**


MAKING AND BREAKING MONSTERS


Hard hat, 
when are you coming back? 
They make me talk
<<Half-truth
<<Half-truth
under the international bridge
When is the big
spring cleaning? 
The loser is always wrong

Hard hat, 
don’t let go
They make you cry
<<Crushed-laws
<<Crushed
in the overheating hothouse
When is the big
spring cleaning? 
The loser is always wrong


A tangle of the mind
First they came for the others
and I said nothing
The breaking of glass
The emergency brake
They make monsters, and swear to break them again
The making and the breaking


Hard hat, 
why do you limp? 
They asked us
<<Get involved!
 [I beg you]
<<Sing!
to throw rocks
Come, I am taking
the same path
The loser is always wrong


A tangle of the mind
First they came for the others
and I said nothing
The adding machine
The ice skates
They make monsters, and swear to break them again
The making and the breaking


I’m wondering if we can bring back
Bring back protest songs
and demonstration marches
I’m wondering if we can bring back love... 
[Or is it over already?]


A tangle of the mind
First they came for the others
and I said nothing
---
---
They make monsters, and swear to break them again
The making and the breaking



**translation (c)KellyAnneFlynn**

Le Faire et le Casser des Monstres

**STAY SAFE OUT THERE MY DEAR MUSIC-LOVING FRIENDS.   <3  <3  <3  I have added a support link above, but please don't feel obligated. All of us working in the arts have times when we could use a little help from our friends—if you are able, my warmest thanks!!**


Singer-songwriter. Auteur-compositeur-interprète. Grande rêveuse.


http://soundcloud.com/kellyanne-1/audiobiography-kellyanne


Assembler of slight bits of backing, to help you imagine where these songs might someday go.

***Please note lyrics for all original songs are in the comments: click through to individual tracks to read lyrics.***

I do get asked a bit about "the music" but it's no more, no less, than support for the songwriting at this point. Let us call each song a humble, unfinished demo, and I do very much hope you'll enjoy them in that vein. 

I sweat blood for each p'tite chanson, considering every word, every turn of the story, and every note as carefully as I am able, and they are all my dear babies. None is put on this 'Cloud unless I believe I gave it my all, and unless I really hope YOU will find something in it to enjoy.


Thanks to every dear one of you for having a read of this About and having a listen to my songs!! I have lovers of my music outside of this venue, and I thank goodness for those friends—but all of you supportive folks on SoundCloud have truly become an *essential* part of the wind in my sails.


[Désolée, certaines chansons sont un peu plus silencieuses, et certaines, un peu plus fortes que les autres. Contrôle du volume est recommandé!]

J'espère que vous entendez : Une mélange entre Sheryl Crow et les Spin Doctors, ouvrée pour une audience Québecois—c'est le rock cru avec des vocals forts qui provient du blues et de la musique folk, avec un peu de funkiness. En ce moment, il y a seulement des vocals (et un peu de batterie avec laquelle je m'ai amusée dans certains chansons), mais c'est là que je veux de cette musique. Le message : Une peu d'humour, un peu d'amour, une peu de colère… flirty, un peu sexy, optimiste sans fin, mais sage et une pointe de lasse.


Music and lyrics (c) KellyAnneFlynn tous droits réservés (Sauf pour Cover Story et certaines dans The Best Time [Christmas Promise])


***Please note lyrics for all original songs are in the comments: click through to individual tracks to read lyrics.***


Music and lyrics (c) KellyAnneFlynn all rights reserved (Except Cover Story and certain songs in The Best Time [Christmas Promise])


[Sorry, for now some songs are a bit quieter and some a bit louder than others. Volume control recommended!]

The notes I hope to hit: A cross between Sheryl Crow and the Spin Doctors, crafted for a Québec audience—a raw rock with strong vocals that draws on blues and folk music, and a little funkiness. At the moment, there’s only vocals (and a little drums I’ve played around with on a few tracks), but that’s about where I’d want the music to land. The message: A little humour, little love, little anger... flirty, a bit sexy, endlessly optimistic, but wise and a touch road-worn.

KellyAnne

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