Music by Simon Alami
Tasha Warren, clarinet
Yun Hao, piano

MOSTLY MODERN FESTIVAL
Skidmore College, Arthur Zankel Music Hall
Saratoga Springs, New York (USA)
6/18/2024

LINKS
Festival: https://www.mostlymodernfestival.org
Ensembles-In-Residence: https://mostlymodernfestival.org/ense...
Composer: www.simonalami.com
Recorded by Arts Laureate: https://www.artslaureate.com

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NOCTURNAL

A song about seeing a beautiful girl dancing in a old 60s film of a music group playing in a studio and wondering what happened to her and if she found love.

*******  LYRICS ****
[Intro]
Strumming softly in the studio,
A song from days gone by,
In a flickering black and white video,
She caught my eye.

[Verse 1]
I saw a beautiful girl, dancing there,
In a crowded TV room, full of dreams and despair.
She twirled to the rhythm of a love song sweet,
A lost face  of the '60s, in her vintage dress,
The band played on, lost in their beat,
While the room spun around, she was no longer on her feet.

[Chorus]
Oh, the girl in black and white, where did you go?
Did happiness ever find you, or did the shadows grow?
In a moment frozen, you seemed so alone,
A haunting frame in a life unknown.

[Verse 2]
Did she find true love that night, in the gleam of the lights?
Or was she just a fan, lost in distant heights?
With hopes in her heart and dreams in her eyes,
Would the music sweep her away, or leave her in sighs?
I pondered her journey, her laughter and tears,
Did she dance through the seasons, or hide from her fears?

[Chorus]
Oh, the girl in black and white, where did you go?
Did happiness ever find you, or did the shadows grow?
In a moment frozen, you seemed so alone,
A haunting frame in a life unknown.

[Bridge]
If I had been there, would I have been that man?
The one who caught her eye, with a hopeful hand?
Could I have shared a dance, amidst fame and desire?
Or lost in the dream, would I fall to the fire?
We live in a world where time slips away,
But the feelings remain, in the lyrics we play.

[Verse 3]
I hope she found laughter and joy, day by day,
That the girl in the film had a bright, shining way.
No longer a silhouette in a frame of despair,
But a woman who conquered, with love in the air.
Though I never learned her name, I carry the spark,
Of a dancing queen lost in the song's sacred arc.

[Chorus]
Oh, the girl in black and white, where did you go?
Did happiness ever find you, or did the shadows grow?
In a moment frozen, you seemed so alone,
A haunting frame in a life unknown.

[Outro]
So here in the twilight, I play you my song,
For the girl of the past, where my thoughts now belong.
I wish you true joy, in each step that you take,
From a fan of a '60s pop band, for love's own sake.

The Girl In Black And White

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AfterPARTY

Official Vinyl> http://www.recordshopx.com/artist/chrystal_beats/loopin_for_life_of_dejavu/?_gl=1*xhsm5e*_gcl_au*MjI1MjQzMjQuMTc2MDQ2NDA1NA..*_ga*MTc5NTg3NTgzMy4xNzYwNDY0MDU0*_ga_TR1FC2SB1P*czE3NjA0NjQwNTQkbzEkZzAkdDE3NjA0NjQwNTQkajYwJGwwJGgw
Official Video> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NbbXgFCVCY&list=RD3NbbXgFCVCY&start_radio=1
Official Video> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmzW2k1GbFg&list=RDEmzW2k1GbFg&start_radio=1
Official Video> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHW1UQbKcUQ&list=RDeHW1UQbKcUQ&start_radio=1

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