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Memphis
by Denny Borsboom

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Submitted on: Aug 29, 2008 - 04:07:15 PM
Last Updated: Aug 29 2008 - 04:07:15 PM

Description When I was walking in Memphis, I wrote this song about it. It's not a very happy song, but then again I didn't think that Memphis was a very happy city either.

This is a collaboration with Etienne Verheem (vocal) and Erwin Steenbergen (piano and organ). My girlfriend, Helma, added some background vocals. Especially Erwin's playing towards the end of the song is, in my view, magnificent.

Lyrics Everybody knows that Memphis
holds the greatest memories
but you’ve got to admit that Memphis now
is not a place you want to be

America’s tortured image
stares you in the face:
poverty, distributed by race

Lord, save this city - save this city from its doom
‘cause it’s the least that you can do

I went out of downtown Memphis
because I couldn’t stand the smell
to watch the people cry
for the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll

I passed 47 churches - more than any Lord could need -
and Taco Bells as far as the eye could see

Lord, save this city
where people still believe in you
‘cause it’s the least that you can do

Hardware MacBook Pro, Edirol FA 101, Erwin's stuff

Software: Logic Pro, Amplitube for guitars

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	Erwin Steenbergen said 130 days ago
	Surprise! Haha, always in for a little surprise: nice samples at the start & end of the song. Roger Waters would have been so proud.... Thank you for the nice words, means a lot. In my opinion, the lyrics are some of the truest American singer-songwriter-esque words I've seen from a Dutch lad. Randy Newman would as well have been proud. Cheers mate!

	CaptSloParts said 120 days ago
	It may be sad, but it very well done. Memphis ain't what it used to be that's for sure, but then again what city is now days. Love the mix and the instrumentation. Great story, well told and well sung. Everything is right where it ought to be in the mix which is very cool. Thanks for sharing this one Denny, Ed

	Feter said 131 days ago
	Memphis WOW Denny what a great song ..very cool band set !!!! loved the rockin sound here ..the keys were great as the grungie guitars answers ..this is a cool groove my friend ..thnx alot for sharin it !!!!!

	Denny Borsboom said 130 days ago
	Thanks for the kinds words...

	Denny Borsboom said 130 days ago
	Well thanks again for playing along, a fine performance.

	Denny Borsboom said 130 days ago
	The quote, by the way, is from a speech that Martin Luther King, Jr, gave the night before he was murdered in Memphis.

	Denny Borsboom said 109 days ago
	Thanks Ed I appreciate the compliment. Best Denny

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