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Who Will I BE
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ScottCarmichael
recorded and mixed here at my home studio. 

Imagine you are that lump of wood in the luthiers shop. are you suited to be a cello, a violin, a guitar, a drum? anyway, for my love of wooden instruments, here is a journey. this is theatre, and I have no grand illusions about myself. The amazing Dave Edwards on violin. myself on everything else. if anyone out there plays the cello I would love for the 2 cello parts to be real.



over a decade ago I was given the assignment, "write a poppy kind of song for an animated movie, with the opening lyric “which one am I going to be”"... my first impression was, “uhhhhg! my hands are tied on this on! I wasn’t sure where I would go for any kind of emotional impact, because the line just left me flat. I picked up my guitar and thought. “OK, what could be more stock for a pop tune than a 1-4-5 structur? and I began working on a variations of that with some melodic ideas, but I was still stuck with the opening line. the song “Love Starts in the Kitchen” (posted below) was also written for that animation. sadly, they shelved the project after completing about half of the animation. they would send me footage as it progressed and it didn’t come close to what Pixar was achieving at that point, but I still got 2 songs out of it

!

I started to tap into those early days, those youthful moments when you could see the future wide open before you and ripe with possibilities. the story is about a wood worker, so I also started to imagine that he would build some beautiful instrument, instead of Pinoccio. I have all sorts of instruments around the house... guitars, mandolins, violins, pianos, drums ect. and pretty soon I had verses that provided the emotion that the chorus seemed to lack. 

they shut this project down, and this song laid around for years because it still felt awkward to me. awhile back I decided that I had to get this off the table, and do the work, finish the song! It really needed to have a bridge, so that’s where I went. now the whole thing makes a little more sense to me. everything is leading to that moment in the bridge, 

that moment when you realize that life is pregnant with possibility and potential. 

this song is no reflection on how I see myself, I’m 68 now, and my day came and went. I’m happy, but not delusional! the song is theater, using old memories for a resource and launching pad
Details
Released 08-Feb-2024
Category Pop
Application Harrison Mixbus
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Type mp3
Size 9.0 Mb
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Plays 26
Downloads 1
Weekly plays 1
Weekly downloads 1
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License No derivative works allowed
AI lyrics No
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Lyrics
WHICH ONE AM I GONNA BE

ALL THAT I’VE LONGED FOR SINCE I WAS A SEED

I JUST CAN’T WAIT TO SEE. 

WHICH ONE IS GONNA BE ME



MY AUNT IS A CELLO WITH AGED GOLDEN WOOD

HER LIFE IS IN HARMONY

NOW MY TURN IS HERE, MAN I HOPE I DO GOOD. 

WHO WILL I BE?



WHICH ONE AM I GONNA BE

ALL THAT I’VE LONGED FOR SINCE I WAS A SEED

I JUST CAN’T WAIT TO SEE. 

WHICH ONE IS GONNA BE ME



I KNOW THAT MY FATHER WAS ONLY A TREE.

AND SHADE IS HIS LEGACY

BUT THAT’S NOT THE LIFE THAT IS DESTINED FOR ME. 

WHO WILL I BE



WHICH ONE AM I GONNA BE

ALL THAT I’VE LONGED FOR SINCE I WAS A SEED

I JUST CAN’T WAIT TO SEE. 

WHICH ONE IS GONNA BE ME



WILL I BE LOVED, WILL THE AUDIENCE CHEER

CAN FAME BE MY DESTINY

THERE’S A KNOT IN MY THROAT, 
AND A SPLINTER OF FEAR

WHO WILL I BE



Who would have guested this

I made the guest list

my day draws near

Who would foresee 

that this could be me 
If I persevere

Just like a first kiss...

the night before Christmas...

My time is HERE....
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Toveco
artist
This is great my friend! really good sounding ;)
Latest song: Something Simple
2 years ago
zincshed
artist
If I get the picture, A piece of wood is looking out over a bench at various musical instruments under construction. In my mind it would be an upright log with enough cut away to superimpose an animated face! I enjoyed the fantasy and the music.
2 years ago
thsantac
artist
Clear sound and great production. Every instruments is finely balanced. Beautiful violin solo. I've listen till the end (not often the case) :-)
Latest song: Blue or Pink?
2 years ago
deezee
artist
Really enjoyed. Lovely!!
Latest song: The Penny Tray
2 years ago
StanTheManLoh
artist
I am enjoying another one of your wonderful songs! Very catchy chorus! Your vocals are very expressive! Well done! The strings added a lot to the piece too!
2 years ago
yoslounge
artist
Bright & clear wonderful vocals
Latest song: Late Night Groove
2 years ago
KennethLavrsen
artist
The perfect pop song. A good melody. Lyrics that means something. Super instrumentation. Super vocal work. It is rare I download a song but this is the exception because it is one I'd like to hear again on a local playlisr
Latest song: Atlas
2 years ago
Dyl
artist
It's beautiful, Scott. Splendid acoustic work and vocals. Some Jackson Browne flavours (esp. in the beginning). Bravo.
Latest song: Dark Horse
2 years ago
morgan102
artist
Love your music brother!!
Latest song: THE CLUB
2 years ago
GR646
artist
Brilliant ......... ! ! ! ! ! excellent .......... !!!!1 Is that Dane ?
 
2 years ago
ScottCarmichael
artist
Hey Gary… that’s Dave Edwards on fiddle… I played everything else… I had a real specific bass line so I just played it and I no long have that fretless… be of my biggest mistakes was not holding on to that bass
Latest song: Bad to Worse
2 years ago
Wyndsok
artist
Listened to this earlier today with my buddy Dan. Blew us both away... Here for my second listen! Wonderful storytelling. Fabulous fable. Brilliant and beautiful Scott! 👌👍👏😋
Latest song: Precipice
2 years ago
<deleted>
listener
Really enjoyed this song Scott, great job on the music, harmonies and lyrical content!!
 
2 years ago
brassgospelguy
artist
Simply love the storytelling, and so glad you gave the background on how it evolved. Loved everything about the song. From the lyrics, instruments and vocals. Bravo
2 years ago
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