May 14, 2009
Save me, Clara
I started working on “Clara” a little over a year ago, and at one point was working on a sort of stripped down acoustic version, one that was a bit simpler than the version of the song that will appear on the new album. I thought y’all might like to hear it – just click the link below to listen or download the acoustic demo -
The Dimes – Save Me, Clara (Acoustic Demo)
The lyrics of this one are inspired by a woman named Clara Barton – Clara was a nurse in the Cival War and was often called the “Angel of the Battlefield”. She later went on to found the American Red Cross after working with the International Committee of the Red Cross overseas during and after the Franco-Prussian War – in fact, she was awarded the Iron Cross of Merit by then German Emperor William I in 1873. Ah, Clara…
I hope you have a great week and if you get a chance, forward the song on to a friend or two…maybe they’ll like it and you’ll be the cool friend who turns them on to all that underground indie music : )
Johnny
Good article, Thanks. my name Philip.
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