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Sara at 06:25, 11 October 2009

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Sara at 01:06, 12 March 2009

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Sara at 02:24, 6 February 2009

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Gabemcelwain: /* Comments */

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Sara at 09:14, 1 February 2009

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Sara at 09:03, 1 February 2009

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Sara at 08:57, 1 February 2009

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[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Sara johnsen (san francisco)]]
[[Media:GetYouBack.mp3|Get You Back]]

== Lyrics ==

If we're ever together in Chicago again
I would take you out to eat at Soul Vegetarian
We could take the El to Reckless, and then
Walk off our fingers for Sarah and Slumberland

And when we grow more hippie than hip let's get haircuts at Milio's
When we wear our suits out at Ragstock we'll get new clothes
We'll reconvene in the museum's hall of armor
To plan our next embattled capture

Either the world or you turned away
You either fell in or out of love
Seems like it takes forever each day
But suddenly you just adjust
Did you forget what it was we were trying to say
Forget what it meant to feel that way
I'll get you back one day
I'll get you back one day

If we're ever together in Chicago again
If they're still there we'll go to Buddy and Heaven
You know we cut our teeth at basement shows
No one would believe we're from around here now, though

We could ride from the Shedd to the Garfield gardens
Get to the Point and jump off at the deep end
Or if it's not August we'll plant ourselves on a bench
And wait until summer has a chance to sink her teeth in

== Music ==

===Chords===

Verse:
G D G D
C D C D

Chorus:
G Am C D
G Am C D
G D C D
G Am C D
G Am C D

===Structure===

A, A, B, A, A, B, B

== Songwriter Notes ==

i guess i've been trying to write a song about chicago lately. i've been taking a class in los altos, which is about an hour away from san francisco, going south on caltrain. i've been trying to use the transit time to work on music. this is what i came up with somewhere around redwood city tonight.

== Comments ==

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	man, i would love to make this sound like the cure. i was trying to leave it spare so maybe the parents could play around with it. the verse actually just comes from a conversation i had with olivier that included the first two lines of the first verse, and i was like, hey, that kind of rhymes. but i agree the verses are not particularly strong. i'll have to keep thinking about this one. [[User:Sara\|Sara]] 18:24, 5 February 2009 (PST)		man, i would love to make this sound like the cure. i was trying to leave it spare so maybe the parents could play around with it. the verse actually just comes from a conversation i had with olivier that included the first two lines of the first verse, and i was like, hey, that kind of rhymes. but i agree the verses are not particularly strong. i'll have to keep thinking about this one. [[User:Sara\|Sara]] 18:24, 5 February 2009 (PST)
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		+	ok, i really like the verse melody on this version. i really like how the melody goes up at the end, it's a great transitional tactic. i like the repeated melodic figures in the prechorus ("when i don't/even know"). also, the "oh-oh /i'll get you back" melodic repeat is great. fun beats all around, too. yeah, i have rewritten some things from scratch a few times now, most notably [[Come Back To Bed]], and i always feel a little weird about it, too. still, awesome to see new sj action. keep it coming! [[User:Gabemcelwain\|Gabemcelwain]] 08:35, 12 October 2009 (PDT)

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		+	sketchy
		+	it's not the things you said but hte way you said them
		+	it's not the sound you heard but the way you let it take you right away
		+	take you right away
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		+	it's not the things they took but the way the tok them
		+	it's not the years you lost but the way you lose them
		+	lose them either way
		+	lose them either way

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	== Comments ==		== Comments ==
		+	yay, more sj tunes! it's so nice to hear your voice again! did you get an acoustic at some point? is that you playing it? i'm suspicious.
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		+	the name-dropping action in the verse is a little on-the-nose, do you know what i mean? it just seems like you had a list of places to mention... i'm just not sure what i should be taking away from that list. you should try writing a version of the verses that don't rhyme and see what happens. i think the melody is nice, though. not mind blowing, but a solid verse melody. you might want to just go for a straight up list song, like, "we didn't start the fire" or something. no shame in that.
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		+	the chorus, though, is a great lil' hook. and i like the words, too, though they don't seem to have an obvious connection to the verses. for some reason, i really like the pseudo-rhyme of "love" and "adjust". alot. the melody is really great, one of those really catchy ones you just seem to fire off effortlessly. i like where it is in your range, too; you sound lovely singing high up like that.
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		+	have you thought at all about the arrangement of this one? seems like it could be a later-era cure type song.
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		+	great to see you posting again! makes my day!
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		+	[[User:Gabemcelwain\|Gabemcelwain]] 12:33, 2 February 2009 (PST)

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 [[Category:Songs]]
 [[Category:Sara johnsen (san francisco)]]
-[[Media:Get_you_back_no_verses.mp3|Get You Back no verses]]
+[[Media:Get_you_back_no_verses.mp3|Get You Back no verses]]<br>
 == Lyrics ==
-  Either the world or you turned away
+  I was forgiving
   You either fell in or out of love
-  Seems like it takes forever each day
+  Seems like it takes forever every day
-  But suddenly you just adjust
+  Then suddenly you just adjust
   Did you forget what it was we were trying to say
-  Forget what it meant to feel that way
+  Forget what it meant to feel this way
   I'll get you back one day
   I'll get you back one day
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 ===Chords===
 Verse:
-  G D G D
+  G C
-  C D C D
+ G Em
 Chorus:
   G Am C D
   G Am C D
- G D C D
   G Am C D
   G Am C D
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 ===Structure===
-A, A, B, A, A, B, B
+intro, a long verse, pre-chorus, 1/2 instrumental chorus, verse, pre-chorus, chorus, bridge, chorus
 == Songwriter Notes ==
-i guess i've been trying to write a song about chicago lately. i've been taking a class in los altos, which is about an hour away from san francisco, going south on caltrain. i've been trying to use the transit time to work on music. this is what i came up with somewhere around redwood city tonight.
+hmm. i've been working on a new version of this for some time. actually this is the fourth fully finished version of this song since i scrapped the original. the old pre-chorus is now the bridge, and the chorus is the only part that stayed the way it was. still not sure if i like this. i never re-wrote a song before. i suppose it is a good thing to learn to do. [[User:Sara|Sara]] 23:25, 10 October 2009 (PDT)
 == Comments ==