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Strings

by Luke Frees

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Strings 03:54
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It was what you wanted Now it’s what I need Are we together or not I’m feeling stuck in between At first I really fought it I like having you around But soon enough I spotted This one-way street downtown And it’s hard and it’s hardly the end of the road But I can’t let go just yet And you know it, I’ve told you, it’s bold of you To ask me to stay attached It’s just favors for favors And a spiderweb of strings Do you only want a man Who’s gonna get you everything? Some cheap entertainment For the price of honesty And up till now that wasn’t a hard sell to me I put my phone on silent And try and cut out the noise Remembering in the quiet The things I used to enjoy But putting up boundaries seems to make it worse Wrapped around your finger till blood vessels burst And it hurts to feel Like all I do is annoy you And it’s hard and it’s hardly the end of the road But I can’t let go just yet And you know it, I’ve told you, it’s bold of you To ask me to stay attached It’s just favors for favors And a spiderweb of strings Do you only want a man Who’s gonna get you everything? Some cheap entertainment For the price of honesty And up till now that wasn’t a hard sell to me It was what you wanted And now it’s what I need I used to come when you called I used to follow your lead You said you felt too exhausted That you wanted to be free It was what you wanted Now it’s what I need
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After Noon At The RR Diner 02:54
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People gathered in their Sunday loungewear Thrifted crewnecks, slip-on shoes Bleary-eyed bedheads sipping the news Hot or iced? Bitter or spiced? How ‘bout a slice of Norma’s pie? It’s nice with the windows shut Fog up the glass with steamy cups And it always smells like fall here Must be something in the air Maybe it’s the lights that bring out the right atmosphere Cuz nothing could be finer Than an afternoon at the RR Diner So slide on into a booth, If you’ve got a dime you can play the jukebox You can hear the regulars catching up Somebody’s car needs a jump Bobby dropped by just to say hi to Shelly on her break He found her at the end of the counter But it’s just an excuse to be around her And it always smells like fall here Must be something in the air Maybe it’s the lights that bring out the right atmosphere Cuz nothing could be finer Than an afternoon at the RR Diner She had 125 freckles in the pleasant summer But in the rain…

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This is the next single in a series of a-sides and b-sides I started putting out in November.

The a-side, Strings, is actually the first song I wrote for this project. It was written after coming out of a pretty dark time for me, and kickstarted a creative streak that broke me out of a writer's block. It has influences from Jeff Buckley and Nina Simione, as well as the catchy melodic tendencies of groups like Big Star. It features my brother Garrett on saxophone, and it's the first time I've ever taken a guitar solo on one of my own songs. Garrett and I are playing dual lead lines during that solo (a wink and a nod to the dual guitar solos that splattered the 70s, but with the twist of using a saxophone instead).

The b-side, After Noon At The RR Diner, is a playful homage to one of my favorite shows, Twin Peaks. It's full of references to characters and events, and I even recorded the voiceover in reverse like David Lynch directed the actors to do for the Black Lodge scenes in that show.

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released March 31, 2023

Strings
Luke Frees - all instruments and production except:
Niels Sorensen - bass
Gary Zucker - drums
Garrett Frees - tenor saxophone
Sadie Carpenter - whistles

After Noon At The RR Diner
Luke Frees - all instruments and production except:
Gary Zucker - drums

Both songs were mastered by Garrett Edson in LA.

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Luke Frees Chicago, Illinois

I'm a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, performer, and producer living in Chicago. My songs are melodic and have a strong emphasis on narratives, with lyrics that often tell a story.

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