Ben Gallonhead
Love this - and all the other singles (I have already lost count!) You guys are an inspired pairing! Have thus far missed any live shows… hoping for that to change with your next live outing. X
Favorite track: If Only I Had Met You.
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The final release from The Night Parrots for 2023
lyrics
'If Only I Had Met You' copyright Borrack/Warner 2023
If only we had met when I was young and sentimental
Hello, don’t I know you, hello
If only we had met when you were young and soft and gentle
Hello, nice to meet you, hello
If only we‘d stopped to smell the rose
If only we had tasted all the wine
If only we had bothered
To chance upon each other
In the dancehall
And not the lion’s den
If only I had met you then
If only I had met you…
If only we had met on that boat back in Hoboken
Hello, think I’ve seen you, hello
If only we had met when the shops had all just opened
Hello, I had to stop you, hello
If only we’d stopped to smell the rose
If only we’d tasted all the wine
If only we had bothered
To chance upon each other
In the dancehall
And not the lion’s den
If only I had met you then
If only I had met you
If I had met you then
Way back then
Goodbye
To all our lovely lives
Yes, it’s goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye
To you forever
If only we had met when I’d learned some rhymes and reasons
Hello, I had to tell you, hello
If only we had met when you’d learned to ride the seasons
Can I sit beside you, hello
If only we’d stopped to smell the rose
If only we had tasted all the wine
If only we had bothered
To chance upon each other
In the dancehall
And not the lion’s den
If only I had met you then
If only I had met you
Met you then
credits
released December 6, 2023
Copyright Borrack/Warner 2023
Music – Marcel Borrack
Lyrics – Dan Warner
Recorded, mixed, produced by Marcel Borrack at Pow Wow South (and West) Studios, Melbourne, 2023
Lead vocals – Marcel Borrack
Backing vocals – Dan Warner/Marcel Borrack
Trombone – Ben Gillespie
Drums – Al Barden
All other instruments - Marcel Borrack
Additional engineering – Tim Harvey
Mastered by Steve Smart at Studios 301
Single cover art by Marcel Borrack
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Dare I say it, a very mature sound but can be traced back to the Warner Brothers through Dan's voice which keeps getting better! And they're even better LIVE. midgetfarrelly
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