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Don't Give Up On Love
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by Jimmy Philip Pillar
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Love Never Fails
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Learning To Listen
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Why'd You Shoot My Hero
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Don't Give Up On Love
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The Road Less Traveled
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You Are Unlimited
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The Voice Of Your Soul
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It's been a while for me since I've written anything musical. Grew up playing music in garage bands and local bars before there was the internets. Imitated my heroes, quite well actually. Wrote and co-wrote back in the day but it was always at, for the lack of a better term, at my expense or to please someone or something. In other words; tried to make the music and the lyrics for that matter fit into a pre-defined what-do-we-hear-on-the-radio and can-we-keep-it-under-3:30? Read books, and listened to so called authorities and A&R people in the business. Needless to say the music was, how shall I put this.....forced, not natural. After many years of this, with countless band member changes, egos etc; I gave up writing and performing but not playing.
I can clearly remember practicing at "the loft", which was a condemned building across the street from the Capitol Theater in Passaic NJ. There were about 15 bands up there back in the day. Our room faced Lexington Ave, which ran along side Monroe Street which was the front entrance to the theater. On concert nights we'd play louder and try to get the attention of the acts as the tour buses drove beneath our room. To pay the $50 per month rent (still don't know how we got away with this), we'd haul our gear across the street to Happy's Bar. It was a dive but it was our dive. All the bands up there played there. We'd made about $10 to $20 a piece after the $50 rent. On the way to rehearsal from Wallington, I always made it a point to drive past Passaic High School because that's where the Shirelles performed and rehearsed. Yes, I do remember the roots of rock music. Recall hearing Dylan's Hey Mr Tambourine Man, Blowin' In The Wind, Shelter From The Storm and thinking; this man's music is from God. There's no way to rationalize that, it's just a feeling when I hear his beautiful lyrics and music. And I remember that awful day when Lennon was executed. I cried. Called no one, drove past Passaic High School, parked on Lexington Ave and saw everyone who was anyone at the loft. No one picked up a guitar or sang a note that night. We listened to Beatles albums on vinyl into the wee hours of the morning and either slept there or drove home. I don't really recall that part. The marquee at the Capitol Theater read "Shine On 1940-1980". It was really cold that day and eerily quiet on the street. Despite all of this, those days are some of the fondest in my time. New Jersey was a mecca for bar bands when the drinking age was 18. So I do really feel that I am a part of musical history in my own bizarre thought process.
Sitting at the piano one evening a few months ago, decided for whatever reason to write my wife a song. After some 25 years, what does one person say to the other? I love you, you love me...la da da dee da. No, I won't do that to her, she's nice and not easily impressed being a musician herself. What I did do, is write something not terribly prolific but honest. Didn't care how long the song was, didn't care if the words were wrong, didn't care if she liked it or not. Certainly do not mean that in a mean spirited way, just wanted it to be an honest musical statement to a woman I've been with so long and one I don't deserve.
Made a rough copy of it and gave her the CD. As she was listening to it, she folded her arms and blinked a few times. After it was finished she took the headphones off and gently put them down and said "that's interesting-thank you, Jim". She also said I sounded like a lounge singer in that recording. My kids agreed.
So I polished the song and re-recorded it (it's not on this CD, "Don't Give Up On Love"). She said try it with just an acoustic guitar. So I did. She liked that better.
So I started to think about the people that came in and out of my life and decided to write honest musical statements about what had transpired. If I hurt you, I'm sorry. If you hurt me, it's hurts. If I've wronged you, I'm sorry, please, I beg your pardon. Once I took music from this point of view the songs started to flow almost effortlessly. Wow, after all this time, all I had to do was be honest with myself, honest with the past, honest period.
I'm writing a novel so better stop here. But if these songs touch you or if you can relate to the scenario, please let me know. If you don't like the song, let me know. If there's something you'd like to hear written or sung about, let me know. This can be interactive and really good for the soul and all involved.
Thank you for your time. I wish you peace and all of the love in the world.
Don't give up on love,
Jimmy Pillar - credits
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released 09 August 2009
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- Track Name: Don't Give Up On Love
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Love is for the east
Love is for the west
Love is for the ones that feel
That this all a test
Love is for the north
Love is for the south
Love is for the children
Who've had no food
Love is for the young
Love is for the old
Love is for the ones
Who dare not ever bare their souls
Don't give up on love
Don't give up on truth
Don't give up on all the things
You've learned back in your youth
Love is for the earth
Love is for the sky
Love is for the universe
And all who wonder why
Love can be a sound
Love can be a choice
Love can be for the meek
Who do not have a voice
Love is for the God
That we may not know
Love is for the lonely ones
Too shy for it to show
Don't give up on love
Don't give up on truth
Don't give up on all the things
You've learned back in your youth
Love can be a thought
Love can be a prayer
Love can be the answer to
The things we dare not share
Love can be a kiss
Love can be a song
I don't mean to preach
So please don't get me wrong
Love can be the truth
Love can be the end
Love can be the start of things
Or something to defend
Don't give up on love
Don't give up on truth
Don't give up on all the things
You've learned back in your youth