I know exactly why I wrote this song! That’s very exciting, because most of my songs written in the last two years have been instrumentals, and there’s not much to say about why I named them what I did, other than “those were the words that popped into my head when I was working on this song.” (Although I totally believe in Divine Intervention.) But here’s the lowdown, folks: this is the song about that little (sometimes big) voice in our heads that tells us we can’t do this or that, or aren’t good enough at this or that. The words that come out of that little or big mouth were most likely introduced by someone outside of you (a parent, an older sibling, a grandparent, a teacher, a coach, etc.), but adopted hook, line, and sinker by you (me), turning it into a life-long truth.
I have had a bevy of those. “I’m not good at sports.” “I can’t dance.” “I don’t play lead guitar.” “I don’t play electric guitar,” and most recently, “I can’t play guitar anymore.” There are elements of truth in all of these statements, because at some point in my life I did suck at these things! But in a couple of cases, the ones I really cared about, I did improve. The truths that hit me at 66 after a dementia diagnosis were pretty insistent, and required six months of doing the same thing, 2-3 hours of every day. But I’ve come a long way, I think. I hope these new releases are indicative of that.
Thanks again to some brilliant, inspired playing and parts by Fett and Ron Krasinski, and my loyal, and talented video production team, Gina and Bernie.
I Said I Couldn’t Do It
Music Copyright 2024, Ned Andrew Solomon
Recorded at: Azalea Studio, Nashville, TN
Recording, Engineering, & Production: Fett
Acoustic & Electric Guitars: Ned Andrew Solomon
Bass & Production: Fett
Drums & Production: Ron Krasinski
Videography: Bernie Lynette
Executive & Video Production: Gina Lynette
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