Fall Samba is one of the earliest – maybe even the second? – songs I composed after I relearned to play guitar in 2023. I’m assuming it was autumn when I wrote it. (That’s one of the things about my particular dementia characteristics: the passage of time has become very blurry. Gina bought me a clock that shows the day of the week, the time, and the date in huge numbers and letters, and this is extremely helpful for navigating through a single day, but a day ago could seem like a week ago, and vice versa. Retirement with its many less demands contributes to time fuzziness, too.)
The non-lyric vocals toward the end of the song came about much later in the creation process. I kept hearing it whenever I played the strictly instrumental version, so I tried my best to replicate what I was hearing, with some echo-magic from Fett.
Like several of the songs written in this latter phase of my life, Fall Samba has a soulful, Latin beat, which I’ve said before harks back to my love of the old song, “Mixed-Up Shook-Up Girl,” as performed by Willy (Mink) DeVille. I can’t help it. It’s in my blood. So please feel free to do your best moves with my music in the background; it was entirely intentional.
Gratefully,
Ned Andrew
Fall Samba
Music and Lyrics Copyright 2023, Ned Andrew Solomon
Recorded at: Azalea Studio, Nashville, TN
Recording, Engineering, & Production: Fett
Acoustic & Electric Guitars & Vocals: Ned Andrew Solomon
Bass & Percussion: Fett
Drums: CP Chester
Videography: Bernie Lynette
Executive & Video Production: Gina Lynette
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