New album of all original material from singer/songwriter Gerry Madigan in the folks/roots/country genre. This is a beautiful four panel CD including a 16-page booklet with lyrics and information on the artist.
Includes unlimited streaming of Wild Bird, Fly Free
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A true story about how one's age can have such an affect on your career when you're in the fashion and modelling industry.
lyrics
At seventeen she was a beauty queen, she thought she’d never get older
But in New York city you need more than a pretty face, nobody told her
To make it in style you need more than a smile, you need artistic direction
To model the clothes in the fashion shows, when you’re trying to sell the collection
Shady Lady, your life is crazy, it’s full of ifs and buts and whens and maybes
You know you can make it, you’ve got to choose. You know you can win , if you can stay off the booze
And maybe you’ll find a brighter day tomorrow
Your youth starts to fade, you try to hide in the shade. Dim lights don’t show up those lines in your face
But a fashion parade can’t be held in the shade, you’ve got no hiding place
You were living in style and you were flashing your smile, but some people you sorely neglected
Now your beauty has gone, you don’t know where you went wrong, can’t understand why you’re being rejected.
Shady Lady, your life is crazy, it’s full of ifs and buts and whens and maybes
You know you can make it, but you’ve got to choose. You know you can win , if you can stay off the booze
And maybe you’ll find a brighter day tomorrow
At seventeen she was a beauty queen, but now she’s grown a lot older
And New York City isn’t such a pretty place, she’s all alone there
She was livin’ on time and ignoring the sign, that was showing a different direction
No more modelling clothes in the fashion shows, through the years she has lost her complexion
Shady Lady, your life is crazy, it’s full of ifs and buts and whens and maybes
You know you can make it, but you’ve got to choose. You know you can win , if you can stay off the booze
And maybe you’ll find a brighter day tomorrow
credits
from Wild Bird, Fly Free,
track released February 14, 2017
Gerry Madigan: Lead/harmony vocals, acoustic guitars; Charlie Arkins: Fiddle
Aidan Cunningham: Lap Steel; Jerry Proppe: Piano, Bass;
Gavin Sorochan: Drums; Brent Saklofsky: Electric Guitar;
Dublin born singer/songwriter now living in Calgary Alberta Canada - a strong musical pedigree spanning 15 years on the road with The Cotton Mill Boys in Ireland.
This album speaks to the continuum of African diasporic culture that is central to the vibrant canon of Americana folk music. Bandcamp Album of the Day May 29, 2020