Richard posted his lyric dedicated to his mother-in-law. I was trying to create music to it but nothing worthy was coming. One day I was just sitting at a piano struggling with my inspiration to come and I just wanted to play something. Different melodies were coming but I didn't like any of them. Then this music came and I recorded it. I called it "When There is No Inspiration". I posted it on Bandcamp and put the link on 50/90. Later in the evening I just realized that this music would work with the lyric! I must have been subconsciously working on the music for the lyric while playing the music without looking at the lyric...
Richard and Joyce created a very special lyric to which I can sadly relate as I too have lost my mother-in-law. This lyric is very special to me as it sounds to me as if it was written about Elsie too.
After realizing that my music is connected with the lyric I've changed the title and sent it to Dawn with a hope she'd sing this song. The following evening Dawn sent to me her amazing vocals! Thank you so much for singing it Dawn, I absolutely love your voice and the emotion you put into singing this song!
'Clara'
©2012-2013 by Richard/rittmo' and Joyce Blum and Nadia Cripps (music).
Lyric created in 2012, music in 2013.
Vocals by Dawn Otteson /
www.youtube.com/user/DawnOSongs
fiftyninety.fawmers.org/user/dawnsoap
Piano by Nadia Cripps
Demo by Nadia Cripps and Dawn Otteson
Photo by Nadia Cripps
Clara
we've heard it said many times before
nobody had a bad word to say
and most times that might not be true
but Clara, it is when it comes to you
may the great zeppalin in the sky
carry you heavenbound
with a rain tear in every eye
I'm sure flowers will be all around
abundant in color and so full of life
blossoming as your soul does rise
triumphant as the day you were born
everyday from now on, at the break of dawn
clouds will smile and birds shall sing a sweet, sweet song
celebrating a life like yours that knew not from wrong
watching the angels within your view
oh Clara how we love and cherish you!
rittmo' and Joyce