Way back in 2005, Steve and Jim jammed with internationally-acclaimed, fingerstyle guitarist Andrew White, and briefly formed a project called "The Rain".
One song that came from those jams was this song, "Walk a Mile", but in a more relaxed slow-tempo style. That version was developed and released as the last
track on Remedy's sophomore album "The Tyranny of the Smug" as "Crooked Mile". Now a different version of that same song, now titled "Walk a Mile" is now making
it's appearance on our 3rd album. This also help us establish the tradition of having multiple interpretations of the same song. We've done this twice before.
Once in a hidden track in Paleofidelity, we had a very old and very different version of Rude Reaction. Also from Paleofidelity, was the song "Junglewalk", which
was later combined with a Rain track ("Are You There") to produce "Lost" (the 4th track from "Tyranny of the Smug"), and reimaging and recombing of those 2 songs.
"Walk a Mile" is much more up-tempo, light-hearted, and danceable version of "Crooked Mile", and makes our 3rd entry of our ongoing "reimagining" series.
Production Notes:
This song is joined by Captain John Peer, (a.k.a baDmRfrostY) playing a real-live wurlitzer piano. David Croft joins us on Congas in this song as well. The guitar
has an Ibanez auto-wah pedal producing the wah effect on the main riff. The pedal is very responsive to playing, meaning it really needed to be printed. Any dry-
guitar that would seek to add autowah in post, would deny themselves the subtle changes in one's playing that might occur from hearing the effect while it's been
played, and adjusting accordingly. Sometimes it's better to commit up front, and dig in with an aggressive irreversible decision, and let everything else adust to
the mahem. It's fun.
lyrics
i never never never never never never said i would've tried to reason why
i never never never never wanted to fabricate a convoluted lie
and everytime, everytime, it never turned out right
i never never never would've made another sound that could've wasted all your words
i couldn't ever be a part of anything and everything that sucked out all your hurt
but i would walk a mile with you, at least i'd walk a mile
yeah i'd walk a mile with you,
walk a crooked mile
do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do
do do do do do do do do do do do
i couldn't ever spend another minute in the fire, woulda jumped right outta sight
there couldn't ever be a better reason illustrating that the instinct turned out right
but i would walk a mile with you, walk a crooked mile
yeah i'd walk a mile with you,
walk a crooked mile
do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do
do do do do do do do do do do do
whenever i hear the noise of perforated yesterdays, no constraining words
whenever i hear the cold waves break relentlessly, acutely, i would never never run,
never never hide, and i know it's coming up inside a mile
a jagged salty mile
a mile with you, walk a crooked mile
mmmmm, i'd walk a mile
do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do
do do do do do do do do do do do
do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do
do do do do do do do do do do do
Well a mile with you, walk a crooked mile
I'd walk a mile with you,
walk a crooked mile
mmmm, I'd walk a mile
yeah
credits
from Exiting the Shadows,
released October 1, 2018
Steve Harley - vocals, guitars
James Bond - bass
Gil Roy - drums, percussion
John Peer - wurlitzer piano
Dave Croft - congas
Music by Steve Harley, James Bond
Lyrics by Andrew White and Steve Harley
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