The Breeze, by Skyscape

Skyscape - The Breeze

from Song Foundry Single of the Month by Jed Davis

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Song Foundry Single of the Month: May, 2011

Originally recorded in 1993 for Skyscape's Band Of The Week album. With the 20th anniversary of that record's release approaching, we went back into the studio to rework the tracks a bit and have some fun.

This updated version features Steve Theater's original drums and a little of Sean's guitar, but other than that it's an entirely new recording. For starters, we tried a different vocal treatment - the song became a duet featuring the awesome Maryann Fennimore, and there are now backing harmonies from Dom, Alex Dubovoy and Mike Keaney.

It's a bit more folksy, as well, thanks to the additions of piano, Joe Abba's percussion and Alex's acoustic guitars. And Mike, who joined Skyscape about a month after this song was originally recorded, finally got to add his bassline!

lyrics

The breeze picked up and pushed a can
The can rolled down a hill
A bird took wing to dodge the can
And perched on my windowsill.
The windowsill was old and worn
And suddenly gave way
It fell two stories to the ground
On which three kittens lay
The smallest one jumped up and ran
And scared a butterfly
Which left the flower it was on
Just as a bee passed by
The bee lit on the flower
And soon I came along
I didn't see, stepped on the bee
And sure enough was stung...

I went into convulsions, all my allergies engaged
The neighbors heard me screaming, and an ambulance was paged.
I sat there in emergency, all miserable and sick
Well, I saw her across the room - my heart was pumping quick -
I waved for her attention, and she stiffly raised her head
I asked her what the problem was, and this is what she said:

The breeze blew leaves from an old oak tree
And new light from the sun
Shone through the spot the leaves had been
And startled mice to run
The mice ran down the sidewalk
And they hid inside a tree
Bothering a young raccoon
And angering a bee
Which flew out in a rage and stung
The first thing that it found
And there I was, out walking
I crumpled to the ground...

Your allergies, the same as mine, had left us in this place
Oh, just think - if not for this spring wind, I'd have never seen your face
That was so many years ago, the day we fell in love
But we don't credit allergies, or providence above
Not rolling cans or frightened mice or angry buzzing bees -
We're just two people swept together by the gently blowing breeze.

And perhaps we're all just brought together by the gently blowing breeze.

credits

from Song Foundry Single of the Month, track released 07 May 2011
Words and music by Jed Davis
Published by Eschatonality/ASCAP

Jed Davis: vocals, piano, organ, mellotron
Maryann Fennimore: vocals
Alex Dubovoy: acoustic and electric guitars, EBow, backing vocals
Sean Gould: electric guitar
Mike Keaney: bass, backing vocals
Steve Theater: drums
Joe Abbatantuono: percussion
Dom Maltempi: backing vocals

Produced by Jed Davis
Mixed by Eric Jarvis at crushpad, Houston, TX
Engineered by Joe Marselle at Legend Studios, Long Island, NY, and Pete de Boer at Excello, Brooklyn, NY
Additional recording by Pete de Boer at Pile of Sound Studios, New York, NY
Mastered by Dave McNair at Sterling Sound, New York, NY