Candy Apple Red
Just the bare piano and vocal bones here, as it was by 1997 or so.
Here's me goofing around with an AI Drummer in 2021. Somethinglike this could work.
What can I possibly SAY about Candy Apple Red?
I wrote this song in the spring of 1979 when I was 21 years old.
For the last 42 years I have remained convinced that with the right arrangement and production – and vocal performance - it would be very appealing to the wider world.
Am I right?
P.S. Some years ago I wrote an interesting blog post about online advertising that referenced
Candy Apple Red.
A bit of groove chemistry with the guitar.
Candy Apple Red
Eddie was the student type
He didn’t buy the Adman’s hype
He spent his time with chemicals
And second rate cigars
Lately he’s been hanging loose
And shaking up the evening news
With stories about this Eddie cat
Who’s proud to show his scars
He tells ’em
“Candy Apple Red ain’t what the Adman said
But you’ll never know a better time
You’ll never know a better time than
Candy Apple Red”
Junie kept it down inside
She’d had it with mechanic’s brides
Who listened to the Adman
When he told ’em what was new
Now she’s got herself a game
That makes the other folks look tame
As hamsters on their roller-wheels
Inside a human zoo
She tell’s em
“Candy Apple Red ain’t what the Adman said
But you’ll never know a better time
You’ll never know a better time than
Candy Apple Red”
Rupert used to push and shove
To see the ladies fall in love
He came on like the Adman
And he played it by the book
Now he’s got a new approach
He’s done unplugged the acting coach
And left his evenings free for girls
Who want another look
He tells ’em
“Candy Apple Red ain’t what the Adman said
But you’ll never know a better time
You’ll never know a better time than Candy Apple Red”
I’ll tell you
“Candy Apple Red ain’t what the Adman said
But you’ll never know a better time
You’ll never know a better time than Candy Apple Red”