It’s time to pop the cork and let this song breathe!
Today I release a song that I intended to release last August. Unfortunately, after recording the audio and filming the footage, I was given an unpleasant road block leaving me unable to move forward as planned. Originally I wrote this song from someone else’s perspective but, the more I began to sing and perform it, the more I realized how much this song was really about me. It’s funny how songs begin to take on a life of their own.
I grew up in an old farm house just outside of a very small Ontario town called Sprucedale. Needless to say I have many memories there and have grieved that old house since the day we had to sell it. Sprucedale was also the last place my dad lived. On a March evening he was taken to the hospital and never returned. I wanted to go back to where I spent my youth. Back to the house where I last remember being a family. Back to the place I grieve so deeply. So I did.
This music video is filmed in my hometown and at the house that built me. When I found myself last August with this precious, unfinished material and the rug being pulled out from the final steps, I sadly put it aside.
Months later I began wondering who could help me finish this project. I wanted someone who could see my vision. Someone sensitive and patient. When Bet Smith came to mind I instantly knew in my heart that she would be perfect! So I reached out and asked and with no hesitation she said yes! The thing I loved about working with Bet was I got to be involved! We made every decision together. She was so gentle and considerate. Her workmanship is incredible. I look forward to working more with Bet. We ended up re-recording the song and Bob Erto Currie from Currie’s Music hopped on board and added his crazy magic. He did a wonderful job giving this song space. He tastefully stripped it down which really captured the essence of the song. Bob Erto Currie and Bet Smith also played on my previous new single “Fifteen Shades”. At the end of the day I believe this song guided me to these beautiful people and it was meant to work out this way.
I would like to thank my sweet little cousin Miri for being in my video! She did such an amazing job and fit the part perfectly. Thank you to Miri’s Momah ( Danielle Hutt ) for sharing Miri with us and being a big help during the filming.
Thank you Nancy Osborne for being an amazing coach through the whole journey. There were some tough moments and I can’t thank you enough for saying the words I couldn’t find and pointing out the things I needed to see, for reminding me of what’s important and forgetting the rest.
I love you all and together we made something I will forever cherish.
Christina Hutt 