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Happy? 26/27/28

To: dasmith at rotse2_physics.lsa.umich.edu, over-the-rhine at actwin_com
Subject: Happy? 26/27/28
From: "Bruce Lachey" <b_lachey at hotmail_com>
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 23:59:33 +0000

Don wrote:

>Happy With Myself? - Wow!  This one probably wins the "most
>unexpected" award... no, I take it back.  See "Jack's Valentine",
>below.  I was very intrigued by the new lyrics, although I haven't
>tried to look at them closely yet and see how they alter (if they
>alter) the meaning of the song.  What prompted you to change the
>lyrics, Bruce?  I liked the sound, too.  The change in the pacing
>was very interesting.

I always thought the premise of the song was pretty well summed up in the 
opening chorus, and the support came from the verses, so I just changed the 
verses some to suit me more.

Every few months I'll go into some strange studio and record my own demo 
songs with musicians I half-know.  For the last few of these, I'd also 
recorded versions of "Happy?" that were more honest and even more lyrically 
altered, but just wasn't ready for those to be released I guess.  So at the 
last ditch I pieced something together quick-like, and it still says 
essentially what I wanted to say.

Here's my little accountant's lyric analysis of the Over the Rhine vs. Bruce 
Lachey versions of "Happy with Myself?".

The 26 lyrics both have in common:
a, and, been, build, don't, happy, have, heaven, I, I'm, it, I've, just, 
letter, maybe, of, please, takes, that, the, to, trying, what, with, words, 
you

The 27 lyrics OtR's has that mine doesn't:
angels, better, could, crowns, dance, front, hard, here, in, jars, little, 
mason, mirror, myself, needles, on, or, pins, practice, say, some, thorns, 
three, too, try, two, years

The 28 lyrics mine has that OtR's doesn't:
again, all, aren't, believe, but, chorus, come, filled, for, I'll, inside, 
life, me, mind, mixed, my, myself, never, over, paper, really, repeat, 
someday, stay, they, things, truly, words

Words are fun,

Bruce

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