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Shouting Into the Wind

by Dann Morr & The Dashing Bastard Sideshow

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1.
Jaded 03:07
Better. I'm doing better. The air is fine. I've lost my mind. I'm managing. The memory's finally faded. Remember. I can't remember. How I fell. Don't wish to dwell. I tell myself I'm nothing but elated. I climbed this mountain on my own. You seem so small when I look down. Every scar feels like some kind of trophy. But trust me, this ain't no prize. Never. Well I never. Lost as much. Was out of touch. I came back And only slightly jaded I climbed this mountain on my own. You seem so small when I look down. Every scar feels like some kind of trophy. But trust me, this ain't no prize.
2.
You write novels in the second person And can't think of anything worse than being told what to do You don't like it when I am forthcoming And there ain't no bigger drag than to get stuck next to you. You talk love but say you've never been in it And no matter the subject you know your beliefs to be true Your leather cuff doesn't make you tough You just try too hard for someone with nothing to prove So you say There's only so much I can take I cant let this go another day I'll think it over but I think it's the right way You own the rights to a new kind of sadness And if anyone takes up your hobby you tell them you're thru You live by a code that's unspoken And someday you'll reap that reward that's so long overdue. So you say There's only so much I can take I can’t let this go another day I'll think it over but I think it's time I Had my say There is no more I can take I won’t let this go another day Now think it over ‘cause I think it's the right way
3.
I held my breath as the train pulled in the station. How strange to be back home. This is the first time you won't be waiting on the platform when I arrive For the whole ride I thought I reconciled my feelings now that you're gone But as I stand here on my own with bag in hand I only feel deprived. I close my eyes, keep the earth beneath my feet The warmth of the sun takes the chill out of the breeze For a moment everything at peace And I remember you. This is the same path we used to take together on autumn days We'd walk in silence no need for conversation, lost in our minds I like to think that if I walk this path alone I will feel you near I'll pretend you only wandered out of sight or you're close behind. I close my eyes, keep the earth beneath my feet The warmth of the sun takes the chill out of the breeze For a moment everything at peace And I remember you. I remember you my friend I remember you I remember you my friend I remember you
4.
My Last Cash 03:34
There's a lesson I learned I have to learn again You'll tell me it's all okay, but then I look in your eyes and know that's not so. Affection comes back with a jolt and a flash I'll tell you it doesn't fade, and well, that's All you get from me, at least without a drink. I always spent my love like my last cash. I couldn't tell you how it all went so fast. I should have taken time to ask you how you were. Or maybe you told me, I can't be sure. You can have me now, for all that it's worth I always spent my love like my last cash. I couldn't tell you how it all went so fast. All I want is to kill some time with you now. All I want is to kill some time with you now
5.
I have a notecard in my pocket to tell me what day it is I keep my journal close at hand I use it to record the little things that add up to a life I hope you understand I check my notes Put your face with a name Remind myself this is New York not LA I know it's not an easy task confabulations cloud my mind Yet you stay by my side It's a waste of time to compare self to what I used to be Fill in all the lost time I check my notes Put your face with a name Remind myself this is New York not LA I used to fear there'd come a day I'd turn around and be 80 Missing years of my life Now I have one request of you and it would mean the world to me If we could cross that finish line So don't tell me how far I've run Don't tell me how far I've run
6.
It sounds like summer It sounds like summer when you sing It sounds like summer And nothing matters, not a single thing When I walk home past leafless trees and daylight savings means it's been dark since three that doesn't bother me I don't care how late it seems, It sounds like summer every time I hear you sing It sounds like summer It sounds like summer when you sing It sounds like summer And nothing matters, not a single thing When freezing rain falls from the sky and my SAD lamp is on all the time I still feel fine I don't care how grey it may be It sounds like summer every time you sing to me It sounds like summer It sounds like summer when you sing It sounds like summer And nothing matters, not a single thing I close my eyes and the sun shines all around and I'm cruising the PCH with the radio up and the windows down It sounds like summer It sounds like summer when you sing It sounds like summer
7.
The ghost of your voice rings but it's hollow the echo is all that remains. It floats on the air I barely can follow quietly quickly it fades I stumble and fall as I call thru the valley I'm closer while chasing your name The pillar of doubt casts a long shadow. Which one of us lost their way? The sun starts to wane. Will you be here tomorrow? There's little light left in the day. I stumble and fall as I call thru the valley I'm closer while chasing your name The farther I travel the more of a gamble I make our direction's the same. The ghost of your voice rings but it's hollow the echo is all that remains.
8.
Hey, dear. We don't know where you are tonight Where you're sleeping. The company you're keeping You want it that way. And thats all right So take love anyway you can get it As long as you don't regret it Its far more pleasant than it sounds To make love anyway you can get it Hey, dear. We won't give up without a fight This song is all we've got to get out of your tight spot You want it that way. And thats all right So take love anyway you can get it If its not from us don't sweat it Its far more pleasant than it sounds To make love anyway you can get it You are well enough alone And that's why I'm leaving Hey, dear. Keep warm where you are tonight Where you're healing all the hearts you're stealing You need it that way. And thats all right So take love anyway you can get it As long as you don't regret it Just pick yourself up off the ground And make love anyway you can get it
9.
Drive Around 02:49
When we get to your doorstep You tell me what a nice time you had We kiss good night at your doorstep You look at me and pretend you're not sad You stand for so long with your hand on the door But you don't make a move to go We both stare at a spot on the floor And we don't say what we both know Oh no After tonight it won't be the same You're ready to go Your bags are packed and you leave tomorrow We've been together for so long If we're apart I won't know what to do And tho I knew this would happen someday That day came too soon Now it's late But we want to kill some time before we say goodnight Let's climb in the car We'll drive around all night and say goodbye tomorrow Tonight we'll drive around
10.
Isabel Knows 02:49
Isabel knows what you'e thinking but she won't tell me what's on your mind She knows what I can only imagine all the things that you have inside all the time I listen to the phone ring Come on and answer She knows it's me calling She knows what I'm after Oh I wanna know what Isabel knows Isabel knows what you'e thinking but she won't tell me what's on your mind She knows what I can only imagine all the things that you have to hide all the time I drive around her block Over and over I hope I might see her I'm only getting older Oh I wanna know what Isabel knows Isabel sees things that I can't see Isabel can be with you in your dreams Isabel I wanna go there too Isabel I wanna be with you I hear the phone ringing Over and over I hope it's her calling I hope she's coming over Oh I wanna know what Isabel knows

about

Dann Morr, songwriter and sideman, steps out with his debut album Shouting Into the Wind, a collection of indie rock gems that deftly incorporates the best parts of his long tenure in the Chicago music scene. Produced by Mike Hagler (OK Go, Wilco, Billy Bragg) and Morr, the 10-track album was recorded in Chicago at Kingsize Sound Labs and released on Squirrel Trap Records.

Since the 1990s Dann Morr has been a singer and multi-instrumentalist in the folk-rock group Wells-next-the-Sea, indie-rock/power-pop outfits Analog Radio, and High Energy Physics, as well as bassist and backing vocalist for a number of other Windy City artists including The Cheetles, Mooner, Kerosene Stars, Kevin Lee, Phil Angotti, and Tom Daily.

“My original plan for this album was to find a home for orphan songs that had fallen by the wayside over the last few years… songs that were performed by my previous bands, but never properly recorded or never released,” Morr explains. “Although, once we started recording together, I was inspired to write some new material for this amazing line up of musicians- which we dubbed The Dashing Bastard Sideshow.”

Intricately woven guitar lines lounge atop a raucous rhythm section and each track covers distinct territory, from the power-pop crunch of “Jaded” to the rockabilly twang of “I Remember You”, with Morr moving from grit-throat rocker to sly crooner. The end result is that Shouting Into the Wind is an exploration of songs that show where Dann Morr comes from and where he is going.

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released September 23, 2014

Dann Morr – vocals, bass, electric & acoustic guitars, and piano
Larry Beers – drums and percussion
James Coffey – electric & acoustic guitars and vocals
Mike Hagler – synthesizer and organ
Lee Ketch – electric guitar and bass
Tom Slater – piano, electric piano, organ, and vocals

produced by Mike Hagler and Dann Morr
recorded, mixed, and mastered at Kingsize Sound Labs (Chicago, IL)

all songs written by Dann Morr
except 1, 2, 4, & 8 written by Dann Morr & Jaime Vazquez
published by Wanna Ride Bikes? (ASCAP)

art direction by Sara Millsap

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Dann Morr is a Chicago-based songwriter and musician. Since the 1990s he has been a singer and multi-instrumentalist for his own bands as well as bassist and backing vocalist for a number of other Windy City artists.

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