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I Had No Idea

from Singles by Sarahtonin

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Here's the silly love song I promised. Not that silly, I suppose, unless all love songs are silly. The groove for the song is from 1976, and it always sounded like it should be a love song, but I wasn't in love at the time. So I just recently finished it with a specific person in mind.

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I Had No Idea

I laid on a stone
One cold April night
Beneath the Northern glow
The solar wind
Danced over the sky
A ghostly blue-green flow
I loved the sky
I loved the stars
That shined on through
But I had no idea
What love really was
Until I loved you

We rode the storm
Long as we could
Ignored the warning bell
A bitter wind
Rolled in overnight
And dreams of Heaven fell
I know the pain, the loss of love
We all go through
But I had no idea
What losing was
Until I lost you

The darker the night
The brighter the stars
That light the Milky Way
The Summer wind
Whispers through the trees
A dream of endless play
I love the trees
And the silent song
They're dancing to
But I had no idea
What love really was
Until I loved you

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from Singles, released April 21, 2022
Guitars, raspy crooning: Sarah Jane Burke
Bass: Newt Ronstar
Drums: Uri Turnal
Organ: Sue Purnova
Backing vocals: The Polypeptides

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Sarahtonin Portland, Oregon

Sarah Jane Burke began playing piano at age five. She had a handful of piano lessons, but is mostly self-taught. She took up guitar at about age 11, mostly inspired by The Beatles, and other "British Invasion" acts. She began writing songs at around age 12, playing in bands at 13, and by 17, she'd taught herself to compose full scores. She's been composing, recording, and performing ever since. ... more

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