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The Dark Side of Me (Live at Wisseloord Studios with the Stageband Jazz Orchestra)

from From A To B by Ellen Pels

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We all have our darker sides.

lyrics

There’s a side to me that cannot bear the daylight
There’s a side to me that you could call perverse
But when you ring me at the crack of dawn
I’ll soon be there, I won’t be long
An’ I’ll hold you while you tell me where it hurts

I will laugh when I see someone tripping over
I’ll sometimes even laugh when you are in tears
But there are things that I take seriously
Like motherhood and being me
And even the current state of affairs

There are parts of me that do not smell like butterflies
There are parts of me that frankly downright stink
But your secrets are all safe with me
That’s my one idiosyncrasy
I will not spill the beans, I am no fink

The fact is that I sometimes just won’t like you
The fact is that I might pretend or lie
But I won’t talk behind your back
About all those traits you seem to lack
And why you always, always dissatisfy

There’s a side to me that’s downright unsympathetic
There’s a side to me I don’t like about myself
But the side of me like the most
Is the love I feel so grandiose
For you and only you and no one else

credits

from From A To B, track released October 9, 2021
Music & Lyrics: Ellen Pels
Arrangement: Ellen Pels & Tony Hoyting

Stageband Jazz Orchestra:

Trumpets:
Libbe Oosterman
Johan Boekema
Esther Fernandez Mata
Bas van den Broek
Jaap de Vries

Trombones:
Pavel Shcherbakov
Arend Huisman
Enne Feenstra
Gosse van den Berg

Saxophones and Flutes:
Steven Sluiter
Jan Schoemaker
Sander Baan
Richard Borchers
Bert Brandsma

Rythm:
Imre Kruis (drums)
Marco Kerver (double bass and bassguitar)
Thomas Hilbrandie (guitar)
Tony Hoyting (piano)

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Ellen Pels Zwolle, Netherlands

Ellen Pels inspires people to make their dreams come true, to overcome their fears and to live from the heart by baring her soul and sharing the lessons she learned with her profound, authentic and personal lyrics infused in jazzy melodies with unusual harmonies. She calls it Spiri-Jazz. ... more

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