Words and music by Dennis Livingston

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Dennis Livingston introduces
"Get Out On Your Own"
Out of the Box:
Black Fox Lounge, Washington, DC 2012
  Performer: Pamela Jackson
Out of the Box:
Black Fox Lounge, Washington, DC 2012

 

PLAY THE ORIGINAL DEMO RECORDING   

Dane Vannatter
Demo singer: Dane Vannatter
Demo pianist: Doug Hammer
Sax: Sparky Miehle

  READ THE LYRICS

  PERFORMANCE TIPS:

Length of song: 4:44 (this version includes an instrumental section)

Song style/genre: Up tempo, jazzy comic song

Key(s): D minor to A major

Note range (Low/High): A below middle C to D an octave above middle C

About the song: This swing-beat, jazzy piece is my version of the Cinderella story, in which you find out what kind of advice a very modern, keep it real Fairy Godmother would give to poor Cindy the title says it all. The song should resonate with many in your audience. There’s an inside joke here: my father, Jerry Livingston, wrote the music for Disney’s CINDERELLA.

Gender point of view: The Fairy Godmother character can be sung by a man or woman, I would say. After all, the message of the song is to break out of those little boxes.

Awards: Second place in the "Jazz" category of the 8th Billboard Song Contest (1998)



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