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Happy Without You (Kluso)

 
Credits
Lyric Credits: Richard C. Tollini (Kluso)
Music Credits: Richard C. Tollini (Kluso)
Producer Credits: Richard C. Tollini (Kluso)
Publisher Credits: N/A
Performance Credits: Kluso
Label Credits: BotE Productions
Description
Short Song Description:
Looking back on a bad relationship and the good fortune to have "escaped"
Long Song Description:
Pretty much like the short description - the idea being is that we invest so much into a relationship and want it to succeed that we often become blind to what is really going on - then the light finally comes on once we make that decision to GET OUT -- s
Story Behind the Song:
Don't we all have at least one?
Metadata
Song Length:
3:46
Primary Genre:
Pop-Rock
Secondary Genre:
Pop-Easy Listening
Tempo:
Medium Fast (131 - 150)
Lead Vocal:
Male Vocal
Subject Matter 1:
Bad Love
Subject Matter 2:
Breaking Up
Similar Artist 1:
Blues Traveler
Similar Artist 2:
Tom Petty
Language:
English
Era:
2000 and later
Lyrics
I wrote this song initially from an idea I jotted down while driving through downtown Tokyo coming back home with my band from a studio practice session (imagine the taxi scene from Lost In Translation). While at a stop light I looked over and saw a young woman trudging up the sidewalk, somewhat bundled against a cold breeze. She was definitely on her way somewhere but seemed to have this "barrier" around her -- it made me think that is must be tough growing up as a young woman and living in a big city like Tokyo "makes you tough don't it" -- From there the song grew out of a great drum track I found (psuedo-Pete Yorn style beat) and a hook-lick for the intro remeniscent of 60's pop sound -- this is a great song to play/hear live and to crank up while driving down the road -- the late chorus/bridge builds to and outstanding rock lead break played by Yoshiki (well.. at least I really love this song -- hope you do too