"Was" by Mose and Amy Allison

Amy Allison and her father, Mose duet on his song "Was".

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Music

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• Mose
• Amy
• Allison
• duet

[mangograss]

I have ALL of Amy's CDs. I think that she is a fabulous songwriter. Her voice is unique, but it lovely once you set aside your commercially conditioned interpretation of acceptable vocals. It kind of reminds me of the Concert For Bangladesh. Everyone applauds Ravi when he is tuning up. They can't tell the difference. This is all due to conditioning from those self serving folks who want to limit what we can hear, so that we buy what they want to sell.

[coralcadfish]

Heartfelt.

[Babyhowdy233]

@mangograss

I have a "preview" copy of Amy's upcoming Cd and let me tell you it is BRILLIANT!!

I had the pleasure of interviewing her for American Songwriter magazine and

if there were any justice she would be a household name, she carries her father's

name proudly.

proud.

[taildragger53]

@Babyhowdy233 Definitely. Over the past 50 yrs i've come to realise that Mose said it all back in the 1950s. His lyrics are humourous but also 200% accurate. He's up on the list beside Billy Strayhorn & Duke Ellington.

[taildragger53]

@mangograss Absolutely true!

[taildragger53]

I think it's beautifully done...the main thing with music is it should come from a place deep within.

Bob Dylan isn't the world's greatest singer but it's how it's put across.

There's alot of love here.

[Babyhowdy233]

@jcisbell

What many folks aren't aware of when they listen to this exquisite rendition is that this is AMY's lovely interpretation of her father's classic song. When you listen to Mose's original recording he clearly is playing this song for LAUGHS:he gives it a comical twist. But when Amy heard it she was able to recognize it's DEEPER significance. In her skillful hands it blossomed into a tender, poignant reflection on humanity's mortality. The performance here is HER arrangement.

Beautiful!

[Babyhowdy233]

When I become was and we become were

Will there be any sign or a trace of the lovely contour of your face?

And will there be someone around

With essentially my kinda sound?