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Paradise, Passing Through

from The Promise by Howard Gladstone

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    Howard Gladstone's 2020 release "The Promise" on Compact Disc.

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...and then further back. Paul Gaugin's sojourn in the South Seas inspired this lush, lilting waltz, and these musings on Life, Art and Tourism. Howard's sidemen are inspiring on this one particularly Kevin Laliberte with his precise guitar work. The song has a dreamy tonality that drifts between major and minor, and some very haunting imagery.



'I left Paree to find my Muse, in erotic, earthy hues'

lyrics

Pacific islands sparkling in seas of blue and green
The tourists are departed; the sights have all been seen
One last glance, the starboard side, tomorrow someplace new
Paradise, we’re passing through

I am just a painter, Polynesian women and pearls
They open like exotic flowers in this still idyllic world
I left Paris to find my muse in erotic earthy hues
Paradise, I was passing through

LA LA LA

The islands rose up from the sea, a million years or more
Wayfarers rode on wind and waves to settle on the shores
Then missionaries, trader ships, so quickly put an end to
Paradise, they were passing through

LA LA LA

You know I really love you, there’s nothing I can say
To get my message through the fog, there is no other way
Time is passing; the islands are strung like pearls in the blue
Paradise, I was passing through
Paradise, we’re passing through

LA LA LA

credits

from The Promise, released October 9, 2020
Howard Gladstone – acoustic guitar, vocal
Kevin Laliberte - guitars
Russ Boswell – upright bass
Marito Marques – drums/percussion
Laura Fernandez – background vocal
Julie Gladstone – background vocals

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Howard Gladstone Toronto, Ontario

Howard Gladstone, Toronto singer/songwriter, has released 7 albums of original music. Crossing the boundaries between genres of folk, rock, world, jazz, etc, these songs have lyrical bite & tenderness, all delivered with excellent supporting musicians and audiophile quality recording.
"If you heard this music in a crowded room, you'd swear it was a lost gem from another time." Toronto
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