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Marti
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I was getting ready to post a song list with commentary on my blog that included "Hold Dearly to Me", and it occurred to me that I don't know much about the history of how my favorite song was written, other than the fact that the style is a reminiscent of Bob Dylan's. I thought I'd start a thread to see if I could remedy that.
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JR88 
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Originally posted by Doctor Love
This song was a desperate prayer written at 3 AM in a very frightened frame of mind. For some reason, I decided to try and perform it as a Van Morrison "period piece" circa 1970-72, so the whole approach to the guitars sprang from that vision. I was fortunate enough to have seen Van's live show a number of times in the early 70's so I remember the vibe very clearly.
The electric guitar part is pure John Platania, his guitarist from back then, while the acoustic strumming is a direct inspiration from Van The Man himself. The piano and horns were arranged and mixed accordingly.
So you want the chords? That's easy - E - A - E - A - C#m - A - B - E
The chorus is C#m - B - E - C#m - B - A - B - C#m - A - B - E, except at the end when it goes back to A instead of E. The coda is E - B - A - E - B - A |
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Hold Dearly To Me
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Marti
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Thank you--I thought that there had been one, and had then decided that I was mistaken.
Okay, then--moving on, unless there's something to add.
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04-09-2008 13:19 |
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JR88
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I have nothing to add.
other than I love the song. 
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04-09-2008 13:28 |
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Marti
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I added the quote to the blog commentary. Thank you for assisting tired, lost people, sir!
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04-09-2008 13:35 |
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larryl
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quite possibly.... very likely in fact.... my favorite lyric that mike has ever written.
it sends chills down my spine every time.
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