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Bonnie and Clyde

by Michael Waite

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A few years ago Jared Nelson Smith, my musical friend (since before we could drive ourselves to a show) sent me a recording without any vocals on it. It sounded like it came from somewhere between the Mississippi Delta and the Northern Sahara, and he said he thought it would be fun to write a love song from the perspective of the notorious Clyde Barrow, "Don't worry Bonnie, I'll always be your Clyde."

It took me a little while to study those characters and find something lovable about them. I learned that they were desperate, and committed to each other and a life outside of the law. Clyde told his sister Nell, “I’m just going on ’til they get me. Then I’m out like Lottie’s eye.”

So I summoned my desperate romantic outlaw feelings and sang about it. My singing partner Kerry Yost added her voice to the chorus, which is more of a howl than a melody.

Official Music Video: youtu.be/ozVujgL06I8?si=Jpu2N3F5LiULpfG7

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Hey sweet Bonnie
What are we gonna do?
Five cold nickels
Ain't a'gonna see us through
At the edge of the dust bowl
I offer you my hand
But how we're gonna make it through
I don't understand
I'd burn my last dollar
To keep our cabin warm
I'd offer you my overcoat
A shelter from the storm
They can shoot a thousand bullet holes
In our stolen ride
But you'll always be my Bonnie
And I'll always be your Clyde

I shot my arrow
Up into the sky
It's gonna come back down
And get me, by and by
I've seen lightning
I've seen sticks and stones
It's gonna take a maul ('em all)
to break this heart of stone

And when that call comes in from the sky
There'll be one sweet kiss
Then I'm out like Lottie's eye

credits

released June 16, 2023
Written by Jared Nelson Smith and Michael Waite
Jared Nelson Smith - Guitars, percussion, bass
Michael Waite - vocals
Kerry Yost - background vocals

Produced by Jared Nelson Smith and Michael Waite
Mastered by Mark Ashfield

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Michael Waite Marquette, Michigan

Michael Waite weaves together folk, jazz, Americana, blues, and classic singer/songwriter elements into songs that explore the nuances of everyday life while staying grounded in the pursuit of happiness and wholeness.

His songs and arrangements have a fresh creativity and feature vocal improvisations informed by his first instrument, the jazz trombone. ... more

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