Best Days Gone” is the 11th and penultimate song on the Vanilla “Sideshow” collection. This song is about eh, *veteran* musicians (like us) reaching out via social media to get attention for our music (so a little ironic wink and self-awareness for sure). We are all getting older, but let’s do it with a little dignity eh? Nah.
The “Sideshow” album will grow from one song to many over the next year as a digital-only album, and when it’s complete it will be released on CD or as an LP.
lyrics
Under the lights so bright, underachieving I try as I might
Knowing you're still unheard. You do what you can, but it seems so absurd
Play me, pay me. I’m reaching out with empty hands
Try me, buy me. Offers are fading it's not going to last
Looks like my last at bat. The silence is not golden I feel like I’m trapped.
I listen to no one else. Stuck in my bubble alone with myself
Play me, pay me. I’m reaching out with empty hands
Try me, buy me. Offers are fading it’s not going to last
Just for the record I like it alone
Time is a robber who took all the gold
No one around me from morning to night
While I curate my life, I can’t seem to...
Just for the record I like it alone
Time is a robber who took all the gold
No one around me from morning to night
While I curate my life, I can’t seem to write.
Back to the better days.
Time passes by and leaves you away.
The rest of us just wonder why
You're all alone with nothing to play?
Play me, pay me. I’m reaching out with empty hands
Try me, buy me. Offers are fading it's not going to last
Play me, pay me. I’m reaching out with empty hands
Try me, buy me. Offers are fading it's not going to last
credits
from Sideshow,
track released November 18, 2021
Words and music by Sean Gaffney (BMI), (C) 2021 for the Charlatan Record Cartel.
Sean Gaffney: vocals, guitar, bass guitar, organ
Jayson Jarmon: acoustic guitar, bass sequencing
Paul Jackson: guitar, backing vocals
Scott Warfield: drums
Produced and arranged by Jayson Jarmon and Sean Gaffney; recorded and mixed by Mark Simmons, Pacific Studios, Tacoma, WA, USA. Cover designed by Ben Thompson.
Melodic indie-pop band from the US Pacific Northwest. Featuring Jayson Jarmon (formerly of Liar's Club), Sean Gaffney, Mark Simmons, Scott Warfield, James Peterson and a cast of thousands!
supported by 12 fans who also own “Best Days Gone”
XTC had their moment in time...this recording extends it...Full of small, tight , quirky songs it juz rolls along. Recommended but maybe only for XTC fans.. cwhitney
supported by 11 fans who also own “Best Days Gone”
Such a joyful collection of songs. Nothing like quintessential Melbourne alternative rock to lift the spirits. Listening during yet another lockdown transports me to a band room in my favourite pub. Thanks for the music lads- looking forward to seeing you for real when we get outta here. Jacqui L
Seattle upstarts thread their surging power-pop with wistful nostalgia and softly-felt despair, exuding empathy as well as energy. Bandcamp New & Notable Jul 24, 2019