Forgive Me Love

from One Way by Danny Ross

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This is the first single off the album. When I came up with song on piano, I thought I was clever for basically rewriting “Heart and Soul” but with one different chord. I wrote it off as a genre experiment and omitted it from the Cornell “One Way” thesis concert altogether (This is actually the only song on the album that didn’t appear in the original thesis). But years later in New York, I found myself finger-picking the song on acoustic guitar, and that style lent itself to an early 60s ballad “This Boy” vibe. Singer Jenny Foughner and I came up with the idea to sing the whole song as a duet, rather than trading verses. And our drummer Fred and bassist Matt gave it the relaxed flavor of sitting in a hammock on a country day. By the time singer Joely Pittman started singing with us, I was surprised by the huge response this song was eliciting. What do I know.

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Forgive me love
Ain't hard to say I'm sorry
I don't need much
But the comfort from your body

Now that you've left and gone away
There's nothing left for me to say
But I'm sorry

Forgive me love
You were just a destination
And my vacant touch
Has sent you to the station

This room has never felt so small
Just waiting for someone to call
I'm sorry

I look out the window again
Well I should tell you I've been
Loving you for my own damn self
But come off the shelf
Ain't it better than being alone?

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from One Way, released February 1, 2010

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Danny Ross Brooklyn, New York

Melding vintage rhythm and blues, immaculate arrangements, and energetic, sweat-drenched live performances, Danny Ross builds a sound that's completely his own in NYC. Like some refreshing hybrid of McCartney's sophisticated 60s pop, Springsteen's American rock n roll, Gram Parsons' alt-country twang, and Sam Cooke Live at the Harlem Square Club. ... more

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