This song took so many turns. It started on a roadtrip to Sacramento where the idea popped in my head and I started writing verses. There was no storyline yet, just a raw funny essence. I showed the raw verses to a friend and she wanted to know what came next and that is when the song got a little more raunchy. On a drive to San Francisco, two more verses popped out of me, one about the bar and one about the guys place. I realized there how import it is to set the story- once I established the setting at the bar, things started to get more interesting! (If you can't tell yet, driving is where I get a lot of my inspiration for songs!) When these verses came out, it felt so good, like this voice of the story could be heard. I showed this new essence of the song to my dear friend Lisa who helped me extract the last two verses and clear out all the lines that did not add to the story. This video is what I consider the finished version of the song although I want to make an amazing music video with it one day (**Should any film makers happen to watch this video and read this and are inspired to undertake this project, please reach out!**)
Creating this song was a reminder for me how much surrender it takes to create wonderful things. I had to let go of my attachment to the lines I wrote that did not add to the story even though I thought they were clever and witty. I recognize it's important to do what it takes to let things flow.
I hope this video makes you laugh and feel excited as the story of this poor girl evolves!
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