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Last Date (cover)

from Xing Paths by Shueh-li Ong

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To celebrate Valentine's Day 09, Shueh-li and Xenovibes released a fan-exclusive free downloadable sneak preview that is to be the love anthem on Xing Paths.

Written by Floyd Cramer, one of the architects of the Nashville Sound, "Last Date" a piano piece, was performed on a theremin for the first time by me at the Grapevine Opry's 21st Anniversary show on the 15th Nov 2008, accompanied by the GV Opry Band and John on drums.
For the album, I decided to contemporize this song first by extending the original 2min tune, then create a new angle for the story behind the title. I wrote lyrics to capture a hopeful twist to the story of the last date being the beginning of the rest of the couple's lives.

Though the Statler Brothers (‘60s quartet) sang a version of this piece, I decided to go with the original instrumental version and made it a theremin song. The theremin is put through phase distortion and played staccato-like (minimal portamento with slight pitch bend) for that bolder, electro-pop feel without it being incongruous with the sheen of the almost smooth jazz/electronica feel.

lyrics

My last date,
But not my last chance (with you),
I can wait,
For you are my last date!

credits

from Xing Paths, released May 26, 2009
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PERFORMANCE
Shueh-li Ong (synths, theremin, synth and percussion programming, sound design, voice)
John A Martinez (drums, spoken word)
Dean Parks (guitar)
Curtis Randall (bass)
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PRODUCTION
Written by Floyd Cramer.
Re-visioned, Recorded and Produced in Dallas by Shueh-li Ong
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LYRICS
Shueh-li Ong.

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Shueh-li Ong Nashville, Tennessee

Shueh-li is an Aussie-born Singapore composer, synthesist, thereminist, and record producer.
She is known for her ability to layer exotic synths with ethnic moods to create bombastic productions and haunting ballads of any style!

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