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Here We Are

by Dave Molter

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Behind the Song
This is one of my oldest songs, written in the mid-1970s in a vastly different form. Sometimes I invent characters, but in this case, I wrote it for a specific woman I was dating at the time. It began as a very slow ballad, with guitar and synthesizer only. It went through several incarnations, including a samba, but it never quite gelled. (Neither did the relationship.)

Fast forward to 2020. My producer Al Snyder is also a great singer and songwriter. Al took the bones I gave him and transformed them into a wonderful arrangement that really conveys the feelings in a special romantic relationship.

I always envisioned the song as a male-female duet, but when Al gave me his reworked demo, he sang the part of "the girl." Suddenly, I realized that the lyrics could apply to any relationship and could just as easily be sung by two women or two men.
I was tempted to release the male version because both Al and I believe gender plays no part in romance. Who knows? Maybe we'll release that version yet.

I recruited the wonderful Lisa Klein Bleil to sing the duet with me, and she did an amazing job. She is professionally trained and well-versed in any style of singing, and she took this tune to a new level. Her delivery of the solo line "Here We Are" near the end of the song just kills me.

lyrics

Here we are,
Amazed by the things we feel
Each of us knowing the other‘s real
So no need to ever be afraid

Verse 2
Yesterday, we drifted in worlds apart Neither one knowing the other’s heart Was only a beat away


Chorus
And it‘s nice to know
There's still someone like you Somebody to depend upon
And tell my secrets to
Yes, it’s nice to know
You feel the same way too
That you feel (That you feel)
The same way too (The same way too)


Chorus

Verse 3
Here we are ... Here we are
Here we are,
Amazed by the things we feel
Each of us knowing the other's real
So, no need to ever be afraid
So, no need to ever be afraid
Hey, no need to ever be afraid

credits

released February 8, 2023
Dave Molter: Vocals and bass
Lisa Kelin Bleil: Vocals
Al Snyder: Piano, producer
Joey Waslousky: Drums
Danny Gochnour: Guitars

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Dave Molter Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

An accomplished veteran of the Pittsburgh, Midwest and East Coast music scenes since 1965, Dave Molter counts The Beatles as his primary influence. 

"Approaching End of Usable Life" is Dave's latest CD, released in December 2021.
Like Dave's previous work, "Usable Life" is a mix of styles and influences.

“John Lennon said it best in 1967: ‘All you need is love!” I still believe it!”
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