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Hard Pressed (2012)

from The Beachwood Canyon Sessions by Sara Melson

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This version of Hard Pressed is quite different in vibe and production (and even in arrangement!) than the original version off of Dirty Mind. I chose to switch around the order of the chorus, repeat the bridge, slow the song down a bit, and strip the production down as well. It's less driving/ rock and more musing/ ballad... I think it still rocks though! :) ~ Sara

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You’re the king of downtown
You move around with your head in the sky
Sing to the clouds, leave the ground
And you’re ready to fly
But you’re all alone
You’re all alone

You’re going to be hard, hard pressed
Hard, hard pressed
So hard, hard, hard pressed
To find a woman like me

Race through the city of your secret thoughts
And your darkest fears
You don’t even know me, you’ve no idea
Just wait a few years
When you’re all alone
You’re all alone

You’re going to be hard, hard pressed
Hard, hard pressed
So hard, hard, hard pressed
To find a woman like me

Search the whole wide world over
Search the whole wide world over
Go ahead, you can search the whole world over
Just wait and see

I got confused, I thought you loved me,
I don’t know why
But you were just my muse
Maybe someday I’ll make you cry
When you’re all alone
You’re all alone

'Cause you’re going to be hard, hard pressed
Hard, hard pressed
So hard, hard, hard pressed
To find a woman like me

You’re going to be hard, hard pressed
Hard, hard, hard pressed
So hard, hard, hard pressed
To find a woman like me

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from The Beachwood Canyon Sessions, released October 23, 2012
Written by Sara Melson, BMI
Courtesy of Song Children Publishing/ Trover Music Publishing BMI

Recorded at Agoura Borealis and The Sandbox, Los Angeles, California
Engineered and produced by Rick Parker, Alec Dixon, and Cal Campbell
Mixed by Rick Parker with additional mixing by Alec Dixon

Hard Pressed (2012):
Sara Melson: piano, acoustic guitar, vocals
Cal Campbell: drums
Joe Ayoub: bass
Peter Adams: keys
Sara Melson/ Wendy Wang: background vocals

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Sara Melson's insightful and inspiring lyrics and unique, distinctive voice led Yahoo Music to choose her as their "New Buzz Artist," calling her "one of the most fearless singer-songwriters on the planet." Her timeless, infectious, songs blur boundaries between folk, rock, pop, and country. Sara's songs have been featured in numerous film & TV shows, including Grey's Anatomy. ... more

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