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Seabird

by Balcony's Paradise

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Third single from the self-titled Balcony's Paradise album. "Seabird" is a cover of the Alessi Brothers hit from the mid 70s.

Few things in this world are as obvious as singing songs about missing. There is a lyric with that subject that carries the claim of universal validity - "Seabird, seabird, fly home," it says. When longing leads a person into the valley of tears, when the news no longer interests and the full moon robs the mind, then there is at least: a song.

The original: a secret hit that has been serenading lovers in various clusters and age groups at the afterhours for many years. Why only there? Two twin brothers who have been writing luminous soft jam rock ballads since their debut in 1977. For this cover release from Balcony's Paradise, they describe the path of their song “Seabird” on the album.

“Seabird always had a special place in our hearts from the start. When we recorded our first LP on A&M Records, Bones Howe, our producer didn’t feel that Seabird should be on the album. Bobby and I had the master reels of our LP and we were going to meet Bones at A&M the next morning to present our finished album. Bobby and I spliced in our demo of Seabird at the end of the master reel. We sat with the big shots at A&M and Bones Howe, and we listened to the entire album. We’ll never forget the look on Bones Howe’s face when the demo of Seabird started to play. He didn’t say anything and when the song finished, Kip Cohen, (music director for A&M) said that he thought that Seabird was too strong a song to be at the end of the second side of the album so he moved it to the end of the first side.

It is always an honor for Bobby and I when someone records one of our songs. Now, once again Seabird has found another home to spread its wings. We are proud that Balcony’s Paradise has recorded their own version of Seabird and are about to release it as a single.” - Billy and Bobby Alessi (The Alessi Brothers)

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released July 1, 2021

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Half A Cow Records Sydney, Australia

Half A Cow is an independent record label from the East Coast of Australia. Run by musician Nic Dalton, Half A Cow has been releasing music since 1990. More releases can be found at viasatellitedownloads.bandcamp.com

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