Katy Hurt’s new song – Sounds Good In A Bar – is so real it just jumps out and grabs you, by the ears and by the heart!
Real, in that the vocal, the
instrumentation are exactly what you expect from a Country song (and that
steel, oh that steel!)
Real in that the pace and
tone absolutely transport you to a bar at night, perhaps close to closing time
when the staff are cleaning up and reflecting on the night and on how they got
there
Real in that the story of
working in a bar, or a diner, or a gas station while pursuing your dream is absolutely
spot on.
Katy has based this new
track on her own experiences of working odd jobs – and the writing can only
have come from genuine experiences. There
is a wistfulness to the words and the performance that not only captures the
dreaming and wishing that all performers feel while waiting for their big break
but also captures the late-night bar feeling.
Anyone who has worked behind a bar will recognise their own life in this
song, anyone who has tried to make it in the industry will recognise the “If I
could just”
If I could just get the crowd singing along
With that one line you can
sense the longing, just one step to getting out of this bar, just one step to
your dreams, just one step to success.
It isn’t a dance along song,
it won’t have you out of your seat, but Sounds Good In A Bar will have you
singing along from the heart, drinks (served by the dreaming bartender) waved
in the air and it might even make you think about your own dreams.
Another drink please
bartender, another step, another dream.
You can also see Katy on her current Face to Face tour
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