Once

from Safe in Sound by Jim Boggia

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Can you put your whole record collection into one song? The drums are a nod to Todd (Rundgren), the solo is ‘Wichita Lineman’ era Glenn Campbell and I owe $20 to Brian Wilson for the vocal harmonies.

May be the only pop song ever to include the word ‘reciprocity’ (if there’s another, it’s probably a Sting tune, but don’t hold that against me).

lyrics

Once in your life
you find
a love.
The kind
they write about in stories that begin:

“Once upon a time . . .”
and then
continue in
an extraordinary course
of events.

Once in the bluest moon.
Once in a dream come true.
Once in a while
Fate smiles on you.

Two of a kind,
we are.
So good, so far.
For once as good as it appears
to be.

Now once and for all
it’s ours -
not mine, not yours.
A love of perfect reciprocity.

Once in the bluest moon.
Once in a dream come true.
Once in a while
Fate smiles down on you.

Though once is rare - Believe.
It only needs to happen
Once.

credits

from Safe in Sound, released May 3, 2005
Once
(J. Boggia)

BUTCH - Drums, Percussion
JULIAN CORYELL - Electric Guitar (I know, you thought for a moment it was James Honeyman-Scott), Chamberlain, Loop
MIKE FRANK - Hammond Organ, Wurlitzer Electric Piano (including the spontaneous solo that we later had McG ape on Piano)
JIM McGORMAN - Piano (I wasn’t calling you an ape, Jim)
JUSTIN MELDAL-JOHNSEN - Bass, Afro
ME - Lead and Background Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Baritone Guitar (in octaves, ‘cause Zook couldn’t handle the Glenn Campbell moment), Chamberlain

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