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Song Info
Name of Artist: Rod Nattrass
Official Title of Song: Big Blue Sky
Producer: Rod Nattrass
Rod Nattrass: Vocals, guitars, bass, synthesizer
Brian Walker: Trumpet
Charley Langer: MIDI wind synthesizer French horn
Rick McMullen: Drums
Composer: Rod Nattrass
Copyright: © Rod Nattrass 2008
Lyrics
Big Blue Sky
Prairie Heaven 1967
In the shimmering heat
We'd ride our bikes on down to Gee's
The Parliament Grocery Store
Where the candy was practically free
Then we'd ride out to the edge of town
To the edge of our world
Where the city met the wheat
On the other side of the street
Under a big blue sky
And then we'd ride down teenage trampled trails
To the heart of the wheat
Where we'd sit and eat our treats
Under the tall golden wheat
Under a big blue sky
You and I
Info for the Gearheads
Sonar 5PE
Creamware Scope software with A16 interface
Focusrite Green Microphone preamplifier
AKG 414B-ULS microphone
Sennheiser 441 microphone
Walden Acoustic Guitar with D'Addario phosphor bronze strings
Fender Squier Strat Guitar
ESP LTD B50 Bass Guitar
Korg Legacy VST, MS20 emulation
About Rod Nattrass
Rod Nattrass is a singer/songwriter/producer from Vancouver, Canada. For over 25 years he has skillfully managed to elude fame and fortune in the music business. This is thanks to his innate ability to write and record songs that just don't fit into any music industry pigeon hole. Big Blue Sky may be his first big slip-up; what with its catchy guitar hook and earworm chorus. The song was inspired by a reconnection with a childhood friend from the Canadian prairies, and the flood of memories that meeting brought forth.