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Anything But Love

from Compulsions by Mike Power

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This song is like a lot of mine in that the title suggests it is a cynical lyric, when in reality it is a tender love song. I had planned to end the album with “The Light In Your Eyes” until I wrote this one and thought it would make a more suitable conclusion to the collection.

During the pandemic lockdown I spent a lot of time visiting the YouTube pages of guitar teachers, taking their lessons, and learning from their expertise. One of them had some finger-picking exercises that I latched onto and from which this song grew.

Julie's vocals on this track take it to another level for me. Her bass and Chris's drums lock in on the choruses here, giving the song just the right amount of punch. This is the only song on the album that doesn't have an acoustic guitar on it and the only one that has no overdubs other than vocals. The music was all recorded live in the studio and it captures a certain energy because of that. I thought it would be nice, since the album starts with an instrumental track, to end it with a naked vocal line that has no instruments to hide behind.

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It was a long time ago
So long ago that I don't trust the memory
But the impression that you made was too deep
To be mistaken for...

Anything but love
Anything but love
Anything but love

It was a time before we knew
All the demands that time was going to make
It was a time when we believed
We believed we didn't need...

Anything but love
Anything but love
Anything but love

Sometimes I still hear it
The crack of dawn inside your voice
And every time it takes me back
Before I was a fool for anything but love

Time comes and time goes
Time rushes on until time runs out
When time tears us apart I know
I won't remember...

Anything but love
Anything but love
Anything but love
Anything but love

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from Compulsions, released November 11, 2022

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Mike Power New York, New York

A veteran of the NYC underground music scene, Mike played on the stages of such beloved lost venues as CBGB’s and Kenny’s Castaways, as well as surviving ones like Arlene’s Grocery and the Bitter End, as singer and musician with several bands.
His music has been featured on WFUV Radio in NYC and in the upcoming film "Love & Karma" ... more

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