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Julia Holter – Why Sad Song (2018) | Track profile | Dork

Tracks
Julia Holter
Aviary
Why Sad Song

TRACK

Why Sad Song

Release date: 25th October 2018

From Aviary

Track 15

6:07

Alternative Music

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About This Track

"Why Sad Song" is a track by Julia Holter, from the album Aviary, released 25th October 2018. The track is 6:07 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 2 articles about Julia Holter.

About the Artist

Julia Holter

Julia Holter

Lyrics

Why Sad Song

More is in his
Oh no moon more shall live more shall live by love
Oh so sure
Oh no longer turning on the gold camera
Say it's on
On and god there in for yesterday
Share our turn
Send all the oranges or yams they are yours to eat
Keep your yams
Know that your present will go where words will go
Stay here adorned
Why's it my words demand so much?
Oh ideas
Idea - oh why the words are made of?
Cool this storm
Idea storms are once a year
Push the door
Put us at any point or perspective
I learn the words
Send up now push us up above all the world
If I fall, I can try to hang on so a giant sky calls
Why sad song?
Call why I'm begging all for forgiveness

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Track details

From Aviary

6:072018

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Album

26th October 2018

Track number

15

Release year

2018

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4:17
2Whether
2:59
3Chaitius
8:10
4Voce Simul
6:35

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15Why Sad Song

6:07

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3I Shall Love 2

1Underneath The Moon

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Ani Choying Drolma, Julia Holter, Steve Tibbetts
Writer: Chöying Drolma, Julia Holter, Steve Tibbetts
Lyricist: Julia Holter
Composer: Julia Holter
Producer: Julia Holter, Kenny Gilmore
Engineer: Kenny Gilmore
Drums: Corey Fogel
Keyboards: Julia Holter
Vocals: Dina Maccabee, Julia Holter
Arranger: Julia Holter
Bagpipes: Tashi Wada
Double Bass: Devra Hoff
Mastering Engineer: David Ives
Mixing Engineer: Kenny Gilmore
Percussion: Corey Fogel
Piano: Julia Holter
Recording Engineer: Julia Holter, Kenny Gilmore
Synthesizer: Tashi Wada
Trumpet: Sarah Belle Reid
Viola: Dina Maccabee
Violin: Andrew Tholl, Dina Maccabee
Vocoder: Julia Holter