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A song about a reluctant and independent bride. This is a new version of a song i wrote several years ago.

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AS SHE LAY OUT ON THE GROUND, URSULA
HEARD THE EARTH BREATHE AND SIGH.
THROUGH HER HANDS SHE COULD FEEL IT'S PULSE
BIRDS OVERHEAD FLEW HIGH
WEDDING GUESTS MOUNTING STEPS WATCHED AS URSULA
CHOSE TO REMAIN OUTSIDE
DRESSED IN LACE IN THIS PLACE SHE HAS PIECE OF MIND
A MOMENT SO SUBLIME, SOMETHING THEY'LL NEVER FIND.
MAKE HER CONFORM, SHE COULDN'T CARE LESS
THEY WORE THIER FINERY, SHE A GRASS STAINED DRESS, A GRASS STAINED DRESS.
ELDERS WEIGHING IN TO JUDGE URSULA POSSESSED A NARROW MIND.
ALL IT TOOK WAS ONE LOOK TO CONDEM URSULA, WHY CAN'T SHE TOE THE LINE?
THEY ASKED THE GROOM, HE LOVES HER WAY, AND JOINED HER OUT ON LAWN, SHE'S LIKE THE BEAUTY OF DAWN.
SPIRIT CAN NOT BE TAMED ON HER WEDDING DAY.
HE LOVES URSULA, SHE'LL NEVER CHANGE, ON THEIR WEDDING DAY.
HERE COMES THE BRIDE, ALL DRESSED IN WHITE.

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from Love and Other Difficulties, released June 19, 2021
Written and sung by Carmela Rappazzo with Oscar Rossignoli piano and Martin Masakowski bass. Recorded in New Orleans, mixed by Pete Snell and mastered by Robby Hunter.

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Carmela Rappazzo New Orleans, Louisiana

Carmela has lived and performed in New York City, Los Angeles and internationally. She has recorded and released three standard jazz cover albums and five original composition albums receiving critical praise for all.
“Whispering’, her newest , contains all original songs and covers.
Described as  "A storyteller of picturesque tales" Carmela continues to write and perform in New Orleans.
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