Bush Baby

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This is a sweet folk song, that I originally wrote as a gift for my niece, and that then became a popular song in my live sets.

The lyrics of the first verse are, in part, about letting go and giving the one you love away to their own life, but remaining available to catch them if they ever should fall. The second verse is about giving in to slumber.

Bush Babies are small saucer-eyed, nocturnal African primates also known as galagos. They make cries at night that sound kind of like human babies. Two separate species of bushbabies can be heard calling out at the end of the track

The recording features acoustic, electric, and bass guitar, lap steel, and a jungle made out of percussion including claves, shakers, and a guitar pick scraping a rubber microphone case.

lyrics

Bush Baby in the bushes
Sing your song
Bush Baby in the bushes
All night long
If I can't keep my eyes on you
Then won't you please let me sing along
Bush Baby in the bushes
Sing out strong

Your saucer eyes are drifting
I call upon your yawn
I beckon you to give in
'Til stars shower you with dawn
Let's give the jungle
One more encore
Before all the dreams are gone
Bush Baby in the bushes
Sing out
Sing out
Sing out
Sing out strong

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released November 28, 2023
Music and Lyrics by Mike Messer ©2020 Adoraborialisongs (BMI)
Produced by Mike Messer
Mixed and Mastered by Ryan Ball at The Gearbox Recording Studio

Mike Messer: Vocals, Acoustic Guitars, Bass, Percussion
Ryan Ball: Electric Guitar, Lap Steel

Recorded at Electric Lennyland Studio and The Gearbox Recording Studio

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Adoraborealis New York, New York

Hi, Adoraborealis is the musical collective surrounding me, Mike Messer. singer-songwriter-composer - producer- actor. Adoraborealis is a pretend band until it's real. And then the smoke clears and Adoraborealis is just an idea again. Just like all of us. ... more

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