Backstage Pass - Soul/Rock

Heartland rock fused with Memphis soul, mid-tempo driving groove around 120 BPM, gravelly male lead with warm expressive phrasing, piano-and-baritone-sax intro that builds into full drums, electric guitars, Hammond organ, handclaps, punchy horn section, muscular bass, big call-and-response gang chorus, half-time storyteller third verse, stripped bass-and-Hammond bridge with heartbeat kick, dramatic key change into the final chorus, lively barroom celebration, tight analog-style mix with upfront vocals and bright brass accents

[Intro]
[Piano and baritone sax; band enters]

[Verse 1]
Some let Jacques choose, don't wanna know what's coming
Some know their bottle by the label in the dark
Some only ever wanted the bubbles
And a Tuesday's reason enough to pull the cork
Three doors cut in the same old wall
One stage, one band, one last call

[Chorus]
You're on the list, you're through the door
Nobody's gonna ask you what you're here for
Three ways in and none of 'em out
That's what a Backstage Pass is about
(Backstage! Backstage!)

[Verse 2]
The Headliner's ordering for the table
The Deep Cut reads the back before the front
The Encore never needed an occasion
The Festival Crew said yes before you asked
The Regular's in the same chair, same glass, same song
And the Easy Rider corked it for Sunday all along
Six kinds of thirsty, one room, one night
Every one of you is here, and every one is right

[Chorus]
You're on the list, you're through the door
Nobody's gonna ask you what you're here for
Three ways in and none of 'em out
That's what a Backstage Pass is about
(Backstage! Backstage!)

[Verse 3]
[Half-time, storyteller]
We came for one bottle and somehow stole the moon
Built the playlist somewhere between bottle two and bad ideas
If we remember all of this tomorrow, we did it wrong
That's not a warning, that's the song

[Bridge]
[Strip to bass, Hammond, and heartbeat kick]
Skip a round if the rack's still full
Switch the stage if the mood has turned
Take a breath, we'll hold your place
Just don't hand back what you earned
The lights stay on, the door stays open
Nobody leaves this band alone
[Build]
Nobody leaves this band alone

[Final Chorus]
[Full band, key change, horns]
You're on the list, you're through the door
Nobody's gonna ask you what you're here for
Three ways in and none of 'em out
That's what a Backstage Pass is about
(Backstage! Backstage!)

[Outro]
[Call and response]
And if you ever need us, we're a call away
(Twenty-one!) (Eight-seven-six!) (Two-nine-oh-three!)
Say it again for the people at the back
(Twenty-one!) (Eight-seven-six!) (Two-nine-oh-three!)
Drink different. Live loudly. Goodnight, Franschhoek.

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[Intro] [Piano and baritone sax; band enters] [Verse 1] Some let Jacques choose, don't wanna know what's coming Some know their bottle by the label in the dark Some only ever wanted the bubbles And a Tuesday's reason enough to pull the cork Three doors cut in the same old wall One stage, one band, one last call [Chorus] You're on the list, you're through the door Nobody's gonna ask you what you're here for Three ways in and none of 'em out That's what a Backstage Pass is about (Backstage! Backstage!) [Verse 2] The Headliner's ordering for the table The Deep Cut reads the back before the front The Encore never needed an occasion The Festival Crew said yes before you asked The Regular's in the same chair, same glass, same song And the Easy Rider corked it for Sunday all along Six kinds of thirsty, one room, one night Every one of you is here, and every one is right [Chorus] You're on the list, you're through the door Nobody's gonna ask you what you're here for Three ways in and none of 'em out That's what a Backstage Pass is about (Backstage! Backstage!) [Verse 3] [Half-time, storyteller] We came for one bottle and somehow stole the moon Built the playlist somewhere between bottle two and bad ideas If we remember all of this tomorrow, we did it wrong That's not a warning, that's the song [Bridge] [Strip to bass, Hammond, and heartbeat kick] Skip a round if the rack's still full Switch the stage if the mood has turned Take a breath, we'll hold your place Just don't hand back what you earned The lights stay on, the door stays open Nobody leaves this band alone [Build] Nobody leaves this band alone [Final Chorus] [Full band, key change, horns] You're on the list, you're through the door Nobody's gonna ask you what you're here for Three ways in and none of 'em out That's what a Backstage Pass is about (Backstage! Backstage!) [Outro] [Call and response] And if you ever need us, we're a call away (Twenty-one!) (Eight-seven-six!) (Two-nine-oh-three!) Say it again for the people at the back (Twenty-one!) (Eight-seven-six!) (Two-nine-oh-three!) Drink different. Live loudly. Goodnight, Franschhoek.

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