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Only One

from Farewell by Monica Lee

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Vancouver-based singer-songwriter Monica Lee uses her powerful voice, sense of humour and poetic chops to warm our hearts as well as to share her pain. That’s never been more evident than on her latest album, Farewell, containing 10 tracks that chronicle a tumultuous past decade in her life.

The full album will be available on July 24, but today she releases the first single, "Only One," on all digital platforms. The lyric video premieres exclusively at Roots Music Canada. A classic country ballad with echoes of Patsy Cline, "Only One" is an uplifting moment on Farewell, inspired by Lee mustering the courage to propose to the man she would marry.

That's just a taste of the range of emotion conveyed on Farewell, which ultimately celebrate our ability to survive. From a musical standpoint, it's all brilliantly reflected in Farewell’s seamless blend of country, blues and jazz.

“These songs are all about relationships,” Lee says. “The album was sequenced to start with a feeling of letting go, then move through the various relationship stages and finally end with letting go once again."

Farewell marks the end of a long creative journey that included Lee needing to adapt to using hearing aids, but on the other hand it’s the beginning of an entirely new musical identity. The late John Mann of Spirit of the West once compared Monica Lee to Joni Mitchell and it’s easy to agree after hearing her ability to balance confessional subject matter with observations of everyday life.

Farewell is a statement both beautiful and soul stirring, a testament to Lee’s undeniable, natural talent.

For all enquiries, please contact:

Jason Schneider / jason@jasonschneidermedia.com / 226.500.4865

lyrics

Only One

I was waitin’ at the station
Waitin’ in line
Looking for my only love
Who’d been away such a long time

All the people in the airport
Waiting in anticipation
Waitin’ for their sweethearts
And me waitin’ for mine

Oh please, please
Walk though those doors
And squeeze, squeeze
Me out of my shorts
Don’t tease, tease
Me into this night
Cuz it’s been such a long time since you were all mine
All mine

See I was waitin’ at the bar
Thinkin’ I was crazy
To have come so early
Anticipating your call

But it’s been hours of whiskey sours
And the fellows keep on talkin’
Oh when will you be walkin’
Down the aisle to me

Oh please, please
Walk though those doors
And squeeze, squeeze
Me out of my shorts
Don’t tease, tease
Me into this night
Cuz it’s been such a long time since you were all mine
All mine




So now the question
Thinkin’ of askin’
Maybe sing it through the crowd
Will you be my only one?
Will you walk with me proud?

Be my groom, I your bride
And soon the rest of our lives
I love you it’s true
And It’s been such a long time since I’ve been calling you mine, mine

Oh please, please
Walk through those doors
And squeeze, squeeze
Me out of my form
Don’t tease, tease
Me into this night
Cuz it’s been such a long time since you were all mine
It’s been such a long time since I’ve been calling you mine.

© Monica Lee 2006

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from Farewell, track released April 17, 2020
Lyrics and Music Written by Monica Lee
Performed by
Monica Lee - Vocals, Piano
Jesse Waldman - Guitars
Michael Simpsonelli - Drums
Johnny Wah - Bass
Claire Stevenson - Strings
Produced by Jesse Waldman and Monica Lee

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Monica Lee Vancouver, British Columbia

A Vancouver multidisciplinary artist for over 20 years, Lee is well known for her powerful songwriting and performing in the Roots, Jazz and Country traditions as well as being a charismatic children’s educator in her wonderful program, Jump into Music. ... more

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