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This Little Apple

from When They Fall by Annie & Rod Capps

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(anthemic folk song) 5:06 – a blessing for all. Written in the wake of the 2016 election. Includes a sort of “requiem” to some of our musical influences who died in 2016 and after.
It was January 2017, and we, along with a majority of the country were still reeling from one of the ugliest election years in memory. To put an even bigger cloud over my head, I was reading an end of year list of all the ‘famous’ people who had past away in 2016. Leonard Cohen, David Bowie, Glenn Frye, Merle Haggard, Guy Clark, Leon Russell, Prince, George Michael … too many to name but all of these artists (all men, oddly) played a part in my musical education. I was preparing for our annual Yellow Room Gang* concert at The Ark and thinking it would be fun to try to do a mash up of songs from these guys but that quickly felt too daunting. I was standing in my music room with my guitar playing some random chord pattern, staring at my magnetic poetry board and starting singing the first words that grabbed my attention which were ‘bless’ and ‘apple’ – “Bless this little apple in my hand that I’m eating like I haven’t got a care in the world.” The lines kept coming, flood gates opened and I performed the song that night at the show! It has been our most requested song since and the one everyone asks “which album is that on?” Hopefully managed to touch a universal chord.

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Bless this little apple in my hand that I’m eating like I haven’t got a care in the world
Bless this house in which we live though it needs a bit of work for its beauty to unfurl
Bless this man who holds me tight while I’m sleeping and tells me everything will be okay
Bless this stage where I stand with all my friends who lift me up in every possible way

Oh, oh, oh Bless my soul

Bless all the refugees who leave all they’ve ever known behind so they can find a better life
Bless the politicians, yes, every politician who will one day open up their eyes
Bless every homeless tent city in the woods and under bridges taking shelter from the cold
Bless the Children, Oh bless the children you know we’re gonna need ‘em when we’re old

Oh, oh, oh Bless their souls x2

Bless the soldiers and those who give the orders and bless their sons & daughters when they're gone
Bless all the teachers in the schools, in the streets & in the churches, and all the dads and moms
Bless every community that suffers inequality, our neighbors here denied their civil rights
Bless our earth and all her water as she bellows out her warnings pray she doesn’t lose the fight

Oh, oh, oh Bless our souls

Bless Leonard Cohen, Aretha Franklin, Tom Petty, Ralph, Bowie, Prince, Guy, Glenn Frey & Merle
Bless every one of you for you are truly radicals without you our voice might not be heard

Oh oh oh bless your souls x2 Oh oh oh bless our souls x2

credits

from When They Fall, released September 1, 2019
Annie Capps (guitar, vocal) Rod Capps (guitar, vocals), Jason Dennie (mandolin, vocals), Dan Ozzie Andrews (double bass), Michael Shimmin (drum kit and percussion)

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Annie & Rod Capps Chelsea, Michigan

Annie & Rod Capps’ sound meets at the intersection of Americana & Folk. Citing rock, jazz and bluegrass influences, they create a fresh and unique amalgamation with “songs about broken things and poignant little ponderings delivered with a rootsy vibe, a touch of twang and soulful groove”.

The Capps have three albums topping the Folk-DJ charts and they are 2-time Kerrville New Folk Finalists. ... more

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