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If I Could Dress Like Clive Owen

from THE PRODUCER! by Johnny J Blair "Singer at Large"

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"You have to protect yourself and look for armor, answers, and help in all life's elements...All fashion is boundary-laden, message-whispering, drenched in politics..." (Jessica Pallington West).

This song is a tribute to the great actor Clive Owen, who drapes well when he's dressing up or dressing down. The lyrics communicate on a few levels. They came to me in a "Cole Porter moment" when difficult and seemingly disparate elements come together in rhyme and can make sense.

Humphrey Bogart said (paraphrase) that the sign of a great actor was when he/she played a character on the screen and the character was so alive and so good you forgot who the actor was. Such is the case with Owen. He's been in many hit films, but hardly anyone (at least in America) knows him as a household word. It so happens that many of these movies are amongst my favorites (as for Owen the private person, I know little, except to say he avoids bright lights, tabloid-engaging misbehavior, and is said to go home to his family).

Second, it's about the practice of "putting yourself together" in public. It's that edge of knowing that you prepared yourself to function with people, places and things. Maybe that isn't necessary for everyone, but it is for me. I have a "dress code" out of respect for other people. It's a matter of decorum. It's an extension of my inner self and interests. It shows I care and respect people and my surroundings. I didn't just dress this way for me--but for everyone.

Along with that, people are more comfortable with you when you project an air of confidence, extending from the mere fact that you put thought into your appearance, like a form of armor.

The music bed strongly quotes "For Your Love" by the Yardbirds as well as familiar "spy movie music" signatures. The song came together quickly and it's one of the fastest recording sessions I've ever had, thanks to the able hand of Bret Alexander and the quick drum chops of Ron Simasek (Bret and Ron appeared courtesy of The Badlees).

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from THE PRODUCER!, released October 12, 2016
Bret Alexander: lead guitars
JJB: bass, rhythm guitar, keyboards, percussion, lead vocals
Ron Simasek: drums
Produced by Johnny J. Blair & Bret Alexander

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Johnny J Blair "Singer at Large" San Francisco, California

"Johnny is a virtuoso"--Brian Wilson
"Pop music with a conscience.”--Goldmine
“the Harry Houdini of rock and roll.”-- Spotlight. Listen to Johnny's fast-paced mix of old school soul, psychedelia, punk/new wave, & classic pop/rock. Singer-songwriter in his own right, he was also a sideman for Davy Jones and The Monkees + performed with David Cassidy, Al Stewart, Buddy & Julie Miller, & others. ... more

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