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For Louise (single)

by Jon Strider

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Jon’s Mom, Mary Louise (pictured), died of a swift, massive heart attack in the Fall of 2011. Jon was in Sweden and couldn’t get back in time to be by her side, when she passed, but he did get to write this song for her, which he played for the family when her ashes were dropped on his brother Eric’s land in Cazadero, California in the Spring of 2012. She was well loved and is dearly missed. It's clear that she knew that the ability to love and give were the essential hallmarks of a life well-lived.
One of Mary Louise's favorite composers was Beethoven, hence the play on words for the song's title, which is darn close to Beethoven's Für Elise.

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FOR LOUISE
(Strider)
We gather today in the Cazadero
In the Springtime that she decreed
Grey squirrels dance in the manzanita
To celebrate Mary Louise

For Louise the bright light who shines for all
Like a big fireball in the sky
When you walk these canyons with the Redwoods tall
I’ll bet you’ll hear on the breeze
The Song of Mary Louise

Some call her Mom, some call her Grandma
Others call her auntie or a wife
She had great, great Friends
And great Great grandchildren
And she loved them with all of her might

For Louise the bright light who shines for all
Like a big fireball in the sky
When you walk these canyons with the Redwoods tall
I’ll bet you’ll hear on the breeze
The Song of Mary Louise

<Violin solo by Candy Girard>

And I’m sure tears will follow the ashes that fall
On this Sacred ground where we stand
Can you hear her calling?
Lifting us up
To the place she wants us to be
That’s the song of Mary Louise
In our hearts forever to be
The Song of Mary Louise

Mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm
Mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm

© 2011 Pacific Songworks, BMI
℗ 2023 New Sky Records
All Rights Reserved

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released June 28, 2023
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Words & Music by JON STRIDER
Produced by JON STRIDER & JEFF MARTIN
Recorded & Mixed by JEFF MARTIN
at Studio E, Sebastopol, California USA
Mastered by JASON ANDREWS

MUSICIANS
VICTOR “VIC” CARBERRY - Drums, shaker
ROBIN FACTOR - Background vocal
CANDY GIRARD - Violin
PHIL LAWRENCE - Mandolin
JEFF MARTIN - Bass
KATE PRICE - Background Vocal
DAN RANSFORD - Tambourine, shaker
JON STRIDER - Lead Vocal, guitar
DAVE ZIRBEL - Dobro, banjo

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Jon Strider Malmö, Sweden

Performing singer-songwriter, musician and record producer from California - 9 solo CD's on New Sky Records - Music style: "Retro rocking' Country with a Blues&Rhythm twist" and "Rhythm n' Folk" - Career migration track: SF Bay Area to L.A., through Nashville & Austin to Sweden, (for19 years) and back... ... more

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