"The Change"

Reflection on the Questions for "The Change"
On June 30, 2007 Mr. Tony Arata submitted the following response to QuestionsForLiving®.

Please note Mr. Arata's thoughtful reponse to QFL's request that he contribute the questions that most directly defined, and led to the creation of the "The Change" in its final state...

thank you, byron, for your request, but i have to be honest- i rarely analyze songs that i have written and couldn't truthfully say that i thought about anything while writing "The Change" other than trying to write a lyric (wayne tester had already written the music) that i would have sung for Curtis Mayfield, one of my heroes....he made a life and a living out of writing songs about hope, love, faith, brotherhood, compassion....if anything, i just wanted to write a lyric that maybe he would have sung....i know i didn't rise to his genius, but like Curtis sang - "i'm gonna keep on pushin'"...and i will always be grateful that a fellow i met and still think of as a songwriter recorded it....garth got it and i love his take on it....i hope some of this helps....

For further information regarding Mr. Arata's response, I have attached the following links: Tony Arata, Curtis Mayfield, & Garth Brooks

 

 

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