Genie

A little Americana story about the superstitions musicians sometimes hold true. This character relies on his little guitar Genie to keep his songs afloat and sounding good.

Finally, when he is just about to give up on his music, she reappears, in the nick of time, and saves the day!

Song Information

Length:

3:55

Artist:

Klender

Written By:

Richard Klender

Published By:

Klenco Music (ASCAP)

Produced By:

Klender

Arranged By:

Klender

Credits:

Drums: Glenn Johnson
Bass: Klender
Guitars: Bob Huff
Acoustic Guitar & Vocals: Klender
Distant Banjo: Ted Winchester
Engineered by: Klender

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Genie

You must be the Genie
That lives in my guitar
Cause when you’re near the strings sing
Make me sound like I’m a star
But when you’re gone I’m twangy
And I sound so out of tune
I’m goin flat without you
You better get on back real soon

Oh lovely genie inside your jar
Come make your home in my guitar
Come share the magic, that you can bring
Bring life to my music, and make it sing

You’re the spirit of each song I sing
You’re the beauty of each rhyme
And when I strum a love song
You keep each beat in time
But when I break my D string it’s because
Your out of town
So bring me back my capo
Let’s make some awesome sounds

Oh lovely genie inside your jar
Come make your home in my guitar
Come share the magic, that you can bring
Bring life to my music, and make it sing

Now as the curtain rises
I’m blinded by the life
And I’m lost because my Genie
Is nowhere near insight
I’m about to call the concert off
When I hear a voice shout wait
And damned if it ain’t my genie
She comes bustin’ through the gate

Oh lovely genie inside your jar
Come make your home in my guitar
Come share the magic, that you can bring
Bring life to my music, and make it sing

Oh lovely genie inside your jar
You made your home in my guitar
We share the magic, that you can bring
You brought life to my music, and you made it sing

words & music by Richard Klender

Behind the Music

I wrote this song many, many years ago. In fact it was on my first or second album. Have always loved the song, but never quite liked that old recording, so I decided to record it over, from scratch, at a better tempo and fullness of sound. I really enjoyed what Glenn did with the percussion to keep it moving forward. There's a little of Ted's banjo in the background for a little "twang" and, as always, Huff brings a nice guitar flavor to the overall sound. Something a little different from me... Hope you enjoy it...

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