MEMORIES DON'T BY EMILY SHACKELTON OF NASHVILLE

I heard a song today that I like ~ it is called Memories Don't.
From the lyrics ~
People change, memories don't
Feelings fade, memories don't
People die, memories don't

You can see the duration time as the show moves along and you can slide the gray bar beside the arrow to the 25:22 mark to just hear the song. At 25:22 minutes in is Emily Shackelton singing her song: Memories Don't. For a time the duration didn't appear to show up here with the embed code they provide, but again now it does. When this happens just follows the directions in gray below ~


If you click this link Listen to the complete show (mp3) it will take you away from my blog to where you can slide that gray bar to exactly where you want to hear Memories Don't by Emily Shackelton.

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Prairie Home Companion podcast of the entire February 5, 2011 show.

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The first segment only of the show - the song, Memories Don't, is near the end.

The first segment (as listed at the website: prairie home/2011/02/05/)
Segment 1

• 00:00:00 Logo
• 00:00:11 Tishomingo Blues
• 00:02:51 GK opens, talks about NASA, astronomy
• 00:06:45 Keep a-Knockin' - Pat, Sam, Jearlyn, GK, Shoe Band
• 00:08:38 Coffee script
• 00:12:12 GK talks to Jearlyn Steele
• 00:12:42 Take Me For a Buggy Ride - Jearlyn Steele and band
• 00:15:40 GK intros Sam Bush
• 00:17:16 Same Ol' River - Sam Bush and band
• 00:22:13 GK intros Emily Shackelton
• 00:25:30 Memories Don't - Emily Shackelton and band
• 00:29:57 Love Like Mine - Emily Shackelton and band
• 00:33:50 Powdermilk Biscuit Break

UPDATE February 11, 2011

I just transcribed the lyrics from the podcast and post them for you here

Memories Don’t

By Emily Shackelton

People change, memories don’t

Feelings fade, memories don't
People die, memories don't

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Verse 1

Sunday morning, back in my hometown,

just passing through, I went driving around, all alone.

This used to feel like home.

I used to know every face that walked down these streets,

And all of them faces, they used to know me,

Now, they don’t, life goes on.

Chorus

But you’re moving down the road,

Take it, as it goes, I guess.

Oo, it’s out of my control,

but I know that heaven knows what’s best.

This world can keep on changing,

’Cause I know what they want,

People change, memories don’t

Interlude

Verse 2

Barefeet in the sand, little umbrella drinks,

The world around us, seem to come to a screeching halt,

Mmmm, we were lost.

The buzz of the rum, the sun on our skin

I’ve relived that day, again and again

for years.

It’s all right here.

Chorus

But you’re moving down the road,

Take it, as it goes, I guess.

Oo, it’s out of my control,

but I know that heaven knows what’s best.

This world can keep on changing

’Cause I know what they want,

Feelings fade, memories don’t.

Interlude

Verse 3

There’s the little white house,

My grandparents built,

There’s that little porch swing,

I wonder who lives there now.

Chorus

But you’re moving down the road,

Take it as it goes, I guess.

Oo it’s out of my control,

but I know that heaven knows what’s best.

This world can keep on changing,

’Cause I know what they want,

People die, memories don’t.

Oh no, memories don’t.

UPDATE February 19, 2011

I have scribbled out this song on staff paper, but I haven't gotten the rhythm notated, but once you get Emily's feel for the rhythm down in this song, you can improvise the rhythm. She doesn't really play the melody that she sings as accompaniment.

Her key: G major (all chords are Major that are capitalized). She changes the chord from G for one beat then goes back to G again a lot of the time.

Memories Don't

written by Emily Schackelton

This is what I have come up with for the chords ~

Verse

G, C, G, C, a minor

G for a long time, C, G, C, a minor, G

(Verse 3 cuts to the chorus after the first chord progression of G, C, G, C, a minor)

Chorus

C, G for a long, long time - until the word "best", D

At "This world can keep on changing..." the chords are

G C D G, D G C C7 a minor, C, G

Chorus the third time

C, G for a long, long time - until the word "best", D

At "This world can keep on changing..." the chords are

G C D G, D G C C7 a minor, C

C7, G C D G

NOTE:

Chorus - ending chords are for the third time through the chorus cuts G chord and goes straight to the last words

"Oh, no-o, memories don't"

I use these chords at this time:

C7, G C D G

UPDATE #2 February 19, 2011

Memories Don’t ~ By Emily Shackelton

Note: The chords were at the right words until I pasted them here, then the chords all bunched up.

What I use for intro: G G C7 G G

Verse 1

G C

Sunday morning, back in my hometown,

G C a

just passing through, I went driving around, all a-lone.

G

This used to feel like home.

C

I used to know every face that walked down these streets,

G C

And all of them faces, they used to know me,

a G

Now, they don’t, life goes on.

Chorus

C G

But you’re moving down the road,

Take it, as it goes, I guess.

Oo, it’s out of my control,

D

but I know that heaven knows what’s best.

G C D G

This world can keep on changing,

D G C

’Cause I know what they want,

C7 a C G

People change, memories don’t

Interlude

Verse 2

G C

Barefeet in the sand, little umbrella drinks,

G C a

The world around us, seem to come to a screeching halt,

G

Mmmm, we were lost.

C

The buzz of the rum, the sun on our skin

G C

I’ve relived that day, again and again

a G

for years. It’s all right here.

Verse 3

G C

There’s the little white house, my grandparents built,

G C a

There’s that little porch swing, I wonder who lives there now.

Chorus after Verse 3

C G

But you’re moving down the road,

Take it, as it goes, I guess.

Oo, it’s out of my control,

D

but I know that heaven knows what’s best.

G C D G

This world can keep on changing,

D G C

’Cause I know what they want,

C7 a C

People change, memories don’t.

C7 G C D G

Oh, no-o, memories don’t

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Memories Don't ~ cover

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This is not polished at all. It is a work still in progress. PLEASE, remember what I just wrote...because I plan to rework this. All instrument parts were improvised....and were created on a Roland keyboard and transferred into Garage Band. I heard this song on Prairie Home Companion on February 5, 2011's show by the composer, Emily Shackelton. Apparently Emily hasn't recorded this song yet. I wrote to her on her Myspace page suggesting that she record it.

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