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self portrait, 2013
“Drunk In Love” (Raw Original, 2011)
By Shane Coffey
After writing my short film of the same title, I wrote this song with hopes that a great jazz band would take it on as one of their own. Through friends I met Emily St. Amand-Poliakoff & David Elsendbroich, who - at the time - were playing clubs in local LA jazz bars under the name Hi Fi Honeydrops. Their covers of Billie Holiday, Django Reinhardt, and many other signatures were spot on, and - goddamn it - made me nostalgic for a past time I was never a part of.
It turned out that Emily, David, and I had all attended college together. After befriending the band, I asked them to play a live set for my film. Because they were (and still are) brilliant musicians (and the fact they only performed covers), an original was necessary.
One night before shooting the film, I wrote the song Drunk In Love, recorded it A cappella on my computer, brought it to the band, and asked them to make it better.
You are listening to my 2nd stab at singing the goddamned thing.
To hear what the band came up with (and the take that made it into the film) —-> CLICK HERE.
For lyrics —-> CLICK HERE.
“Drunk In Love”
Performed by Emily St. Amand-Poliakoff & David Elsenbroich
Music by Emily St. Amand-Poliakoff & David Elsenbroich
Lyrics & Melody by Shane Coffey
For the lyrics, CLICK HERE.
To read the story of how this song came to be and hear the raw original —-> CLICK HERE.
I wrote the Drunk In Love lyrics for my 2011 short film of the same title. If you’ve seen the film, then you’ve heard the song; however, I have never released the song on its own until today. The song features friends and collaborators Emily St. Amand-Poliakoff & David Elsenbroich (both responsible for the song’s music) performing live in a downtown LA loft. Because of time, we were only able to get three takes of their performance.
To listen to the third take, CLICK HERE.
To read the story of how this song came to be and hear the raw original —-> CLICK HERE.
