Solo Clarinet from Keep going by Connie Kaldor

There’s nothing lonelier than a solo clarinet

But when Emily plays she’s as happy as a laugh

She sends her melodies floating down her street

Through the window of her 1 and 1/2

Emily’s got a landlord

And he’s lonely and he’s mean

But he hates to be reminded of that

But every time he hears her play her clarinet

He pounds on the ceiling of her flat

You can’t please everyone

But there’s always some you do

Music is a lifeline as we drift

No you can’t please everyone

But even if that’s true

Never doubt the beauty of the gift.

Emily has to play a little every day

That’s the only way you stay any good

It takes a lot of practice to get sweet notes

Out of a little bit of reed and wood

There’s someone walking down her street

Someone she’ll never meet

But he stops and listens to her play

And something in that lonely played so sweet

Is what gets him through another day.

You can’t please everyone

There’s always some you do

Music is a lifeline as we drift

No you can’t please everyone

But even if that’s true

Never doubt the beauty of the gift.

You can’t please everyone

There’s always some you do

Music is a lifeline as we drift

No you can’t please everyone

But even if that’s true

Never doubt the beauty of the gift

Never doubt the beauty of the gift

Classical arrangement Stéphane Krims
Piano and vocal: Connie Kaldor
Bass: Stéphane Krims
Violin: Aleksi Campagne
Cello: Stéphane Krims
Featuring on Clarinet: Emily Grey
Drums Aaron Dohlman

"Solo Clarinet" draws inspiration from a friend's apartment woes and the ‘challenging’ landlord who lived upstairs. It’s difficult finding affordable housing nowadays, particularly for musicians who also need a space that allows them to practise their instrument. From Kaldor’s perspective, “this chorus is something I still need to hear myself.” If she had any advice to give young musicians, it’s this chorus: “You can’t please everyone, but there’s always some you do. Music is a lifeline as we drift. No you can’t please everyone, but even if that’s true, never doubt the beauty of the gift.”

• Canadian
• Folk
• singer-songwriter
• woman
• Montreal