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Hard to Find

by Ali George

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"Hard to Find" is about the struggles of everyday people, who are trying to find a way to pursue their dreams, amid the pressures of work, the restrictions of lockdown, and the chaos of modern day living.

This track was written and recorded during lockdown. Ali was living in Greece, and his producer, Josh Clark (Kate Rusby, Damien O’Kane) was living near Bath in the UK. Ali travelled to the UK to record his parts for the track. The rest of the recording was done remotely, after Ali returned to Greece.

The award-winning Beth Porter of The Bookshop Band (winners of the best original music award at the British Animation Awards this year) recorded her stunning cello part in her own home studio in Scotland. This track also features backing vocals and trumpet (an instrument that’s never featured in any of Ali's music, until now) from Ali's former bandmate and long-time collaborator, Dexter Selboy! After Ali laid down some finishing touches to the recording in Greece, the track was finally produced and mastered in the UK.

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In these crazy days there's not enough time
And it's so hard to know
Hard to know what to do

I get frustrated
You get frustrated too
So, I drink the weekend away
And you sleep the weekend away in a flash

It's so hard to find our way in this darkness
We're both trying to weave our own dreams in this darkness

I'm so hard to live with here just now
And I'm so hard to love
I'm so hard to love, babe

And I'm so temperamental
I change like clouds
It must get hard to care
It must be hard to bear such a fool

It's so hard to find our way in this darkness
We're both trying to weave our own dreams in this darkness

Oh, my love, we're growing old
But don't feel sorry for us
'Cause everybody in the world is in the same boat
Painters, puppeteers, mountaineers all crying for
Dancers, glass blowers, pumpkin growers all vying for
Basket weavers, alpine skiers, they're all dying for
The time to do that thing we love
That thing we care about

It's so hard to find our way in this darkness
We're both trying to weave our own dreams in this darkness

It's so hard to find our way in this darkness
We're both trying to weave our own dreams in this darkness

credits

released November 25, 2022
Written by Ali George. © Ali George 2021.
Produced and Mastered by Josh Clark.
Recorded at Get Real Audio Studios in Bath, UK.

Ali George - Vocals, Electro-Acoustic Guitar, backing vocals.
Tom Allen - Double bass.
Dexter Selboy - Backing vocals, trumpet.
Josh Clark - Drums.
Beth Porter - Cello.

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Ali George Bath, UK

Ali George is a British singer-songwriter with a distinct fingerstyle guitar technique, mellow vocals, and an earthy songwriting style. Inspired most deeply by Bon Iver, Nick Drake, and John Martyn, he has been active in the southwest English folk scene for 20 years. His new album “Watchful Days” will be released in July 2023. ... more

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