Mercy
Mercy is dedicated to my daughter Roos. At the age of 10 she performed 'Mercy' on a school theatre show, in front of many kids and their parents. Without a lot of talent for singing, she had the guts to go on that stage and go for it! I was a very proud dad!
Since I like the song too, I decided to honor Roos and cover Mercy for the Past Forward EP.
Derek Taylor is an old guiter hero of mine, and his 18-year old daughter Cheza is an extremely talented guitarist. I decided to ask Cheza for the guest solos. She did an amazing job!
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While recording Mercy, I decided to go for a 'true bass player' on this release, since I wanted a more prominent and groovy role for the bass. I did not trust my own bass skills enough to do that job ;-)
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Chris Clancy delivered some amazing vocals, using his wide vocal range from soft to extreme.
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Mercy
I love you
But I gotta stay true
My morals got me on my knees
I'm begging, please, stop playing games
I don't know what this is
Cause you got me good
Just like you knew you would
I don't know what you do
But you do it well
I'm under your spell
You got me begging you for mercy
Why don't you release me?
You got me begging you for mercy
Why don't you release me?
I said release me
Yeah
Now you think that I
Will be something on the side
But you got to understand
That I need someone
Who can take my hand, yes I do
I don't know what this is
Cause you got me good
Just like you knew you would
I don't know what you do
But you do it well
I'm under your spell
You got me begging you for mercy
Why don't you release me?
You got me begging you for mercy
Why don't you release me?
I said release me
I'm begging you for mercy
Yes, why won't you release me?
I'm begging you for mercy
Yes, why won't you release me?
I'm begging you for mercy
Yes, why won't you release me?
I'm begging you for mercy
You got me begging
You got me begging
I’m begging you for mercy
Yes why won’t you release me
I’m begging you for mercy
You got me begging
You got me begging
Mercy mercy mercy
Mercy mercy mercy
Mercy mercy mercy
Mercy mercy mercy
You got me begging
You got me begging now
You got me begging you for mercy
Why won’t you release me
You got me begging you for mercy
Why won’t you release me
I said release me
I said release me
Release me
Chris Clancy - vocals
Cheza Taylor - lead guitar
Ron Coolen - guitar, drums
Hans Pieters - bass
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Credits: Aimee Duffy and Steve Booker
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