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Leave a Mark

by Dennis Ellsworth

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Leave a Mark is #1 in the $5 (Less Than a Latte) Singles Experiment.

Look, it costs a lot of money to properly record music. The pandemic really messed with the way artists earn money, and I am not trying to take advantage of anyone, but I think a new standard needs to be set. Songwriters like me don't make much money from streaming, it has decimated my physical product sales, and therefore my revenue. There was a time, not long ago, where each tour would generate healthy revenue in merch sales, but that has gone. Covid left touring precarious....and anyway, blah, blah, blah.

Selling a song for $1 when it costs a few thousand to make seems like a stupid business choice...I might as well give it to you for nothing.

If you want to listen to my new song, I invite you do so for free on Bandcamp. If you love it, and you want to support what I'm trying to do, you can pay $5 (less than a latte)...or more if you're feeling generous. This song will be streaming in the next month or so, but for now, this is where you can hear it. Watch for more songs in this series. When it's all said and done, there will be another format at the end of the rainbow, for those who want a physical version.

This song is the beginning of a much bigger, stylistically different picture. One that will be drawn over the course of the coming months. I'm painting it in real time and letting the songs fly when they're ready to go. It's a vague taste of some new sounds being worked on in the lab at The Hill Sound.

I truly hope you enjoy it.
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LEAVE A MARK

I get up in the morning
And try to get ahead
I come home in the evening
And wonder what I did

And your pretty shape's in the light that's shining
The glimmer's in your eye
I'd really like to thank your perfect timing
And your finer styles

You leave a mark, leave a mark, baby
You leave a mark, leave a mark, baby
You leave a mark, leave a mark, baby
You leave it anywhere you like

Take care of each other
And try to understand
One way or another
We're doing what we can

And your pretty shape's in the light that's shining
The glimmer's in your eye
I'd really like to thank our perfect timing
And your finer styles

You leave a mark, leave a mark, baby
You leave a mark, leave a mark, baby
You leave a mark, leave a mark, baby
You leave it anywhere you like

And your pretty shape's in the light that's shining
The glimmer's in your eye
I'd really like to thank you perfect timing
And your finer styles

You leave a mark, leave a mark, baby
You leave a mark, leave a mark, baby
You leave a mark, leave a mark, baby
You can leave it anywhere you like
You can leave it anywhere you like
You can leave it anywhere you like

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released February 3, 2023
Written by Dennis Ellsworth

Produced by Adam Gallant
Recorded and mixed by Adam Gallant
Mastered by John McLaggan - Parachute Mastering

Dennis Ellsworth - Guitars, Synths, Vocals, Percussion, iPhone demo
Adam Gallant - Drums, Bass, Background Vocals

Published by CYMBA Music Publishing

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Dennis Ellsworth Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

Dennis Ellsworth is a songwriter, performer and producer from Charlottetown, PEI. He began writing songs in high school, bridging a variety of styles from folk, to rock n’ roll, to chill electro-pop. Over the years he has moved around, spending time in Edmonton
and living in Toronto for six and a half years. He is now based in his hometown, with ten albums to his name since 2009.
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