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Songs Original
Songs Cover
Songs Themes Humor
Dolan's Original Songs
(This song description
was provided by Dr. Lloyd Duvall, President, Sierra Vista Symphony,
as written in the program notes for Dolan's appearance with the Symphony
on April 15, 2005)
Mr. Ellis described the composition of this song as follows:
“These days I often find myself very concerned for the future
of our nation and all of us, as we daily teach ourselves to live
a faster and faster pace. I see so many of the real beauties of life
slip past so many of us as we race forward to find happiness in our ‘things’ and
our ‘possessions.’ It seems to me that we as a nation
have actually reached the point where we think of ourselves as ‘lazy’ if
we not completely overloaded with work, projects and responsibilities.
We seem to thrive on it and brag about how busy we are, as if to
tell the world (and ourselves) how important we are. Well, it sure
is something to think about, isn’t it?”
“Magic Mountain was written around a campfire in
the desert at sunset. I was on a remote hilltop looking east toward
the majestic Four Peaks about thirty miles outside Phoenix. On that
evening, these sacred peaks were bathed with incredible pastel colors
of salmon, purple, gold and magenta. As I quietly became engulfed
in their awesome beauty, the mountain seemed to draw me in and hold
me. I sometimes wonder where the words and music of my songs really come
from. It’s true, I wrote this song in about twenty minutes,
but somehow, I don’t feel very much like the composer.”
Listen
to a sample of this great song
Watch Dolan as he sings:
Songs Original
Songs Cover
Songs Themes Humor
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