Story Behind The Song

"Mercy Droppeth Like Rain" -I was noodling around on a tenor guitar one day shortly after the pandemic forced us all into a more secluded lifestyle. I am not sure what inspired me to transpose the tuning onto a baritone acoustic guitar, but this is the result. So many of those early days of the pandemic created in me, and I'm sure others, a lack of control and a sense of fractured existence, which is what came to the surface in these notes and phrases. As luck would have it, a friend of mine, who just happens to compose and record incredibly insightful songs that simultaneously cut to the bone and shine like a beacon, agreed to give this a listen. The next thing I knew he had added a sort of dark, desperate lead electric guitar that moaned and howled with a subdued desperation. Although I liked this approach, it seemed rather stark and I asked him to give it a second try.  The result was another electric lead that exuded a sense of hope and optimism. By some twist of fate I listened to them at the same time and, as you can hear,  the discourse between the two leads and the melody of the baritone acoustic guitar created something rare and cathartic. I am forever grateful to Noah Zacharin for his willingness to give sway to dreams and vague paths.