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Flame Trees

from Home Grown by Esstee Big Band

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Australia's favourite Cold Chisel classic given a new, lush big band treatment with a tasty brass fanfare intro. Featuring Margot Leighton on voice.

lyrics

Kids out driving saturday afternoon just pass me by
And I'm just savoring familiar sights
We share some history, this town and I
And I can't stop that long forgotten feeling of her
Try to book a room and stay tonight
Number one is to find some friends to say "you're doing well"
After all this time you boys look just the same
Number two is the happy hour at one of two hotels
Settle in to play "do you remember so and so?
Number three is never say her name
Oh the flame trees will blind the weary driver
And there's nothing else could set fire to this town
There's no change, there's no pace Everything within its place
Just makes it harder to believe that she won't be around
But oh who needs that sentimental bullshit, anyway
Takes more than just a memory to make me cry
And I'm happy just to sit here a table with old friends
And see which one of us can tell the biggest lies
And there's a girl falling in love near where the pianola stands
With a young local factory auto worker just holding hands
And I'm wondering if he'll go or if he'll stay
Do you remember, nothing stopped us on the field
In our day
Oh the flame trees will blind the weary driver
And there's nothing else could set fire to this town
There's no change, there's no pace
Everything within its place
Just makes it harder to believe that she won't be around
Oh the flame trees will blind the weary driver
And there's nothing else could set fire to this town
There's no change, there's no pace
Everything within its place
Just makes it harder to believe that she won't be around
Songwriters: Steve Prestwich / Don Walker

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from Home Grown, released November 8, 2018
Esstee Big Band Are:
Saxophones: Tarko Sibbel+, Cara Taber, Scott Templeton, Nathaniel Poynter, Phillip Reichman, Matt Poynter*
Trombones: Andrew Serpell, Hamish Moffatt, Wes Mowson+, Simon Greatwood, Tim Blamey*
Trumpets: Dan Heskett, Pat Broadbent, Mel Wilkinson+, Matt Turner, Dave Hirst*
Rhythm Section: Piano: Anthony Barnhill, Guitar: Norm Grimmett, Drumkit: Mat Duniam, Bass: Tim Nikolsky
* Esstee regular not on this recording + Guest musician on this recording
Vocalists: Margot Leighton & Zac Teichmann.
Music Director: Scott Templeton

Produced by Tim Nikolsky & Nathaniel Poynter
Mixed by Niko Schauble & Tim Nikolsky
Recorded October 8-11, 2018 at Pughouse Studio by Niko Schauble www.pughousestudios.com
Additional tracking at New Village Studios. Cover design by Andrew Serpell. Pressed at Implant Media
© Esstee Big Band 2018 www.essteebigband.com.au

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Esstee Big Band Melbourne, Australia

The Esstee family is proud to introduce their brand new album Home Grown. Featuring swingin' originals and specially created arrangements of classic Australian tunes by members of the band and some of Australia's best young arrangers. This is big band music like you’ve never heard it before! ... more

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