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Hobart

by LJ Parks

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A heartfelt and poignant love song for nipaluna/Hobart, with a soft acoustic backing. "Hobart" recalls long periods of time away from home and longing to return.

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The ferry sails
Out through the heads
I stand by the bay
Watching gannets fish
The border’s closed
They told us to go home
But now I’m not so sure
Where that is anymore

When the fever breaks
And the fog dissipates
I’ll go back again
Don’t need a reason
When the heat dies down

I won’t hang around
I’ll be heading south
To Hobart

I travelled back
To my old hometown
Stayed there for a while
While the world settled down
I’m from Victoria
It ain’t so bad
But something’s pulling me
Back down to Diemen Land

When the fever breaks
And the fog dissipates
I’ll go back again
Don’t need a reason
When the heat dies down

I won’t hang around
I’ll be heading south
To Hobart

The cleanest air
That you will ever breathe
And mountain views
Await on every street
On market days
The berries taste so sweet
There’s nowhere else
I’d rather be

When the fever breaks
And the fog dissipates
I’ll go back again
Don’t need a reason
When the heat dies down

I won’t hang around
I’ll be heading south
To Hobart town

Yeah I’ll be heading south
Back to Hobart

credits

released August 26, 2022
Produced by LJ Parks
Engineered and mixed by Dave Steel
Mastered by Tony "Jack the Bear" Mantz in naarm/Melbourne

LJ Parks - Vocals and acoustic guitar
Dave Steel - Dobro

Recorded in nipaluna (Hobart, Tasmania) on muwinina country

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LJ Parks Hobart, Australia

A powerful voice. Dynamic guitar riffs. Playfully wry lyrics, LJ Parks has engaged listeners from Hobart to Cairns and beyond, and has the accolades to show for it. Her newest EP was recorded with ARIA Award winning artist and producer Monique Brumby, and is both nostalgic and eminently relatable, influenced by contemporary folk and Oz rock. ... more

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