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Sandy Way

by I Am Winkle

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Sandy Way

Minassian's (aka I Am Winkle) love of 60s pop music and the desire to write something about the Chester County neighborhood he now lives in led him to write this song. In the spirit of Penny Lane and Itchycoo Park he strove to create something that reflected his immediate surroundings albeit in a mystical kind of way. He frequently walks the streets mentioned in the song, i.e., Sandy Way, Tina Lane, and Coffroath Road on his usual 2 mile jaunt. Chester County has a unique combination of elements from Amish carts and woodland creatures to the more modern sites of new residential developments scattered among the farms and open spaces.  The idea was to capture the essence of all that in a dreamy kind of way.

It was recorded and produced by his good and longtime friend Doug Fearn at his studio, D.W Fearn Studios (also in Chester County). They strove to include many of the elements from the recordings of the late 60s including a Mellotron, typical harmonies of the time, and a Hofner Beatles Bass pushed through a VOX AC10 for good measure. A special thanks goes out to Wills Gillan for capturing the lyrics in his wonderful cover artwork for Sandy Way and Carolyn Asti for her heavenly background vocals. So take a stroll down Coffroath Road and say “hello” to Mr. Toad.

Comments:
■ ​You’ve created a nice song. Reminds me a bit of the good old days. ~ Giuseppe Comu
■The song is so crazy, we need to leave a vote for you ;-) ~​ ​DIPTYCH: Eloise & Timo

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Sandy Way

I took a stroll down Coffroath Road
And heard "hello" from a passing toad
The Ahmish children stared at me
How very very strange it all can be

Oh, what a mystical day
As I drift down Sandy Way
Take the turnabout on Tina Lane
and hear the wind whisper "It might rain...today."

I heard a sparrow give a mournful cry
As the postgirl went floating by
The sun turned blue, the sky turned red
It crossed my mind I was still in bed

Oh, what a mystical day
As I drift down Sandy Way
Take the turnabout on Tina Lane
and hear the wind whisper "It might rain...today."

Oh, how I wish I could stay
And slowly drift down Sandy Way
Take the turnabout on Tina Lane
And hear the wind whisper "It might rain...today."

Copyright 2019 Mark Minassian

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released April 12, 2024
Credits:
Sandy Way
​Copyright 2019 Mark Minassian
Recorded at D.W. Fearn Studios (2019) ~ Produced by D.W. Fearn
Cover Photography: Wills Gillan (wgillan@gmail.com)

Vocals: Mark Minassian
Background vocals*: Carolyn Asti
Guitars (acoustic and electric): Mark Minassian
Bass: Mark Minassian
Keyboards (Mellotron, pianos, synthesizer): Mark Minassian
Drum and string sequencing: Mark Minassian

*Recorded at Rosemill Studios by sound engineer Leo Valentino.​

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Musical projects by Mark Minassian (aka I Am Winkle)
with Leo Valentino and D.W Fearn. Located in Philadelphia, PA's suburban Chester County, the music features I Am Winkle's solo performances, his work with the trio Last Stand Blues Band, his alter-ego surf band Into the Soup and additional songs by other artists produced at Rosemill Studio.

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