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Simple Twist of Fate (Digital Single)

by Nicki Tedesco

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"Simple Twist of Fate" is a narrative song about a romantic relationship destined not to work out. It is unusual in that it begins in the third person before shifting into the first. Dylan has continually revised the lyrics in live performance over the decades.The song was written in the key of E major and features a descending melody line. The songwriting is described as "brilliant" the purposeful way Dylan fused the music to the lyrics: "It gives a magical sparkle to the rhyme scheme that on paper almost looks like an everyday rhyme (a a a b b c c).
The sparse use of the minor chord is masterful too. Everyone else would, given the melancholic lyrics, play the entire song in minor. Song Maestro Dylan senses that he adds to the fascination when he plays in the major, briefly slipping to minor in every fourth line – when the main character feels alone, when he gets hit by the heat of the night, when he feels empty inside, when he is despairing if she would ever pick him again"

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They sat together in the park
As the evening sky grew dark
She looked at him and he felt a spark
Tingle to his bones
'Twas then he felt alone
And wished that he'd gone straight
And watched out for a simple twist of fate

They walked alone by the old canal
A little confused, I remember well
And stopped into a strange hotel with a neon burning bright
He felt the heat of the night hit him like a freight train
Move him with a simple twist of fate

A saxophone someplace far off played
As she was walking along by the arcade
As the light bust in through a beat up shade
Where he was waking up
She dropped a coin into the cup
another blind man at the gate
And forgot about a simple twist of fate

He woke up; the room was bare
He didn't see her anywhere
He told himself he just didn't care; pushed the window open wide;
He felt an emptiness inside to which he just could not relate
Brought on by a simple twist of fate

He hears the ticking of the clocks
And walks along with a parrot that talks
Hunts her down by the waterfront docks
Where the sailors all come in
Maybe she'll pick him out again
How long must he wait
Just one more time for a simple twist of fate

People tell me it's a sin
To know and feel too much within
I still believe he was my twin, but I lost the ring
He was born in spring, but I was born too late
Blame it on a simple twist of fate

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released January 20, 2022
Bass/Guitar/Vocals: Nicki Tedesco

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Nicki Tedesco Los Angeles, California

Nicki Tedesco delivers driving attitude filled songs with nostalgic sound, that speak to the pop punk genre traditions. Heavy duty riffage with post-punk sneer, expressive vocals, screams and beautiful harmonies, reminiscent of Elastica, Hole, The Breeders and L7. She mentors female songwriters in L.A. as well as has 100's of BASS videos/covers on her youTube channel.
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