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I Can't Go Back | ||||||||||||
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| Recording Artist: | The Cast of Pretty Woman: The Musical | ||||||||||||
| Writers: | Jim Vallance Bryan Adams |
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| Date Written: | August 2016, Mustique | ||||||||||||
| Album: | Pretty Woman: The Musical (Atlantic Records / 2018) | ||||||||||||
| Audio: | Pending | ||||||||||||
Vocals: Samantha Barks, the Company |
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Will Van Dyke: keyboards, conductor, music supervisor, orchestrator and arranger |
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Produced by Jim Vallance and Bryan Adams. Recorded and edited by Derik Lee at Power Station and Atlantic Studios, New York (assisted by Ebonie Smith, Joe Pomarico, Dan Fyfe, Brett Mayer, Neal Shaw).
Mixed by Neal Avron at The Casita, Hollywood, CA (assisted by Scott Skrzynsk). Mastered by Chris Gehringer at Sterling Sound, New Jersey. |
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| Comments: | This is the moment when Vivian decides to leave Hollywood Boulevard behind, regardless what the future might hold. She's seen a better life and she's determined to move in that direction and never go back. The music is driven by a pulsing synthesizer, but the song also works as a traditional Rock arrangement, as proven when Samantha sang "I Can't Go Back" with Bryan and his band at London's O2 arena. |
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| Lyrics: | YOU MAKE ME HAPPY YOU KNOW JUST WHAT TO SAY BUT I AIN’T CINDERELLA WHO’D WANNA BE ANYWAY OF ALL THE THINGS I WANTED ONE THING I NEVER GOT WAS TO BE TREATED LIKE SOMEBODY JUST TO HAVE ONE SHOT I CAN'T GO BACK NO - I CAN'T GO BACK BUT NOW YOU GOT ME THINKIN' ABOUT WORKIN' ON A DREAM I’M NOT QUITE THERE YET I’M SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN I HEAR YOU TALKIN' HOW I DESERVE THE BEST A VOICE INSIDE MY HEAD KEEPS SAYIN' DON'T SETTLE FOR LESS I CAN'T GO BACK - I’VE SEEN A DIFFERENT WORLD I CAN'T GO BACK - I’M A DIFFERENT GIRL I CAN'T GO BACK - TO WHO I WAS BEFORE I CAN'T GO BACK - I ALWAYS WANTED MORE I HAVE REGRETS BUT I CAN’T CHANGE THE PAST I WANT THE REAL THING IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK? FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE IT GETS TO BE MY CHOICE I FEEL I’VE FOUND MYSELF, YEAH I’VE FOUND MY VOICE I CAN’T GO BACK - I’VE SEEN A DIFFERENT WORLD I CAN’T GO BACK - I’M A DIFFERENT GIRL I CAN’T GO BACK - TO WHO I WAS BEFORE I CAN’T GO BACK - I ALWAYS WANTED MORE I CAN SEE MY FUTURE IN ALL MY PLANS I’M GONNA BE OK THIS IS WHO I AM IT’S TRUE, I SOLD MY BODY BUT I NEVER SOLD MY SOUL I’VE LEARNED I DON’T NEED ANYONE IT’S ME WHO’S IN CONTROL THEY CAN TAKE AWAY MY INNOCENCE BUT THEY CAN’T ERASE MY PRIDE I’VE SEEN A BETTER LIFE I’VE SEEN THE OTHER SIDE I CAN’T GO BACK I’VE SEEN A DIFFERENT WORLD I CAN’T GO BACK I’M A DIFFERENT GIRL I CAN’T GO BACK TO WHO I WAS BEFORE I CAN’T GO BACK I CAN’T GO BACK NO - I CAN’T GO BACK |
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