Take a Look (Liz Phair Cover in Eb Tuning)

from Tequila Mockingbird by Reuben Walton

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I loved this song when I first heard it on her much-maligned 2003 album "Liz Phair". I loved the chunky sound of the guitars that she achieved through the use of palm-muting the strings. It reminded me of a lot of care-free pop-punk that I had heard growing up in the early 2000s, so I decided to cover it, only I tuned my guitar town to Eb tuning to make it easier for me to sing it in my own vocal register. Here I am playing on my Taylor 214ce electric acoustic guitar. The track artwork is a highly edited photo of the interior of my late friend Amber Scanlan's car, looking towards Luke-Aaron Heart's two friends sitting in the back whose names I forget.

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I don't know what you're after
Wanna know all the details of my disaster
Like an accident on the side of the road
When you're driving past slow but there's nothing to see here

Wanna take a look, take a look
Wanna take a look, take a look
Wanna take a look, take a look
Wanna take a look, take a look

I'm some kind of freak now and
You'll never see me the same
What's all the fuss about?
Are you sure you wanna find out?
Cause once you know the truth
You might wish you'd walked away

Wanna take a look, take a look
Wanna take a look, take a look
Wanna take a look, take a look
Wanna take a look, take a look

What if I'm not able
To put my cards on the table?
And would it liberate you
If you knew what I knew?

It's been over a year now and
I never saw him again
The facts and the fiction
Collide as the bodies untangle
And the traffic moves on like it did

Wanna take a look, take a look
Wanna take a look, take a look
Wanna take a look, take a look
Wanna take a look, take a look

Wanna take a look, take a look
Wanna take a look, take a look
Wanna take a look, take a look
Wanna take a look, take a look

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from Tequila Mockingbird, released December 30, 2010
Vocals by Reuben Walton
Vocal production by Reuben Walton
Lyrics by Liz Phair
Guitar by Reuben Walton
Composed by Liz Phair
Programming by Reuben Walton
Produced by Reuben Walton
Recorded by Reuben Walton
Mixed by Reuben Walton
Edited by Reuben Walton
Track artwork by Reuben Walton

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Reuben Walton Falmouth, Massachusetts

Reuben Walton is a singer/songwriter and music producer based in Falmouth, MA. He is a graduate of Musicians Institute in Hollywood's Independent Artist program and their Electronic Music Production program, as well as UMass Lowell’s Music Business undergraduate program.
In 2019 he put out a self-titled EP working with producer AVLI Music and is now regularly releasing new music. ... more

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