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Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.13,0:00:06.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Earlier this summer Green Shoe Studio launched its singer-songwriter contest
Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.32,0:00:10.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a contest that someone can upload a\Nvideo on to YouTube and send us the link.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.37,0:00:14.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we thought it was a good way that we\Ncould really tie into the local community
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.70,0:00:17.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and really get a feel for the music\Nthat's going on around here.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.92,0:00:21.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we didn't quite expect an entry like\NFred's.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.58,0:00:51.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How did I meet Lorraine?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.16,0:00:56.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She was a car hop at the A & W root beer stand in this period.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.41,0:00:59.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And she brought the trays to the car and...
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.31,0:01:04.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that was in... about 1938.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.52,0:01:08.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We dated for two years. Then we married.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.31,0:01:11.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,June 26th have been our 73rd anniversary.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.86,0:01:15.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She gave me 75 years of her life.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.44,0:01:18.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, she was...
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.80,0:01:22.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just the prettiest girl I ever saw.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.93,0:01:27.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She was real timid like and...
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.09,0:01:32.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I just fell in love with her right there.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.86,0:01:39.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What made Fred's entry so special to us
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.62,0:01:43.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was, for number one, it's an online\Nsinger-songwriter contest.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.14,0:01:45.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People are supposed to upload their videos
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.13,0:01:48.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but instead of a video we received a very\Nlarge manilla envelope
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.96,0:01:52.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,titled Green Shoe Studio Singer\NSongwriter contest.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.96,0:01:55.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, I was excited to see what it was and\Nopen it up and
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.58,0:02:00.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,lo and behold it was a letter from a 96-year-old\Nman who said "I've written a song for my wife".
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.01,0:02:04.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He said on the, you know, in the letter\Nthat he was not a musician
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.40,0:02:07.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that said he was not actually a very\Ngood singer.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.25,0:02:12.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, on the actual envelope itself it says
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.07,0:02:17.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"PS: I don't sing. I would scare people... haha".
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.12,0:02:20.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, it's a letter from this\N96-year-old man, he sounds like a sweet guy.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.96,0:02:23.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But as I am reading through the letter,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.35,0:02:27.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I begin to realize that his wife has just\Npassed away
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.42,0:02:30.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a month earlier. And so
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.74,0:02:35.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,having known that I started reading through the song\Nand he titled it "Sweet Lorraine"
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.59,0:02:39.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and listening to the lyrics and the passion\Nbehind the lyrics
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.39,0:02:43.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the letter he sent us it was just so\Nheartwarming.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.44,0:02:45.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.34,0:02:49.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,after she passed away
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.96,0:02:53.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was just sitting in the front room one evening all by myself
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.21,0:02:56.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it just come right to me almost
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.84,0:02:59.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I just kept humming it and singing it and that
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.61,0:03:03.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that's how I come to write it. Just seemed like this just fit her.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.70,0:03:06.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Green Shoe Studio decided to take Fred's lyrics
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.37,0:03:10.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and bring them to life. We decided to put\Nit to professional music,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.80,0:03:16.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,professionally record it. We wanted to\Nhave a professional singer sing on the song.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.58,0:03:21.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, our mission here at Green Shoe studio is\Nto change our community one dream at a time.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.21,0:03:23.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and what a better way to do it?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.03,0:03:29.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, I saw Jacobs's ad in the paper
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.59,0:03:32.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,About the contest that he was going to put on\N
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.17,0:03:38.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I just thought, "Oh shoot, I'll just write a letter and send it all in".
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.79,0:03:44.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, you know, never thinking that I'd get an answer or something but then...
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.40,0:03:48.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He called one day and I... I was surprised!
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.73,0:03:53.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We decided we're going to do this just\Nby reading a letter without even meeting Fred
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.14,0:03:56.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, I called him up one day and said
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.44,0:04:01.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Fred, we were touched by your story. Now it\Ndidn't meet the criteria of our
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.12,0:04:04.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,singer-songwriter contest but we are going to do\Nsomething even better for you,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.64,0:04:07.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,said we're gonna record your song. We're\Ngonna
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.55,0:04:11.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have professionals to do this, we're gonna have a professional take so that, you know,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.69,0:04:14.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's not just lyrics anymore. It's\Nbringing it to life
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.73,0:04:18.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he goes all that "It's just so great but,\Nyou know, how much is that going to cost?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.44,0:04:19.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't have money".
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.69,0:04:23.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I said "Fred you misunderstand me.\NWe're going to do all this for free".
Dialogue: 0,0:04:23.22,0:04:26.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And he began to cry on the phone and\Nsay "why would you do this for me?"
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.76,0:04:30.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I said to Fred "It's not...
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.46,0:04:33.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's not that we're doing this for you.\NWe're doing this together
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.76,0:04:37.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because music means so much to so many people and
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.25,0:04:42.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your song touched us and we feel like\Nthis is the best way to do this".
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.17,0:04:49.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(singing) Oh, Sweet Lorraine, I wish we could do the good times all over again.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.52,0:04:55.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh, Sweet Lorraine, life only goes around once but never again.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.54,0:05:01.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh, Sweet Lorraine, I wish we could do the good times all over again.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.84,0:05:04.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The good times all over again.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.27,0:05:08.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the memories will always linger on.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.03,0:05:14.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh, Sweet Lorraine, the memories will always linger on.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.02,0:05:16.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Very Cool!
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.67,0:05:18.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I liked that.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.90,0:05:23.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I probably spent more time with his\Nsong
Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.18,0:05:25.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I have with most other people's songs.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.04,0:05:28.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To be honest, I was a\Nlittle nervous taking it to him.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.78,0:05:32.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've been singer and songwriter for years but,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.98,0:05:36.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I must admit, this is the first time in\Nprobably 10 years I've actually been nervous
Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.37,0:05:38.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,giving someone a song that we have taken
Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.87,0:05:42.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it meant so much\Nto him and meant so much to me.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.08,0:05:45.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I hope you like it.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.55,0:05:51.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And what I said, it's not done yet but I will\Nlet you hear it. Ok?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.05,0:05:52.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tell me when you're ready.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:52.21,0:05:53.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yeah, ok
Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.98,0:06:08.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh, Sweet Lorraine...
Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.30,0:06:13.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wish we could do all the good times over again.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.04,0:06:16.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh, Sweet Lorraine...
Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.30,0:06:21.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,life only goes around once but never again.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.58,0:06:24.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh, Sweet Lorraine...
Dialogue: 0,0:06:24.76,0:06:29.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wish we could do all the good times over again...
Dialogue: 0,0:06:29.99,0:06:38.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The good times, the good times, the good times all over again...
Dialogue: 0,0:06:38.39,0:06:49.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The good times, the good times, the good times all over again...
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.48,0:06:53.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the memories always linger on,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.81,0:06:57.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh, Sweet Lorraine, that I don't want to move on
Dialogue: 0,0:06:57.77,0:07:01.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all the memories always linger on,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.94,0:07:08.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh, Sweet Lorraine, that's why I wrote you this song.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:10.03,0:07:14.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh, Sweet Lorraine...
Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.13,0:07:19.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wish we could do all the good times over again.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:19.02,0:07:22.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh, Sweet Lorraine...
Dialogue: 0,0:07:22.32,0:07:27.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Life only goes around once but never again.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:27.20,0:07:30.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh, Sweet Lorraine...
Dialogue: 0,0:07:30.42,0:07:35.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wish we could do all the good times over again.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:35.88,0:07:50.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The good times, the good times, all the good times, all over again...
Dialogue: 0,0:07:53.10,0:07:54.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wonderful!
Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.50,0:07:54.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Good!
Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.91,0:07:55.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is wonderful!
Dialogue: 0,0:07:55.78,0:07:59.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Good. I'm glad you like it. So glad you like it.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:59.46,0:08:01.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's wonderful!
Dialogue: 0,0:08:02.59,0:08:05.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was a wonderful seventy-five years.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.97,0:08:10.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I just often think that kinda unreal.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:10.70,0:08:13.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Dream or something but,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.15,0:08:20.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it was real. That's all I can say... real
Dialogue: 0,0:08:25.50,0:08:28.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I really, really miss her. Just don't seem right.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:28.80,0:08:31.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just like a dream...