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Darci releases THE Christmas song to end ALL Christmas songs! That's right, SHE'S COMIN' FOR YOU, MARIAH! A super fun little ditty about the most wonderful time of the year, with big, fat Phil Spector-esque wall-of-sound production and ALL the bells, shimmers and sparkles. An instant classic you'll want in your yuletide playlist all season long!  

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LINER NOTES:
~Produced by Darci Monet and Phil Traynor
Engineered by Phil Traynor and Emerson Harris
Song and Vocal Arrangements by Darci Monet
~All instruments arranged & played by Phil Traynor except
~Tenor sax played by David Olivas
~All vocals by Darci Monet
~Mixed by Emerson Harris
~Mastered by Rob Kleiner

~Music and Lyrics by Darci Monet
©2024 Songs From The Fortress (BMI)

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“THANK YOU, MY DUDES, FOR BRINGING THIS SONG TO LIFE FOR ME, ESPECIALLY PHIL, WHO JUST ABOUT SINGLE-HANDEDLY SAVED THIS SONG FROM DYING THE SLOW, PAINFUL DEATH OF MEDIOCRITY. MY GRATITUDE RUNS STOOPIT DEEP."💖
~D♪♫

“THE ROSE”

('NAPOLEON DYNAMITE' 20TH ANNIVERSARY RECORDING)

 

It may have originally been made famous by Bette Midler, but it's Darci Monet's voice singing a 60-second clip of "The Rose" in the 2004 smash indie film "Napoleon Dynamite" during an early scene in the film. Even though she was never credited (nor paid any residuals) for her work, Darci's vocal is center stage as the members of the Happy Hands Club perform (likely incorrect) ASL along to the song in front of a class of their fellow students. To this day, it remains one of the most memorable scenes in the film. In celebration of this pop culture phenomenon's 20th anniversary this year and her part in it, Darci decided to record a full length version of the iconic ballad. Please enjoy...and don't forget to vote for Pedro! GAWSH!

LINER NOTES FOR "THE ROSE"

Music & Lyrics by Amanda McBroom
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing (BMI)

TO EVERY SOUL WHO SO GENEROUSLY CONTRIBUTED TO THIS PROJECT, BE IT VIA THEIR TIME, TALENT OR WALLET, I AM HUMBLY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SUPPORT, BELIEF AND LOVE. ~Darci ♪♫

Produced by Alan Macchiarolo & Darci Monet
Engineered by Alan Macchiarolo & Emerson Harris
Mixed & Mastered by Emerson Harris
Song Arrangement by Darci Monet & Levi Kreis
Vocal Arrangement by Darci Monet

Piano: Levi Kreis
Bass: Alan Macchiarolo
Guitars: Matt Garcia & Emerson Harris
Drums: Casey Donovan
Big Phat Choir: Darci, Alan & Casey

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: 
Ron Davis, Gilmore Rizzo, Brian Smith and Linda Beaulieu Smith, Kelly Zirbes and Perry Robertson, Marie Kuranishi-Webber, Jesse Koren

ASSISTANT PRODUCERS:
Kathryn Smith,  Larry Carr, Mikki St. Pierre, Carol Rousseau, Shreya Svoboda, Daniel and Brenda Corey, Aaron Jacobs, Varoujan and Allison Gorjian

PATRONS:

Scott Allen, Jeanne Andrus, Heidi Appe, Marena Atallah, John Barbarotta, Caroline Barry, Rick Bertz, Kathleen Bolibaugh, Kelli Bowlden, Karen Brundage, Regan Carrington, Candice Colbert, Mark Cook, Tresia Cox, Sara Cyr, Denise Dillenbeck, Xanna Don't, MaryPat Fitzgibbons, Toby Gilbert, Persephone Godwin, Kelly Goodman, Marie and Christopher Gregson, Christi Griffith, Suzi Hann, Ginnie Harrell, Todd Henry, Wendy Von Her, Jeff Jones, Tiffany Keiller, Moe Loughran, Hillorie McLarty, Donna Raines, Chance Scoggins, Mandi J. Smith, Wendy Sweetlove, Susan Thatcher, Millie Trachtenberg, Phil Traynor, Laura Walker, Diana Weisman, Terry Zimmer

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