Daylight Savings Time

by Laura Barrett

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☀️🕰️ Out in time for the Changing of the Clocks! 🕰️☀️

🎙️ "Daylight Savings Time" was recorded in a single take in my living room in early March 2020, just before the pandemic hit North America.

🔮 At the time, I was demo-ing songs for a potential gig as a musical improviser for a news talk show... and I wanted to write something topical that still had broad appeal across the political spectrum.

🤖 This song speaks to my love of old tech as well as my fear of being constantly surveilled by the handy devices I've come to depend on. Hope you enjoy!

🎵 Song written and recorded by me in 2020, mixed by alaska B and mastered by Jeff Elliott (AKA Fedge) in 2024.

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Your telephone and your computer
Automatically know what time it is today

Your telephone and your computer
Just go by what they say

But I’ve got two clocks on the wall
Two clocks for my wrist
I went round my apartment spinning arms on discs

And I know I’m stuck in the past
But I don’t want to catch up

‘Cause your telephone and your computer
Know what it is you’re doing today

Your telephone and your computer
Know exactly what it is you’re gonna say

But my two clocks on the wall
And the two clocks for my wrist
Never spy upon my habits and sell my info to a list

So I guess I’m stuck in the past
But you’ll never catch up

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released March 9, 2024
Written, performed, and recorded by Laura Barrett

Mixed by alaska B

Mastered by Jeff Elliott AKA Fedge

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Laura Barrett Toronto, Ontario

Laura Barrett’s music is equally at home in concert halls, cinemas, and playhouses.

She's released two albums and three EPs, scored five feature films, and provided musical underscoring for many an episode of long-form narrative improv comedy. She likes to ask questions about what humanity is up to and where we're headed. ... more

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