Robert Graham

Several years ago I was living in smalltown Eastern Ontario. I was doing a gig in a local bar….in mid winter. There was a blizzard outside and the bar was virtually empty - who wants to go see live music in the middle of a blizzard? However there was a woman there watching me play. She stayed the whole night, listened to all my songs, and then kindly offered to help me pack up and cart gear to my car (I rarely turn down offers like this!)

By the end of the night, she (unexpectedly) indicated to me that she was keen to continue the evening….. at her abode. I had to tell her that I was very flattered but that was not going to happen, due to my marital status. It was true, I WAS very flattered, as things like that did not happen to me very often and she was also a beautiful and kind person. I wrote this song about that night.

The term “the one that got away” sounds sexist I know, or at the very least flippant, so I apologize about that. But truth be told, I was actually thinking of this song being a kind of an encouragement for her - to keep looking for love, because she was someone who deserved love and had a lot to offer, even though it would not be from me. I hope that makes sense. That sentiment doesn’t really come across in the title as such, which probably makes it an imperfect song I guess, but who has ever written a perfect song?

By the way, I was proud to collaborate with an old music friend, Patricio Garcia, on this track. He played all the percussion instruments on this song. A proud Chilean man, we played a lot together in the 90s when I was playing in Perth with Chilean band “Los Chasquis”. He really made our songs soar back then when he played them and that’s why I wanted him to play on this one, all these years later. He’s still got it as you will hear. Thanks Patto!

Ok imagine you are standing in a blizzard in Canada, the gig is over, the snow is flying………press "play" now and follow the story!