Some songs don't just pass through your speakers, but transport you to another place that speaks to the heart and stirs the spirit. "Walkin Away," the latest tune from Not Those Carpenters, is one of the rare ones. Written as a powerful homage to the indomitable spirit of the late, great Tina Turner, the song raises the flag for her extraordinary narrative, one of perseverance, survival, and eventual triumph.
Penned in the stillness and solitude of a hotel room in Lac La Biche, Alberta, following the death of his mom, Tina, it was written. It began as a deeply introspective moment and evolved into a soul-stirring anthem. The melody and words, then, came almost as though inspired, a spontaneous expression of reverence and admiration for a woman whose voice and courage had touched generations.
The challenge was kitting it with a layer of emotional juice, the writer's wife also threw in a secondary melody and lyrics that enhanced the angles on the song angles that capture not just Tina's act of walking out of an abusive relationship but her determined march to reclaim her voice and her place of power. The collaboration yields a piece that is at once specific and universal, reminiscent of the millions of individuals who summon the courage to step out into the light.
Elishema is the shining light in "Walkin Away," a belted spokesman whose high-flying delivery amplifies everything he says. Her sound captures some of Tina's ineffable energy, but stakes out its own emotional ground, instantly searing. With each note, Elishema!! doesn't merely sing the song, she lives inside it, bearing the weight of its message with total conviction and fire.
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