‘(Made it) Another Day’ by Gary Dranow | New EP, ‘Destiny Road’
Exclusive track premiere of ‘(Made it) Another Day’ by Gary Dranow and The Manic Emotions, taken from the upcoming EP, ‘Destiny Road.’
‘(Made it) Another Day’ is about the daily monotony of life being living with mental illness and by the end of each day, no matter what you try or how hard you try these days always end the same. Mocking your attempts at being “the Norm”, fitting in, even organizing the world around you only to someone or something making all your efforts in vain.
“This is a quirky blues song about the vicissitudes of life for, in this case, me, a Bipolar person,” shares Gary Dranow. “The seminal statement in the song is “I don’t know why it gets so complicated for this ordinary man.” Kind of says it all. It’s a song about the daily monotony of life being living with mental illness and by the end of each day, no matter what you try or how hard you try these days always end the same. Mocking your attempts at being “the Norm,” fitting in, even organizing the world around you only to someone or something making all your efforts in vain. To have your personal and professional life disrupted by your sensitivity to others around you, basically setting you back every time you think you have made a step forward. Then you go to sleep with the weight of the world on your shoulders and then wake the next morning free of those feelings and being surprised you’ve made it another day to take on your daily struggle once again. The lyric “Like a rat in a wheel” brings the image to life of the never ending struggle to get your personal life in order only to be dissuaded at the end of every day and that making progress in the inevitable headwinds that buffet your life. It’s about living with mental illness (in my case Bipolar and Mania)…”
Gary Dranow & the Manic Emotions is a Park City, Utah-based classic rock band making music for the square pegs. After creating successful business endeavors in the world of outdoor sports, bandleader Gary Dranow turned to music to help him cope with bipolar disorder and the effects of a stroke. The result is a genre-defying collection of songs that provide comfort to those who are also walking a difficult path.
A force to be reckoned with, Gary Dranow and The Manic Emotions will be releasing all tracks as singles leading up to an early 2023 release of the full EP ‘Destiny Road.’ The forthcoming album features the talent of Sherm Tate on bass and vocals, and Marty Steinberg and Jethro DeFries on drums, the brilliant Jerry Manfredi on bass and musical direction, and Tommy Mars on keyboards.
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