2025 Competition Entry:
Hitchin’ a Ride by The Remainders
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Genre
Rock
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Performer(s)
Performers: Andy Temte (vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar), Nick Temte (bass/drums/keys), John Nielsen (lead guitar), Greg Balfany (saxophone)
Production, engineering, and mastering by Nick Temte.
Production, engineering, and mastering by Nick Temte.
Description
Hitchin’ a Ride is a whimsical story about the first time Andy and his future wife Linda locked eyes in the hallway at a barrel party before their love collision in November of 1984. Imagine those first sparks of electricity in the air surrounding a gloriously stereotypical meet cute. After they got together, it was blindingly obvious that even the tests of time and Andy’s missteps wouldn’t be able to permanently separate them.
Bio
The Remainders exist to spread joy through the power of music and to show that creativity and musical excellence are not reserved solely for the young. For more, visit: https://www.andrewtemte.com/saturday-morning-muse/achieve-your-dreams-at-any-age.
Our goal is to have our messages of love, hope, light, and renewal heard by more humans around the planet.
Our goal is to have our messages of love, hope, light, and renewal heard by more humans around the planet.
Lyrics
I caught your eye and it wasn’t just a glance,
Brushed by your body and I knew we had to dance,
I felt our hearts beat together.
We were so young but we had to take this chance,
Our love would be more than a passing circumstance,
I felt our hearts beat together.
Now I’m hitchin’ a ride to spend my days and nights with you
Hitchin’ a ride with you
Now I’m hitchin’ a ride to make my way through life with you
Hitchin’ a ride with you
That lightning strike left a fire that can’t go out,
A feeling in me that there wouldn’t be a doubt,
I feel our hearts beat together.
Magnetic poles built to bind us from the start,
The tests of time won’t be breaking us apart,
We feel our hearts beat together.
Now I’m hitchin’ a ride to spend my days and nights with you
Hitchin’ a ride with you
Now I’m hitchin’ a ride to make my way through life with you
Hitchin’ a ride with you
I caught your eye and it wasn’t just a glance,
Brushed by your body and I knew we had to dance,
I felt our hearts beat together.
Now I’m hitchin’ a ride to spend my days and nights with you
Hitchin’ a ride with you
Now I’m hitchin’ a ride to make my way through life with you
Hitchin’ a ride with you
Brushed by your body and I knew we had to dance,
I felt our hearts beat together.
We were so young but we had to take this chance,
Our love would be more than a passing circumstance,
I felt our hearts beat together.
Now I’m hitchin’ a ride to spend my days and nights with you
Hitchin’ a ride with you
Now I’m hitchin’ a ride to make my way through life with you
Hitchin’ a ride with you
That lightning strike left a fire that can’t go out,
A feeling in me that there wouldn’t be a doubt,
I feel our hearts beat together.
Magnetic poles built to bind us from the start,
The tests of time won’t be breaking us apart,
We feel our hearts beat together.
Now I’m hitchin’ a ride to spend my days and nights with you
Hitchin’ a ride with you
Now I’m hitchin’ a ride to make my way through life with you
Hitchin’ a ride with you
I caught your eye and it wasn’t just a glance,
Brushed by your body and I knew we had to dance,
I felt our hearts beat together.
Now I’m hitchin’ a ride to spend my days and nights with you
Hitchin’ a ride with you
Now I’m hitchin’ a ride to make my way through life with you
Hitchin’ a ride with you
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