Heather Vidal is one of the busiest female musicians in the Trop Rock music world. She is a member of the duo “Copper Sky” and also sings with Dennis McCaughey as “Tropical Soul,” plus she sings with the all-girl group “Girlz Rule.” Nominated for TRMA’s Female Vocalist of the Year, Heather also teaches guitar. Here she references the contribution of a student while telling about her song “Butterfly.”
The song was not quite finished when Kristie, Lynley, and I got together to make our first CD. The Girlz insisted I add “Butterfly” as the last song of the CD. Albeit unfinished, I obliged.
My guitar student, Aaron, a recovering alcoholic at the ripe age of 23, handed me a verse, noticeably frustrated, and said he couldn’t do anything with it.
With his angry mindset as the back drop of the song, I added lyrics about, how viewing his life from a different angle (a butterfly’s wing) could perhaps give him a different, maybe even more hopeful, perspective. Remembering “All the beautiful, wonderful, magnificent places where we’ve been.”
The song is meant to be a reminder for all of us.
— Heather Vidal
Amazon: Butterfly
I live in Port Aransas, Texas and love all things Parrot Head and Trop Rock. I enjoy interviewing Trop Rock artists, attending events and always look forward to seeing Trop Rock friends from around the nation! Author of the Trop Rock lyric infused cozy mystery book "Schooled for Murder." Check out my website at www.CindyMuir.com