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LISTEN: Callie McCullough, “Five Dollar Pearls”

Aug 19, 2019

LISTEN: Callie McCullough,

Artist: Callie McCullough
Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee
Song: ā€œFive Dollar Pearlsā€
Album: After Midnight
Release Date: Late Fall/Early Winter

In Their Words: “The idea for this song came to me late one night after someone I was dating hesitated to introduce me to his parents… The melody and the second verse spilled out in a matter of seconds but when I sat down about a week later with my songwriting buddy Ryan Sorestad to bring it to life, it became deeper than that.

Itā€™s that secret fear we have all felt; that some part of who you are or where you come from is not good enough, or wonā€™t measure up in the world. Iā€™ve always been the loud, bold girl with a bit of a wild streak and never the ingĆ©nue or the sweet, shy, perfect girl. Itā€™s something Iā€™ve struggled with in learning to be myself.

“I fell in love with the song immediately when it was finished and it became the first song I knew I wanted on this album, paving the way for the rest of this music to come alive. Producer Dustin Olyan and I built this song from the ground up in the studio ourselves, trying to stay true to that intimate, broken emotion that it represents, leaving it stripped-down and simple, focusing on that vulnerable feeling, and Iā€™m so excited to send it out into the world.ā€ — Callie McCullough


Photo credit: Chrissy Nix

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LISTEN: Callie McCullough,
LISTEN: Callie McCullough,