Hello Lovers of One

Hello Friends!
I’m really excited to be joining some good friends of mine from Nashville and NYC here on The One Love. I have chosen to support the International Justice Mission, a human rights agency that secures justice for victims of slavery, sexual exploitation and other forms of violent oppression. I encourage you to check out their website to learn more about this amazing organization that works to free thousands of slaves worldwide each year.

So after living the last few years in the great city of New York, I decided to come down south to Nashville, TN about 7 months ago to immerse myself in this amazing music scene here.  I put out an EP around the same time and got busy writing and recording for the next project which I hope to have completed in time for the fall :0)  Nashville has been good to me and one thing I love about this city is that there is always a show to play or go see.  The last week or so has been amazing.  On Monday I went to the CMT Music Awards (hosted by Miley Cyrus!!)(I’m a fan!) where I saw more country music performances in one night than I ever have in my whole life!




My birthday was on the 16th and some friends threw a small surprise party for me. It was the first time I ever had one of those :0) The 18th I had the priveledge of playing the famed Bluebird Cafe and share the stage with some amazing writers, including Tony Mullins, one of the Hitmen of Music Row.




The Bluebird is sort of a rite of passage for many of country music’s best writers.  And a couple nights ago I caught one of my favorite bands, Switchfoot.  They rocked the packed out crowd!



umm, and that’s my week in a nutshell, I’ll try to update this as often as I can.  Thanks to Jade & Cass for having me, I look forward to being a part of this amazing website!
-Rick

"That's the Day" is a Top 5 Record in Canada!

Big Thanks to everyone in Avon, CT for a fun show. Had a great time getting to know all the kids at Avon High and diving into the volcano chocolate tower at Chili’s afterwards!

Hey Thanks to Canada , the whole country, for downloading the album so much. I found out a few days ago that my record hit the Top 5 on the Pop Charts there. It peaked out at #3 just a few days ago! I’ll def have to make a trip to our Northern neighbors very soon :0)

Spent the weekend in the city catching up with friends and playing a bit. The city is sooo nice this time of year…the air is brisk but there’s the feeling that Spring is just around the corner.

I went to my favorite breakfast place in the whole world…Sara Beth’s. The Pancakes and waffles are amazing, and you can’t help but feel like you could go run a marathon from all the sugar up until you pass out 3 hrs later. Back in Nash now and back to working on bringing you all some new tnues soon :0) Talk to you soon

-Rick

Lyrics to Mary, Crashing Down, Thrift Store Gypsy, New York

“Mary”

(verse 1)

She’s got everything she wants,

She’s got everything she needs,

Got a four door sports car, house of her dreams

Got white picket fences, give her diamond rings

But she don’t need them, she don’t need them

Her head’s stuck in a pipe dream

She gets everything she sees

Claims shop-a-holic as a disease

Thinks that plastic or paper, both gonna save her

Money can’t buy her way out of danger

Mary’s gonna find out one day, that all these things will fade away

(Chorus)

Mary, you’re very confused

Got a lot of issues you need to go through

Got a one track mind, when you take your time

You’ll find everything you need your cash can’t buy

You’re gonna find, that everything’s gonna be alright

(Verse 2)

She’s got all her money can buy

But she’s got nothing left inside

She tries to find God sipping on a bottle

A little marijuana gets a bit harder

Try to put it down, it’ll come back stronger

Mary’s gonna find out one day, that all these things are gonna change…

(Chorus)

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“Thrift Store Gypsy”

Your pockets are fully stocked

With cigarettes and lollipops

Your favorite songs aren’t on the radio

You disregard the debutantes

Who scoff at you in nonchalance

About the way you want to wear your clothes

Don’t read the magazines

Filled with rehabbed beauty queens

Cause they don’t have a thing to do with you

(Chorus)

Thrift Store Gypsy, Always iffy about everything mainstream

It never was your scene

Thrift Store Gypsy, I wish I could have your bravery inside of me

To go against society

I see you on the L train

Nose buried in Hemingway

And I wonder where you like to spend your time

The Jesus hanging round your neck

Your hair so perfect in such a mess

Suggests there’s more to you than meets the eye

You’ve been told what’s really best

Climb corporate ladders with broken steps

But you know that there’s more to life than this

(Chorus)

(Bridge)

(Chorus)

Cause sometimes I’m not who I want to be

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“New York”

(Verse 1)

The Skyline shines like Christmas lights

Like fireworks stuck in the sky

In New York, New York

The street’s alive with the passing cars

Underneath all the man made stars

In New York, New York

This I swear if you can make it here

Anywhere becomes austere

Then may I see, if what they say is true…

(Chorus)

So long and farewell

To the land I have dwelled

Tomorrow’s song I’ll sing in a different place

So long and goodbye

To the city that scrapes the sky

Don’t forget my name

When I return again to New York

(Verse 2)

I remember my first nights

In Mark’s apartment on the East Side

And our talks of girls and God and all our dreams

The Coronado on the holidays

The Compound and the L train

And 5 nights a week down at 414

This I swear if you can make it here

Anywhere becomes austere

Then may I see, if what they say is true

(Chorus)

(Bridge)

New York (6x)

So long and farewell

To the hands I have held

I’ll always hold your heart inside of me

So long and goodbye

Until the next

Don’t forget to write

And please dry your eyes

I’ll stop in and say hi

The next time I’m in New York…

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“Crashing Down”

(verse 1)

On & on & on she goes

Where she stops no one knows

But this road she’s on won’t lead her home

All alone in her pretty dress

She looks fine but she’s all a mess

Its hard to hide what’s going on

(pre-chorus)

She’s sick inside but she’s alright she claims she

Can make it on her own

(Chorus)

Its too late to turn back now

You’re too far in and you can’t get out

But today you’re gonna have to figure it out

Someday you’re gonna sit down

And think about how hard it was to get out

But today you’re gonna have to figure it out

(verse 2)

On & on & on she goes

She’s lost herself on this broken road

Where do you go, when you’re all alone

She knows there’s more to life than this

Than entropy and emptiness

But this is all she’s ever known

(pre-chorus)

Forget the nets

She’s left the edge

I’ll be there to catch your head

When you think you’re dead, its not the end

(chorus)

(Bridge)

All coming crashing down…

(verse 3)

On & on & on she runs

It hurts to see what she’s become

When all she needs is a little love

Take It Slow Tab, Chords

“Take It Slow”…OK, this is probably the simplest song I ever wrote, but hey, simple worked for the Beatles…Capo 1st FretThe Verse and Chorus are both:E B A BThe Bridge is:Cm A B

"My Best" Lyrics/Chords

Here are the tabs and chords for ‘My Best’ -the tab is from memory, so let me know if it isn’t right. I ususally tune my guitar down a whole step to play this song, but it may have been in standard tuning or down just a half step. Have fun :0)

F C Am G/B, F C G

The radio’s playing our favorite song

The one’s we used to along

But your silence is telling me that something’s wrong

Not sure what you’re gonna say

Doesn’t matter anyway

We’ve been putting off this talk now for days

There were too many stars to align

Took too much to make it right

But you can’t say I never tried

F C G (3x), F C Am G/B, F G

I gave you my best

Cause its all that I had

I guess its too much

To ask for that back

I gave you my best

Cause I needed all that you had

I gave you my heart

Now please give it back

Sometime you pray for the skies to clear

But the clouds just need to shed some tears

So pardon me while I take a little time

And I’m not surprised your eyes are dry

While on love’s cross I’m crucified

All I wanted was for you to try

(Chorus)

Am C F G (2x) Am Dm G E, Am C G

If you say that you tried, you just lied to yourself…

(Chorus)

My Ringtone is the Myxer Pick of the Day...Downlaod ’Mary’ for FREE

Hey guys,

My ringtone “Mary” has been chosen as the Myxer “Pick of the Day” for today April 2nd. The Myxer “Pick of the Day” is exclusively featured on the homepage of the Myxer website and will be seen by every user who “Signs In” to the Myxer website on 4/2.

Description:

With a smooth swagger, and the natural ability to pen a perfect pop tune, today’s featured artist, singer/songwriter Rick Seibold, is well on his way to the top! His upbeat, percussion-driven ditty, “Mary,” is today’s featured ringtone, and for good reason, it’s a serious jam! Rick sounds as if he could pull off the perfect duet with Jack Johnson or Dave Matthews, and that my friends is a compliment of the highest order! Download today’s ringtone and have a listen to this amazing talent on the rise!