80s Underdog
I love album covers. There was a time when the image on an album jacket was the primary method of signalling the nature of the music inside. Songs and Illustrations are an almost perfect artistic pairing. Writing a song and creating a complimentary illustration is also an enormous challenge. Which is what makes it fun.
80s Underdog is inspired by memories of the eighties. A time when life in the neighbourhood of Fairview, Halifax, often seemed echoed in the underdog stories that played out in movies and songs of the era. Featured characters were often over-matched, with the odds against them. Down, but not out, yet still able to overcome through sheer determination and heart. Sincere, inspirational, and devoid of irony, these works endure til this day. 80s Underdog was written from the perspective of a character who’s at the crisis point in their story. Beaten. Bested. Seemingly out of contention. But ready to rise again. Ready to rally. Ready. To. Triumph!
Music and Lyrics by Clarke MacDonald © All rights reserved
email: macdonald.clarke@ns.sympatico.ca
The illustration was hand-drawn in pencil and pen, and digitally coloured in Procreate and Photoshop. © Clarke MacDonald 2024
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