NASHVILLE,
Tenn. (June 2015) – Hit country artist ScottConer has released a new song and accompanying video that reveal the often
unspoken but devastating impact of domestic violence on married women.
Scott
says he was inspired to write his latest single, "When The Angels
Cry", after his wife Cyndi recounted some heartbreaking incidents that
happened to her mother more than 20 years ago. Scott recorded the song with top-tier
session players in Nashville, and the couple teamed up to shoot a stirring
video on their rural farm near Franklin, Ind. The artist hopes the song and
video will be a meaningful tool for organizations that are helping abused women
realize their own potential while encouraging men to overcome a lifestyle of
abuse.
To download "When
The Angels Cry" song or video, visit the artist's website at
www.ScottConer.com, his Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/ScottConerMusic, or
You Tube at https://youtu.be/SXUUgLl43TA .
The
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence reports that one in five women
have been victims of severe physical violence by an intimate partner in their
lifetime. Startling statistics show that on a typical day, there are more than
20,000 phone calls to domestic violence hotlines nationwide.
"I
think I am passionate about the issue in part because of my own wife having to
live in an abusive situation as a teenager," said Scott, who has recorded
songs with legendary artists such as Tanya
Tucker and T. Graham Brown.
"But there is more to it than that. I hate to see anyone lose her
self-worth and identity because of someone else. We all deserve a voice, and we
all deserve respect."
Scott
wrote the song late one afternoon while he wife was preparing dinner. It tells
the story of a woman who is abused by her husband night after night. In the
lyric, the woman pleads with her spouse to stop. "You've taken all that I
am... There's nothing left of me but this broken wedding band... Please don't
hit me again... Please don't take my life... Look into these eyes for God's
sake... That's your wife."
Stylistically,
"When The Angel's Cry" was a departure for Scott, who loves to rock
the house with high-energy country tunes. Given its dark topic and overall
feel, he decided to keep the recording simple and bare. For the recording
session, he was joined at Nashville's 515 Studio by Clint Black keyboardist Dane Bryant, Martina McBride guitarist Mike Waldren, and veteran engineer Logan Schlegel. A special console was
loaned to Scott by Rob Royer, a
member of the legendary 1970s pop band Bread. The resulting sound is organic,
tender and heartfelt.
"So
often in my writing process, I record new music pretty quickly," Scott added.
"'Angels' was a song that lived with me for years. I recognize that this
song isn't a 'feel-good' piece, but I felt I had to record it. I don't know how
it will be received. But if the song and video help one person, it will be
worth doing a thousand times over."
Cyndi,
who runs the family's Cynnamae Media Productions, brought the black and white video
to life with realistic scenes of a Southern woman battered by an intoxicated,
uncaring husband. In the end, the victim finally decides to run away. But when
she opens a closet door to get her suitcase, a Bible falls out onto the floor.
Listeners/viewers can hear Scott singing the chorus. "When the angels
cry... You can almost taste the tears... Flowing like a river... It's been dammed
up for years...."
"To
me, the Bible signifies hope and resolve in knowing there is a better life out
there for her," continued Scott, who noted that the video features
performances by a local couple and Scott and Cyndi's youngest daughter, Taylor.
"One of the things I wanted to point out is that abuse happens in all
parts of society."
Scott
Coner has recorded songs with a who's who of country legends including Tanya Tucker, T. Graham Brown, and Charlie
Daniels. Scott's single "Maybe She Lied", a duet with Tucker on
Reedy's Dream Records, hit number one on the United Kingdom's Hot Disk Top 40.
Other songs, including "Sanibel" (a duet with Brown) and
"Reedy's Dream" (with vocal and instrumental contributions from
Daniels) have been heard on terrestrial and online radio stations around the
world. Also an emerging author, Scott recently penned the book "Lynyrd
Skynyrd: Ronnie Van Zant and Me" with Gene
Odom, a survivor of the Lynyrd Skynyrd plane crash.
To learn more about
Scott Coner or to download his songs and videos, visit www.ScottConer.com.
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