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The Last Apple (Live)

by Kele Fleming

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‘The Last Apple’ is a rolicking folk rock song where Kele embraces her secret identity as a protest singer. This song riffs on some of the ideas and images from Joni Mitchell’s song “Big Yellow Taxi.” In the song, the big yellow taxi is summoned to help deliver a message that we don’t want to hear - “no ride is for free.” Meaning, we don’t get a free ride on Earth. Drawing inspiration from Mitchell's timeless lament over paving paradise, this song rallies listeners to stand up and fight for the preservation of our planet before it’s all lost and before we fall.

This folk rock protest song emerges as a poignant call to arms against the relentless march of corporate greed and environmental destruction. With guitar chords and organ swells that echo the spirit of 1960s protest folk, the song's melody weaves a tapestry of hope and defiance.

The music video was recorded in the fall of 2020 and was part of the virtual album release show for Kele's last album, 'The Song I'll Write for My Whole Life.' Recorded during the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown (note the masks), this virtual show took the place of a full on album release concert at Vancouver's The WISE Hall.

Music video - youtu.be/hqhS6EzYPCI

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LYRICS

The last apple on the ground
2 legs walk on by
Their faces to the sky
Screens fill their eyes
Too busy to see
The last apple falling
A funeral song for us all

Falling…

Snakes in the trees
They’re calling out to me
Take a bite and you will see
The world open up
Women will take the blame
All knowledge and pain
It all unravels in your name

Falling…

The big yellow taxi’s here
Jump in if you dare
Everything Joni said is clear
No one rides for free
We don’t know what we got
Till it’s too late
We celebrate as we disintegrate

Falling…

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released April 5, 2024
Words & music - Kele Fleming
Recorded at Pandora’s Box Rehearsal Studios (Vancouver) 2020
Recorded, engineered & mixed by Sheldon Zaharko, Zed Productions
Produced by Kele Fleming & Sheldon Zaharko
Mastered by Andrew Downton, Railtown Mastering

Kele Fleming- vocals, guitars
Ron Yamauchi - organ
Aaron Trory - bass
Tony Lee - drums, percussion
Scott Fletcher - guitars

Single cover by Kele

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Kele Fleming Victoria, British Columbia

Kele Fleming is a folk-rock singer-songwriter from Victoria, Canada. Her latest single and music video 'Vanishing of Bees (Atlas to Earth Synthwave Remix)' is out now!

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