We can’t get enough of this beautiful masterpiece “Giving Up The Dream” by talented singer-songwriter Jess Cayne. The atmosphere of this song is unique and the production is creative, smart and brought this song to a whole new level. Jess Cayne has one of the catchiest and most beautiful we’ve ever heard and her performance on this record is more than professional. The lyrics are so original and mesh perfectly with the vocal melodies. Jess Cayne is a creative artist and her music is unique and sets her apart from the crowd. She has so much talent when it comes to singing and writing songs which left us super excited to see where her career will go over the coming months. This song is a great experience from start to finish! We hope you love it as much as we do!
WHAT THE ARTIST SAYS ABOUT THIS SONG:
“Bobby Hamrick, Jesse Fink, and I (Jess) wrote Giving Up The Dream over Zoom in lockdown… Obviously, we were all raw nerves. I was staying with my parents in Atlanta for three months to not be alone (hi, hello, terminally single), Jesse was in New York unable to even think about leaving his house- same with Bobby- he was in Nashville with a brand new baby.
Prior to signing my new deal with Spirit Music/2Mix Music in February 2020 (yes, right before lockdown, yikes), in the beginning of 2019 my dad called and asked me when I was going to stop. When I was going to give up music and get a real job- get a REAL life. He’s a musician who understands how heartbreaking this business can be, and to be fair, he simply had my best interest at heart. I basically told him, “I love you, but fuck off.”
I told the guys that story and, of course, they GOT IT- because what we do is insane and all consuming and not “NORMAL”. It’s impossible to explain the compulsion we all feel to do this thing we get paid for, because it’s something we would do for free… We can’t help it. Most people don’t understand and most people think we’re insane (and we are, but that’s beside the point, I digress…)
Giving Up The Dream applies to anyone. No matter what your life looks like, who you love, where you live, HOW you live- it’s yours. You can pivot when you want. Say yes when you want. Say no when you want.
I think we sometimes get so caught up in the day to day “have tos”, we forget about long term happiness and “want tos”. Who gives a fuck what anyone else thinks.”
