“Not Gonna” is the second song in the “waterfall” release of their second album. “The inspiration for ‘Not Gonna’ was this nagging feeling that we are too old to be successful in music. Whether or not that’s actually true or not, we’re too stubborn to listen,” shares the duo Merlot Embargo.
“Not Gonna” is the duo pushing back on those feelings of being too old or too uncool to “make it” and often feel like it’s holding them back from being taken seriously. Additionally, it’s an inner dialogue with themselves, telling them to give up and them overcoming those voices. “It’s our determined, defiant response to a world (and our own self-doubt/imposter syndrome) that wants us to quit,” they share. “Hopefully, this song inspires people to keep persevering and following their dreams. They may be closer than they realize.”
Merlot Embargo started with a nearly fatal car accident that crushed their little Toyota, and sent them scrambling out the newly-destroyed rear window. That brush with death, and time of self-reflection, drove them to share their music with the world. Some might consider them (Scarlet and Geoff) an unlikely duo: a seat-of-the-pants singer-songwriter, and a music school nerd and engineer. But the blending of their different approaches to music, and life, has helped them create music that’s provocative, but approachable. They temper each other’s worst tendencies, and in their good moments, bring out the best qualities in the other.
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