The band came to prominence after taking top honors at the 1979 California World Music Festival held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. More than 2100 bands entered the competition and shared the stage with Cheap Trick, Aerosmith, and Van Halen.
In conjunction with their festival success, the Loosely Tight song "Rough and Tough" was the lead off track for radio station KDKB (93.3 FM)'s 1979 album, Arizona Sounds Volume 3.
After a brief stint with Capitol Records, the band's album Fightin' Society (1981) found release on Star Struck Records.
In 2000, The Arizona Republic named Loosely Tight as #28 in their list of The 100 Best Valley Rock Bands.
The Loosely Tight lineup included Dino Livingston (singer/songwriter/vocalist/guitarist), Mark Lehman (bass), Jr. Lomeli (guitar), and Pat Dixon (drums). The band's manager was Danny Zelisko. Later band members included Bob Hagen (drums), Danny Livingston (bass), and Donnie Mills (bass). Dixon went on to play drums with another Arizona based band, Icon, who recorded albums on both Capitol Records and Atlantic Records.
The songs on Fightin' Society are now controlled by independent record label Fervor Records. The label placed the band's music in various movies, including Paramount Pictures, The Love Guru (2008), Oscilloscope Laboratories, The Messenger (2009), Grindstone Entertainment Group, The Frozen Ground (2013), Bold Films, Stronger (2017), and Universal Pictures, American Made (2017). Loosely Tight's music has also been played on several TV series, including Get Shorty, Red Oaks, The Carrie Diaries, The Neighbors, Blood Drive, and Narcos.
In 2011, Loosely Tight moved to Houston, Texas where Dino Livingston teamed up with bass player Wolff DeLong (former bass player for, most notably, Mean Gene Kelton and Super Chikan and the Fighting Cocks), and drummer, Rick Gomez. Delong and Gomez provided the rhythm section. Livingston continued to write songs and play guitar.
On December 20, 2011, lead singer Dino Livingston died of complications from diabetes.
In 2012, Phoenix New Times chose Loosely Tight's song "Bombs Away" as one of the songs from 1981 which defined Arizona.
Another Place
Loosely Tight Lyrics
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Someone left from far away
So far away
Can you feel it in your heart
When they're tearing you apart
Tearing you apart
I can hear them
I can feel em, feel em out there
They're out there waiting
Anticipating
They're out there waiting
Waiting for me and you
Such a feeling
I only knew
Do you know, do you know
I'm from another place
They're from another place
Time, time, wasted time
Don't tell me a lie this time
You know I'm walking the line
Everyday I feel stronger
Everyday gets a little longer
Yes I know, baby
Yes I know
Everything's gonna be certain
Everything's changing in certain
They're out there waiting
Anticipating
They're out there waiting
Waiting for me and you
Such a feeling
I only knew
Do you know, do you know
I'm from another place
They're from another place
I'm from another place
Now in the end
Will you know
Where you're from
Or where it is you will go
Tell me do you know
Time is waiting for you
Time is waiting
Time is what you do
Baby it's up to you
I can feel it
Feel it coming
I can see it
See it coming
They're out there waiting
Anticipating
They're out there waiting
Waiting for me and you
Such a feeling
We only knew
Do you know
Do you know
We're from another place
We're from another place
We're from another place
The song "From Another Place" by Loosely Tight talks about a sense of being disconnected and displaced, both in terms of emotions and physical location. The lyrics seem to suggest that the singer is not quite at home where they are and that they may feel like they belong somewhere else. The first verse starts with a news report about someone leaving from far away, which leads the singer to reflect on how they themselves feel separated. They then ask "Can you feel it in your heart when they're tearing you apart?", which hints at the emotional turmoil they might be experiencing.
The chorus then talks about a feeling of being watched and waited upon, as if the world is waiting for something to happen to the singer and the person they're addressing. This feeling is then reflected in the verses, with the singer's sense of time being wasted and them feeling like they're walking a tightrope. However, despite all the uncertainty, there is a sense of growing strength within the singer, as they feel themselves getting stronger every day.
In the end, the song seems to suggest that despite feeling out of place, there is a sense of hope that comes with knowing that the singer is not alone in their feeling of disconnection. The repeated line "We're from another place" suggests that there are others out there who feel the same way, and that there might be a place where they all belong.
Line by Line Meaning
Heard it on the news today
I got to know about it on the news today
Someone left from far away
Someone departed from a distant place
So far away
The place they left from was very far
Can you feel it in your heart
Can you sense the emotions in your heart
When they're tearing you apart
When it hurts and separates you
Tearing you apart
Pulling you apart
I can hear them
I hear them
Hear them out there
I hear them somewhere over there
I can feel em, feel em out there
I can sense them out there
They're out there waiting
They are waiting out there
Anticipating
Expecting, hoping for something
Waiting for me and you
Waiting for both of us
Such a feeling
It's an intense feeling
I only knew
I just experienced now
Do you know, do you know
Do you have any clue about this?
I'm from another place
I belong to a different place
They're from another place
They belong to a different place
Time, time, wasted time
Time that's been lost
Don't tell me a lie this time
Don't lie to me again
You know I'm walking the line
You know I am taking a specific course of action
Everyday I feel stronger
I am getting stronger every day
Everyday gets a little longer
Each day seems longer than the last
Yes I know, baby
I'm well aware of it, honey
Everything's gonna be certain
Everything is going to work out for sure
Everything's changing in certain
Certain things are definitely changing
Now in the end
Now, at the end
Will you know
Would you be aware?
Where you're from
Your place of origin
Or where it is you will go
Or where you're heading
Tell me do you know
Please tell me if you are aware
Time is waiting for you
Time is waiting for you to take action
Time is waiting
Time is standing by
Time is what you do
Making use of time is essential
Baby it's up to you
It's entirely up to you
I can feel it
I can sense it
Feel it coming
I feel it's approaching
I can see it
I can visualize it
See it coming
I can sense it's arriving
We're from another place
Both of us belong to a different place
Lyrics © WHIRLED MUSIC PUBLISHING
Written by: DENNIS LIVINGSTON
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
That's that other guy
Went to some awesome desert 🏜 parties where Loosely Tight was playing!
Aaron Osio
"Billys Hot Camaro Tape!!" Sick track!
Kurt North
Awesome guitar by J.R.