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Listen: Kat Edmonson Has The Mountain Stage Song of the Week – 'Nobody Knows That'
Kat Edmonson performing on Mountain Stage in 2022.Rafael Barker
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In her fourth appearance on Mountain Stage, jazzy singer and songwriter Kat Edmonson performs a wonderful duo set accompanied by pianist Roy Dunlap. Our Song of the Week, “Nobody Knows That,” is a sweet and timeless love song, from the perspective of a friend longing for more from a lover with another on their mind.
Kat Edmonson – "Nobody Knows That", live on Mountain Stage
Jazzy pop singer Kat Edmonson performs her song "Nobody Knows That," on Mountain Stage in April of 2022.
And you don't know that in the end I was hoping we were more than friends. Nobody knows that. Nobody knows that. Nobody knows that but me.
Kat Edmonson – "Nobody Knows That"
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