Erja Lyytinen - Empty Hours (Live @Kulttuuritalo Tempo, Mikkeli)

"Empty Hours" is a love story that ends, leaving the narrator alone. The artist describes how the slide guitar melody came to her during a lonely moment in a hotel room while touring, tuned in an open D‑minor setting that captures the tormenting feeling of the song. The melancholic slide line accompanies obsessive love and lust, evoking the classic slide guitar piece "Dark Was the Night, Cold was the Ground," a favorite of hers. The track, from the album "Smell the Roses," reflects on broken hearts, silent hours, and the lingering scent of a lost love.