"Maybe Next Time" (2018) by Barbara Kacicek

"Maybe Next Time" (2018)
by Barbara Kacicek (1957-2024)
6 x 8 inches, Oil on Panel

Failed and unrequited love... here the two players are both linked by their "heart line" and yet wholly separated. There is a great old guitar piece called "Maybe The Next Time"

"Vielleicht Das Nachste Mal" (1981) by rainbow, and
"Maybe The Next Time" a 1991 ballad by Sue Medley

I hybridized this with a terrific musical number from "Cabaret" called "Maybe This Time" (which did not appear in the original 1966 musical, but was integrated into the stage play after its inclusion in the 1972 movie version (it was not written for the musical, it is a song that existed)... it's Sally's last mournful plea for a second (third, fourth...) chance before things turn dark and she self-destructs (again)

so... maybe next time