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#529149 03/17/19 11:16 PM
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Goodbye Song

This is a song to which Di and I wrote the lyric last summer, just before she became so sick. I just found the time to put it to music and record it yesterday. Let me know what you think. I dropped the vocal back a wee bit in the mix since posting the song.

I've been pretty scarce on the forum the past few month due to Di's illness and some health issues that popped up for me recently. I'm scheduled for eye surgery at the end of the month. I will visit the great artists on these boards as I can. And thanks to everyone who commented on my last post. I simply didn't have time to reply to everyone who left a comment. But, I'll persevere as i can. Thanks! Best to everyone ...

Alan

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File:The Goodbye Song.SGU

Key=C , Tempo 120, Length (m:s)=3:04

RealTracks in style: ~~1547:Bass, Electric, CountrySwing Sw 110
RealTracks in style: 2889:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm FolkBluesSlowShuffleMike Sw 085
RealTracks in style: 2886:Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm FolkBluesSlowShuffleBrent Sw 085
RealTracks in song: 1208:Fiddle, Soloist GypsyJazzBallad Sw 110 (Bluesy)
RealTracks in song: ~610:Mandolin, Rhythm Chop Sw 120
RealTracks in song: ~1788:Banjo, Tenor, Rhythm DixielandMediumA-B Sw 110
RealDrums in Song: BluesRockShuffle^2-a:Snare, HiHat , b:Snare, Ride

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Goodbye Song
(c) 2019 Alan D. David, BMI / Diana Randall, BMI

(v1)
The journey was good, I'll never forget
The memories we etched in our hearts
We traveled near and we traveled far
Sometimes to unkown parts

Then we came to a fork in the road
And the truth stared us square in the face
You chose left and I chose right
Each seeking a different place


CHORUS
We tried our best but somewhere it went wrong
Your ping didn’t like my pong
Your ying and my yang just couldn’t get along
Now we're singing our goodbye song


INSTRUMENTAL VERSE


CHORUS
We tried our best but somewhere it went wrong
Your ping didn’t like my pong
Your ying and my yang just couldn’t get along
Now we're singing our goodbye song


(v2)
We came to fences that we couldn’t mend
So we jumped them and went our own ways
I'm still not sure where it all went wrong
I'm confused as I sort through the haze

You were a Pepsi and I was a Coke
Somehow we both lost our fizz
No hard feelings no axes to grind
As they say it is what it is

REPEAT CHORUS x2

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Alan...

"You were a Pepsi and I was a Coke
Somehow we both lost our fizz
No hard feelings no axes to grind
As they say it is what it is"

A clever verse! Fun.

The swing treatment was a nice way to put this one across.
Always like a toe-tapping break-up song smile

The vocals do get a bit "hot" in the chorus. Shouldn't take much to tame that...

Best to both you and Di...

fj

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What a great song Al, super swinging toe tapper. Very enjoyable

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Hi Floyd ...

Thanks for the nice comments. Much appreciated. Glad ya liked that verse as it was the very last thing we wrote. We contemplated a last verse to give the story some resolve and this is where we ended up. Glad it works.

I went back and remixed the vocal. I brought it down a touch - a touch and a half in the choruses - and trimmed a very small amount of high EQ. I also compressed it slightly differently. Thanks for the insight. Wishing you well ...

Alan


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Love the Pepsi and Coke, lost our fizz. Very creative!! Nice reflective song.

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Originally Posted By: furry
What a great song Al, super swinging toe tapper. Very enjoyable


Why, thank ya so much, Graham. Appreciate all of that. Wishing you well.

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Originally Posted By: Belladonna
Love the Pepsi and Coke, lost our fizz. Very creative!! Nice reflective song.


Hi Donna ...

Glad you enjoyed that. It just came to us out of the clear blue. We'd written the rest of the lyric several days prior but were never happy with the last verse. We needed more resolve and low and behold ....!

Thank you! Wishing you the best ...

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Love it and the temperament is perfect for a country swing thing.
Also I could see this exact same backing but with brass and done as a Louis Prima type tune too. Great work.


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Originally Posted By: MrJones?
Love it and the temperament is perfect for a country swing thing.
Also I could see this exact same backing but with brass and done as a Louis Prima type tune too. Great work.


Hello Mr. Jones ... nice "meeting" you! Thank you for the very nice words. I appreciate them very much.

And Louis Prima is an excellent reference. I always enjoyed him. Yes, I'm old enough to remember seeing him perform (I'll be 72 next Friday). And Keely Smith always seemed so undisturbed by his antics. She was pretty good herself, you know!

Many thanks for the visit and nice words. Best to you ...

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Great country shuffle...
With outstanding lyrical images...
A wonderful description of how personal growth can tear apart relationships...
Keen insightful observations...
Altogether another great write...
I enjoyed it...
Take care of yourselves as you persevere.


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Originally Posted By: Al-David
And Keely Smith always seemed so undisturbed by his antics. She was pretty good herself, you know!

Indeed, a great part of their show depended on her lack of movement and stern face in contrast to his clowning around... And what a singer she was too yes.


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So, an amicable break-up is a real thing?

So good to hear from you, hope your eye surgery goes well.

I miss your presence here but I certainly understand.

This is a clever and entertaining song, solid delivery.

enjoyed,

Kenny

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Originally Posted By: Jim
Great country shuffle...
With outstanding lyrical images...
A wonderful description of how personal growth can tear apart relationships...
Keen insightful observations...
Altogether another great write...
I enjoyed it...
Take care of yourselves as you persevere.


Thank you so much, Jim! I love that country 4/4 swing - played it for about 50 years. I appreciate the kindness. Wishing you the very best ...

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Hey Kenny ...

Well, it's a real thing in this song!!!

Thanks for the surgery well-wishes. They're gonna pop my eyeball out of the socket and cut into. Sounds delightful, eh??!! My background is visual health, so I know what's going on, both with my eye and how they hope to fix the problem.

Glad you liked the song. Thanks so much for letting me know. Best to you ...

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"Your ying and my yang just couldn’t get along
Now we're singing our goodbye song"

That's worth the price of admission...cool!

And it don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing...

Friendly breakups are rare...nice to hear a tune addressing that smile

Well performed, well written and, yeah, that swing thing!

Most enjoyable....

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Nice upbeat breakup song and uses that nice gypsy fiddle, just like my latest showcase song smile You surely haven't lost your fizz when it comes to music, great groove and nice images in the lyrics.

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Alan,
A very nice story telling tune!
This was extra cool line:
"Your ying and my yang just couldn’t get along" smile
I like Gypsy fiddle on this, brings that vintage saloon feel.

Thank you for sharing!

Misha.

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In addition to the Coke and fizz lyric already mentioned, I also like "Your ping didn’t like my pong." Fun song. That squawky fiddle adds to the flavor.

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Originally Posted By: Janice & Bud
"Your ying and my yang just couldn’t get along
Now we're singing our goodbye song"

That's worth the price of admission...cool!

And it don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing...

Friendly breakups are rare...nice to hear a tune addressing that smile

Well performed, well written and, yeah, that swing thing!

Most enjoyable....

J&B

Hi!

Thank you so much for the kind words of support and encouragement. The lyric was finished in August or September of last year. Then Di's health plummeted and I never got back to it for the music. The last few days have been better for her, health-wise, and me time-wise. SO, I've been taking advantage of that and working on several songs, this being the first I "finished". It only took 20 or 30 minutes to come up with the music, and then about an hour to bring it ti fruition. Got a couple more I'm tinkering with.

Again, many thanks for the kindness. Glad you enjoyed that particular part of the lyric as it's my favorite.

Wishing both of you the very best. T^ake care ...

Alan



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Cool fun song Alan. Loved the song. Super vocal. Cool lyrics. Fiddle was excellent. Well done


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