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First song in a while ... been so busy and also (because of that) bereft of inspiration for a long time. But ... let's see how this one goes? Thanks so much for listening - all feedback, it goes without saying, is very welcome.

My browser is giving me grief, so I'm going to post the link "as is". Sorry, but here goes: https://audiomack.com/song/jamesdelsono/tell-her-i-love-her

Style is _PJONPB2.STY (Country Piano Ballad w/ Pedal St) [there's no Pedal Steel in this one, though, I muted it!]

RealTracks in style: ~701:Bass, Electric, PopHalfNotesSync Ev 085
RealTracks in style: 1728:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm PopBalladJohn Ev 085
RealTracks in style: ~362:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming Ev 085
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RealDrums [in style:NashvilleEven8^2-a:Sidestick, HiHat , b:Snare, HiHat


TELL HER I LOVE HER

The night is dark, and I am far from home
I may not make it back all on my own,
So, if you hear this, please kindly pass it on
To the one person for whom I write this song.

Tell her I love her; please tell her not to cry
If it should happen I'm not back tonight
Tell her I'm glad that I could call her mine
From when we met, right to the present time.

***

This cruel world may have the best of me;
I thought it slight; it's strong, in fact, you see.
But here I am, ready at last to call
Time on this fierce-fought battle for my soul.

Tell her I love her; please tell her not to cry
If it should happen I'm not back tonight
Tell her I'm glad that I could call her mine
From when we met, right to the present time.

Tell her I love her; please tell her not to cry
If it should happen that tonight I die;
But, if I live, ask her to be my wife
And I will love her for the rest of my life.

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Nice work on this one James smile I like how gentle and calming it is to listen to. It has a lot of sincerity behind it, and I enjoyed the instrumentation a lot. It works great with your vocals.

Thanks for sharing!


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Like Deryk said there is a lot of sincerity in this.

The choice of style is perfect for the spoken word and the lyrc.

Well done!

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This song has such a longing and sadness to it, but I really enjoyed it! Thanks for sharing.


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Thanks everyone. It, as I said above, was my first song in a while - so I was kinda worried about "letting it go", as it were. So I'm so happy that you enjoyed it - thank you.

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Spoken style vocal works well for this song. Enjoyed the listen.

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Thanks so much, Mark.

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Musician17,

It’s a nice instrumental track on this, musically very smooth . . and the spoken word works well with it (though I think you’d want to have the vocal sit back a little bit). Worth putting in the time to refine this further.

Kindest regards,

Deej

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Agreed about the vocal needing to sit back. I think I'll use a different mic from now on, etc., in any case - so hopefully that will be a helping factor, too. Thanks for taking the time to listen, Deej.

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Pleasant & interesting chordal changes over the recitation...
Nicely done...
I enjoyed listening.


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Ah, a classic tearjerker.

Spoken word with music isn't really my cup of tea, but it worked fine.

Glad to hear another of your songs! smile


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Thanks Jim and David ... made me smile :-) Appreciate you taking the time to listen and comment! :-)

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Hi James,

I'm not quite sure what to say. Your song has finished playing and I'm sitting here with a bit of a tear my eye. Your presentation is quite a journey. You transported me to a battlefield and the lull between confrontations. As I was listening to you speak, in my mind, I could see a soldier, tired and totally worn out. He was writing a letter to the one he loves most on earth.

Your lyrics captured this moment really well for me.

The only other song that has done this to me is Galveston (written by Jimmy Webb and made famous by Glenn Campbell). This is also about separation due to war and the uncertainty this brings.

A fine effort!

All the best,
Noel


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Oh my word, Noel. I don't think I've ever gotten such a reaction to any of my songs! Thank you. You know, that was exactly the imagery I was going for - an exhausted soldier, writing to his best friend about the one he loves most. I'm so, so happy this came through as intended, and even happier at receiving such a beautiful, genuine reaction.

I haven't had a chance yet to listen to Galveston, but I will do so without a shadow of a doubt :-) Thanks so much once more!!!

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