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"You can't go home again" - Thomas Wolfe "Really?" - floyd jane BACK HOME no one was there to welcome her back a run-down station, overgrown tracks an old wooden sign confirmed the fact it was a town she once called home three blocks down where the park used to be sprawling apartments... not a single tree this isn’t how she imagined it’d be the town she once called home home....can you ever go back home.... back home.... a lazy downtown all replaced by high-rises and a hectic pace everywhere she turned another stranger’s face in the town she once called home supermarkets and malls and mass transit stops instead of the old familiar mom-and-pops since when did they need more than one traffic cop in the town she once called home home....can you ever go back home.... back home.... she closes her eyes and just for a moment nothing's changed the streets are filled with sunday strollers and everyone knows her name and she’s still that small town girl with dreams to change the world as soon as she's found a way out of this town she once called home what a pleasant surprise to find beacon drive after all these years somehow survived tears of joy well up inside for the town she once called home the smell of supper through the front door screen mom and dad out on the front porch swing a little prayer of thanks that her journey could bring her to a place she could still call home home....welcome back home.... back home.... The BAND: RealTracks in style: 521:Bass, Electric, Pop Syncopated Ev 136 RealTracks in song: ~1677:Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking CountryBrent Ev 120 RealDrums in Song: NashvilleBrushesCountryPopEv16: a: Sidestick, Brushes b: Brushes MIDI SuperTracks in song: 2066:Piano, Rhythm NewAgeAnswers Ev16 110 RealTracks in song: 1856:Cello, Background PopCountry Ev 085 RealTracks in song: ~618:Fiddle, Background Allis Ev 120 MIDI SuperTracks in song: 2060:Strings, Rhythm PopCountry Ev 120 Hope you find something to like. Comments welcome. Call your Mom. floyd
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BEATIFUL!!!!!! This has always been a very personal subject for me. I am a person who frequently reflects on the past and the future. This song is a wonderful, beautifully executed examination of the meaning of home. Wonderful melancholy with a sweet, touching, and not overdone ending. LOVE the choice to make the chorus a reflective moment instead of a busy section....time to digest the deep content. LOVE the sparse and sweet arrangement. LOVE the vocal. LOVE THE WHOLE DANG THING!!!! Great Floyd!! Take care. Greg
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There's everything to like! Very good song with captivating lyrics. This track is begging for a video!!!
Your mixing is (at least in the songs I've heard) always very precise with no muddiness in the "dangerous" frequency zones.
Enjoyed it a lot!
Will
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Too many thoughts going thru my head on this. I'm not even sure what direction to go with my comments. I have not ONE thing I could tell you to do differently.
I could pick apart every word, instrumentation, feeling but why? Every single thing I would say would be a compliment.
I will say this though...
"a lazy downtown all replaced
by high-rises and a hectic pace"
That says an AMAZING amount in so little time. But, now that I've said that, it makes me want to keep going...
The build was awesome, and the release to such an touching ending was a perfect contrast to that. Thanks for not letting me live in only "days gone by."
This song is gorgeous in every aspect.
Chad (Hope that makes it easier)
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Lovely work. Greg was spot on with his review. Great build and some spine tingling lyrics.
Wonderful mix -crystal clear on my system and your "trademark" lyric make this a joy to listen to.
Peter
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Wow! Just when I expected another melancholic verse, you switch directions and end up with a happy ending! You did post a spoiler at the beginning, but I didn't believe it. and she’s still that small town girl
with dreams to change the world
as soon as she's found
a way out of this townGreat lyric, sort of the reverse of Greg's Sutherland Road. As always, a pleasure to listen to your songs! 
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Hi, Floyd !:))
You´ve done it again !:))
What a wonderful tune with
splendid singing by you !
My new Floydfav for sure !!!
Cheers
Dani
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Emotional and easy to relate to, even to people who stayed put. I too am glad you ended with sweetness, but I kinda felt like it was coming so it was as delicious as that pie you smelled in the oven during dinner.
Yep, that's what home is.
This was just great. I enjoyed it first bar to last.
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This is great.
So well done.
And very memorable.
"If The Beatles or the 60's had a message, it was 'Learn to swim'. And once you've learned - swim!"
John Lennon
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Hi Floyd,
It's amazing how simplicity and structured fulfillment can be so mutually ingratiating. The music is simple in form, yet the story/lyric is fully engaging and fulfills the expectations of the listener. The two facets compliment each other, rather than compete, throughout. And you do it so smoothly and seemingly with little effort, although I can imagine the diligent work you out into this.
Although totally different styles, this song brought to mind the Ed Bruce song, "After All" - it's one of my all-time favorites. This one matches up quite nicely with it. It was a real pleasure. Best to you.
Alan
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Man, you are on a roll! Just one good song after another.
Love the story, very well written, and your vocals/harmonies are spot on.
Great mix, piano sounds fabulous. What VSTi are you using if you don't mind my asking?
Very much enjoyed the listen!
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Man, you are on a roll! Just one good song after another.
Love the story, very well written, and your vocals/harmonies are spot on.
Great mix, piano sounds fabulous. What VSTi are you using if you don't mind my asking?
Very much enjoyed the listen! Dave said it right. Really well written and done. Tony
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Floyd I will have to say to date this song is my favorite of yours. The lyrics are so beautiful and brought me to to such a different experience of going back home. Love the twist at the end of finding that sweet place. This song is as great as any coming out of Nashville. You really nailed it with this one.
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Great song and vocal. Love the harmonies and the overall arrangement and the fact that the song kept building up throughout. Works really well and conveys the message of change which we cannot control so effectively.
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Floyd,
So much to like -the story with enough detail to draw us in and space to make it universal; superb vocals and nicely placed harmonies, crystal clear piano... my favourite moment is the bridge where you bring out emotion held back in the chorus.
A big WOW for this.
Robert
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This is a great song some have said best/ favourite Etc.
To me this stands on its own as it should.
One of the posts above mentioned the liking /opposite to Greg and his song Sutherland Road, although both are of the same style and structure Both shine in their own rights.
Enjoyed this Thanks.
P.S. PUT ME IN MIND OF Leo Sayer and orchard road.
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Super write,
the excellent harmonies just make this so smooth
and nice to listen to
the level of mix and musicianship is top notch
and that consistently great voice
all make for a beautiful song
Kenny
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Hello, floyd
Beautiful song!
I feel the essence of country in this tune.
Despite English lyrics, the story comes into my mind without difficulty.
I think that it is because of your powerful vocal.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.
Best regards.
Shigeki Adachi
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BEATIFUL!!!!!! This has always been a very personal subject for me. I am a person who frequently reflects on the past and the future. This song is a wonderful, beautifully executed examination of the meaning of home. Wonderful melancholy with a sweet, touching, and not overdone ending. LOVE the choice to make the chorus a reflective moment instead of a busy section....time to digest the deep content. LOVE the sparse and sweet arrangement. LOVE the vocal. LOVE THE WHOLE DANG THING!!!! Great Floyd!! Take care. Greg Greg - such a review from such a writer is, indeed, much appreciated.
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There's everything to like! Very good song with captivating lyrics. This track is begging for a video!!!
Your mixing is (at least in the songs I've heard) always very precise with no muddiness in the "dangerous" frequency zones.
Enjoyed it a lot!
Will Will - Thanks for stopping by for a listen!
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