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"`til monks throw my worry lines
on the burning ground fire I`m resigned
like a toddler with a toy plane
I`ll tinker with my songs in the slow lane
where the sea`s as blue as the sky
another stranger in the Land of Smiles"
Wow, that is striking and hard to shake loose. Great write and hits home for us two retirees. And quite the title/hook!
The band and the mix are very much in concert with your emotive vocal.
We've thrown the bouzouki in several productions and have always been impressed by how well it seems to find its place.
Strong and memorable production!
J&B
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Lovely song Robert. Loved the frog croaking. Cool chord structure. Some very cool sounds going on in the background. The dissonant Bouzouk ticking was very cool. Super vocal and mix sounds great on the headphones. I think Scott was reading my mind - I couldn't have expressed my thoughts better. That was a really cool listen!!! The lyric, the vocal, the mix, the band - all spot on. Nicely done. Alan Thanks, Alan! It makes sense to me Robert!! Really cool song here!! Some wonderful lyrical images and a passionate vocal. Really, really like this!! I remember telling my daughter I wrote a song for her and her brother (she was about 9 or 10). She was very excited about it. I played if for her and she said "that doesn't make any sense". Maybe it will to her someday. Great stuff here!! Take care. Greg Greg, I`m glad you understood. Many of us songwriters toil in obscurity - with the faint hope that our kids will one day "discover" Dad or Mum`s talent! In the interim I`m going for the bliss in retirement. Robert I don’t remember ever hearing such an East meets West song being posted hear. Retirement dreams of jungle and beaches. A haunting vocal and wildly dissonant sounds and effects make this a compelling listen. Not to mention the challenging artful lyrics. You are certainly inventive and I always look forward to your offerings. Nicely done, Tom Tom, I tried using a Thai folk instrument on an earlier song- you got it right, they can be "wildly dissonant"! I`m happy my tinkering with styles keeps you coming back. Robert An interesting grouping of instruments and a cool sound.
A thought provoking write. Nice vocal and a good mix.
I enjoyed the listen. Floyd, Thank you for your listen and likes. Robert
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Robert,
Very nice retirement dream!
Wonderful song!
Your vocal is very hunting.
It is certainly dissonant a little bit as music theory, but bouzouki and the other additional loops are very comfortable.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.
Best regards.
Shigeki Adachi Shigeki, I`m glad you enjoyed my musical retirement dream! Robert Robertkc,
Really like your vocal on this—subdued but compelling; and an inviting melody. Poetic and engaging lyrics—love the “time for all the nothing I want” line, notwithstanding the opinion of a ten year old, who likely knows better than all of us! From a production standpoint—and this is totally subjective—I’d like to hear this a little cleaner, sans some of the effect you have going on. Just something to thing about—use or lose.
Really liked my listen here. Well done!
Kind regards,
Deej Thank you, Deej. I get why you`d find some arrangement effects not to your taste. I could have done it much simpler... but since living in SE Asia I`ve had this bug about trying to do East meets West, so had to get it out of my system. I appreciate your listen and comments. Robert
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"`til monks throw my worry lines
on the burning ground fire I`m resigned
like a toddler with a toy plane
I`ll tinker with my songs in the slow lane
where the sea`s as blue as the sky
another stranger in the Land of Smiles"
Wow, that is striking and hard to shake loose. Great write and hits home for us two retirees. And quite the title/hook!
The band and the mix are very much in concert with your emotive vocal.
We've thrown the bouzouki in several productions and have always been impressed by how well it seems to find its place.
Strong and memorable production!
J&B
J&B, I`m happy you found something in this that translates to the retirement choices you`ve made and appreciate the positive comments. I just listened again ( always leave them for a week after mixing to freshen the view on returning) and I`m not happy with the chorus vocals now. Something about a swing beat I fight with on vocals. Oh well...back to this later. Robert
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I'm late to the party so everything that I wanted to say already has been said. All I can add is that I really liked those lyrics. They took it over the top for me.
Great write!
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Robert, A really lovely song. Great lyrics. And we like the bouzouki and we love.... the frogs  Rob and Anne-Marie
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Rob & Anne-Marie; Glad you enjoyed this (those frogs are waaay more deafening than they sound in the song!)
Mario; Thanks for giving this a listen and commenting.
Robert
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