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Hey Floyd,

I've been gone for awhile, but it's sure nice to come back and find something like this! Everything is outstanding...
Songwriting, instruments, vocals, harmonies, mixing. It's all great.

Happy Birthday to You & Tom.

Greg

I've been working on something I'll be posting soon.

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Originally Posted By: Robertkc
Floyd,
Terrific contributions from your comrades on a lovely song.
The details in the opening verses are a great lead in to the warmth of the chorus; this is a memorable write!
Awesome lead vocals,backing choices and production.
I missed a few early Tom/Floyd birthday outings-heading there now.

Robert


Thanks, Robert...appreciate that...

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Wonderful song. Great mix. Fabulous lyrics. I love the harmony of voices. BIAB is used well here too. Nice pedal steel too. It floats in and out nicely. Acoustic guitar is good too.

Congrats on a nice production to all involved.


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Originally Posted By: furry
Great track guys, not overcrowded musically, brilliant lyrics, and a good traditional style of country, which I really love.
Keep 'em comin


Thanks, Graham.


Originally Posted By: Al-David
Hi Janice, Tom & Floyd ...

Have time for just one listen and I'm super happy I picked on this one! As I said over on Soundcloud ... when you folks collaborate, you make some of the best music my ears could ever want to hear. The selection of the tracks and real folks is so perfect ... just enough to fill the spectrum but not enough to get in each others' way. Every track was vivid and spot on. Another better than great listen.

Happy birthday to you gentlemen. My brother's birthday was the 3rd ... mine the 22nd. Difference is ... I'm really old! Will be 73. Yikes!!

Wishing All of you the very best. Continued health and much satisfaction with your music.

Alan


Appreciate all of that, Alan...

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You work at such a high level that it's easy for us as listeners to expect that. Yet you never falter, it's always something really good, really worth hearing. I'll never understand why you aren't a big name in the country genre, you got all the qualifications. Thanks again for such an enjoyable tune!


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Originally Posted By: Mr_Songman
Hi gentlefolk,

Songwriting at it's best, what else can I say.

The lyric structure is perfect and the vocal sails effortlessly over the lines with all the right emphasis in all the right places.

'i need one sure thing
i need it to be you'

This resolve at the end of the chorus really gives feeling and emotion to that final line. So much so that I wonder if 'I Need It To Be You' shouldn't be the title.

Kudos to all involved.

Martin smile



Martin - I really appreciate that nice review... thanks!!


Originally Posted By: Birchwood
Hi Floyd, Janice and Thom,

At first, congratulations on both your birthdays (you and Thom), although it has been a while ago by now.
This is another wonderful song from your hand!
The pedal steel always fits in nicely in this type of songs. The acoustic sounds so bright, I really like those very clear sounds in your songs! I think by now I would recognize your songs wherever I am. You have a very recognizable and cool style!

Cheers,
Hans


Hans - thanks from all of us!!

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Where have I been? Damifino......

Nice work. I like this.

Carry on.


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Originally Posted By: edshaw
Keeping a great tradition alive !


Indeed.


Originally Posted By: Deryk - PG Music
Happy belated! And it makes for a good tune - loved the vocal on this, and the pedal steel on this is outstanding too. Top notch work on the mix as well, it sounds like it'd be ready for radio play.

Thanks for sharing smile


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Originally Posted By: Greg Johnson
My acid test for a GREAT song is one that brings a tear......guess I love to cry!! This is SOOOOOO BEAUTIFUL!!! One Sure Thing is that Floyd Jane is one of the best songwriters I've ever heard!!! Another sure thing is that this is one of his best songs EVER.......Amazing!!! Love the harmonies and of course Tom's wonderful playing....miss you buddy! Great stuff guys!! Take care. Greg


Greg - I always love reading your reviews!! smile

Hopefully, Tom will spend a little more time hanging out with us this year...




Originally Posted By: jannesan
Touching lyrics, warm and relaxed production. Great vocals interpret the melancholy very emotionally. Enjoyable guitar playing.

Janne


Thanks, Janne....

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I always enjoy your lyrics, and this is definitely one of my favorites. You sound great!

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Dear Mr. Floyd Jane, Mr. Tommy Adams, Ms. Janice & Mr. 'Bud'...

Listen to me, please, because I am exposing my guts, my heart to you, okay??? You ready for this??? Okay. I wish I was a music agent, publisher, producer, whatever, so that I could shove your CD's in the music industry's pick-pick-picky, wishy-washy, "Oh, well, gee, we really do appreciate your submission, but, uh, um, we only accept songs from established artists'" faces, and tell them, "Here's what you been lookin' for. Here's what your audience needs and wants to hear. Now, what in the blazes are you going to do about it, huh???"

Every time I listen to you folks post your well-written, well-produced songs on this User's Forum, every time I listen to your memorable, oft-times unforgettable music, every time I read your thoughtful, revealing, surprising, emotionally affecting lyrics, every time I hear your voices sing out what's in your souls, I feel as though I've experienced a complete lesson in the mechanics and the art of professional songwriting. I feel like I've been exposed to true emotion, to true feelings.

This song, this One True Thing you've presented to us BIAB users, is just one more example of the care, the committment, and the love of making music for people to listen to, that I believe is always, always present in your songs. There is real poetry in your lyrics, real musical invention and involvement, real meaning in the finished product. I would LOVE to quote lyrical lines in the song that impressed me the most, but I can't, because they're all worth absorbing and thinking about, slowly, and with deliberation.

I'm done.

LOREN (a.k.a. 'bluage')

P.S. Forgot to wish Floyd and Tommy, "Happy Birthday, fellers smile !!!




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Thanks for mentioning the harmony. Singing with floyd is something I always look forward to!

Janice


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Originally Posted By: Chris37
Hi Floyd, Tom and Janice.
In this song, all is there where it has to be.
Nothing is superfluous and it's a real pleasure to feel the essence of lyrics, music and voices. Christian


Christian - thanks for having a listen and for the nice comments...


Originally Posted By: Scott C
Very cool song. Love when you three get together. Magic happens. Well done


Thanks, Scott!!

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Originally Posted By: musician17
This is my second comment on this thread - I never comment twice, but this song deserves it. I just wish to add two quick things:

a) I can't stop listening to it; and

b) this may sound kinda strange, but, for what it's worth, I wish I wrote this myself :-)

Hats off, Janice, Tom, Floyd ... everyone involved with this. A classic. The emotional being that I am, I don't mind saying I've blamed a few onions for my emotional reaction on listening to this one, a couple of times :-) All that remains to say is that I wish myself luck, now, on trying to write anything at all ... what does one write after something like this? This, as far as I'm concerned at least, says it all for me - it both closes a door for me (in the sense that I realise what standard I have to at least try to meet if I am to write something new) and it opens a door (because it inspires me immensely, even if I don't yet put a word or note down). I know it may sound like gushing praise or whatever, but I mean every word. Congratulations.


James - it is always satisfying when someone finds a song meaningful enough to revisit it and to find it "inspiring" in some way...especially if that way is to propel you to continue writing yourself. Keep writing!!

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Originally Posted By: jamestoffee
Great performance, production and clear message.

Thanks for sharing.

James


Thanks, James.


Originally Posted By: Rustyspoon#
FJ, Tom, Janice.
Great team work! Listens very well. Gave it two spins, did not get boring, means heart was put into it. Composition / Vocals top level. I wish Janice would be a little louder at some parts. Loved the pedal steel. Thank you for sharing.

Happy belated birthday and keep up excellent tradition!

Misha.




Thanks, Misha. Mixing Janice any louder made it sound more like a "duet harmony" - which I did not want for this one since it shifts the focus of the lyric when you do that. She will be louder on the next one because it is the sound I wanted for that one...



Originally Posted By: dcuny
Lyrics are king here, but it's not like the arrangement, singing or harmony are serfs. wink

I love the build, both musically as you add instruments, and lyrically as the song slowly zooms in from general indecision to the relationship.

Thanks for the birthday present! Sorry I was late to the party! smile


David - I always appreciate your thoughts on a song... thanks...

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Originally Posted By: David Snyder

Hey this is really great y'all. Beautiful.

Happy birthdays!!

Super work all around.

smile


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Originally Posted By: Ronnie Fields
Man, I love this. Talk about Country!! that's country to the bone!!


Thanks, Ronnie...

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Yeah, way back I may have set that flat beer down, ha, Great song!!!! You guys have this thing just right. I love it!!! Cliff

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Originally Posted By: Achordocaster
Hey Floyd,

I've been gone for awhile, but it's sure nice to come back and find something like this! Everything is outstanding...
Songwriting, instruments, vocals, harmonies, mixing. It's all great.

Happy Birthday to You & Tom.

Greg

I've been working on something I'll be posting soon.


Thanks, Greg. (and your new one is a goodun.. smile )


Originally Posted By: jptjptjpt
Wonderful song. Great mix. Fabulous lyrics. I love the harmony of voices. BIAB is used well here too. Nice pedal steel too. It floats in and out nicely. Acoustic guitar is good too.

Congrats on a nice production to all involved.


jpt3 - thanks really appreciate that...

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Originally Posted By: TuneMonger
You work at such a high level that it's easy for us as listeners to expect that. Yet you never falter, it's always something really good, really worth hearing. I'll never understand why you aren't a big name in the country genre, you got all the qualifications. Thanks again for such an enjoyable tune!



TM - a humbling review. What can I say but... Thanks!!!


Originally Posted By: Guitarhacker
Where have I been? Damifino......

Nice work. I like this.

Carry on.


Thanks for stopping by, Herb.


Originally Posted By: Ezekiel's Storm
I always enjoy your lyrics, and this is definitely one of my favorites. You sound great!


Scott - thanks for having a listen...

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Originally Posted By: bluage
Dear Mr. Floyd Jane, Mr. Tommy Adams, Ms. Janice & Mr. 'Bud'...

Listen to me, please, because I am exposing my guts, my heart to you, okay??? You ready for this??? Okay. I wish I was a music agent, publisher, producer, whatever, so that I could shove your CD's in the music industry's pick-pick-picky, wishy-washy, "Oh, well, gee, we really do appreciate your submission, but, uh, um, we only accept songs from established artists'" faces, and tell them, "Here's what you been lookin' for. Here's what your audience needs and wants to hear. Now, what in the blazes are you going to do about it, huh???"

Every time I listen to you folks post your well-written, well-produced songs on this User's Forum, every time I listen to your memorable, oft-times unforgettable music, every time I read your thoughtful, revealing, surprising, emotionally affecting lyrics, every time I hear your voices sing out what's in your souls, I feel as though I've experienced a complete lesson in the mechanics and the art of professional songwriting. I feel like I've been exposed to true emotion, to true feelings.

This song, this One True Thing you've presented to us BIAB users, is just one more example of the care, the committment, and the love of making music for people to listen to, that I believe is always, always present in your songs. There is real poetry in your lyrics, real musical invention and involvement, real meaning in the finished product. I would LOVE to quote lyrical lines in the song that impressed me the most, but I can't, because they're all worth absorbing and thinking about, slowly, and with deliberation.

I'm done.

LOREN (a.k.a. 'bluage')

P.S. Forgot to wish Floyd and Tommy, "Happy Birthday, fellers smile !!!


LOREN - It is, of course, a real joy to read your comments on this (or any) song. You are always so very supportive - of everyone. That is a nice trait. If only THAT were the kind of thing that spread around the world uncontrollably...

THANKS! From all of us.




Originally Posted By: cliftond
Yeah, way back I may have set that flat beer down, ha, Great song!!!! You guys have this thing just right. I love it!!! Cliff


Cliff - always good to see you drop by! Thanks...

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