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Hi All,

Here's the second installment in never recorded lost songs from the 1970's.

I would often write a companion song (and still do) for most songs. Sometimes I use them and sometimes they stay in the notebook. This is the companion song to "I'm Not Bruce" with more references to Thunder Road. Guess I was somewhat Bruce obsessed back then... LOL!

It's certainly interesting to record these songs so many years later. smile

This is called Lost Signals.

The radio sang Thunder Road
Cigarette smoke in the air
As the kitchen sink overflowed
There are voices in the mountains
All the losers we hold dear
The rain is coming it’s near

Hands like live wires
Sparking a connection
Stairs to nowhere
Fueled our affection
Give me some time
To sort out the crime
The light from a flicker
Of lost signals and missed signs

The empty stores and coffee stains
This old town’s a ghost
What’s left is circling the drain
Coyotes cry and then fade away
Only her memory stays

Hands like live wires
Sparking a connection
Stairs to nowhere
Fueled our affection
Give me some time
To sort out the crime
The light from a flicker
Of lost signals and missed signs

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1178: Bass, Electric, Ev 120
3167: Guitar, Baritone Electric, TremoloBrent Sw 040
3088: Piano, ElectricVintage, Rhythm Americana Sw 040
3027: Vocal Oohs, Background Pop3 Ev 085
RealDrums: AmericanaSlow128^02 Kick Snare, Ride Snare

As always - thanks for listening!

Bob

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"All the losers we hold dear" Man, that's a relatable line in a really nice lyric and tune! Love everything you've done with this. That's a loaded notebook, and you shouldn't put it down soon.


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Hi Bob,

Another gem from you! What an enticing lyric. Ron already pointed out the line that caught my attention.

The tremolo baritone guitar is a perfect fit for everything else. Also, the ooohhhs, although subtle are a great addition.

You have a way with words few other people do. yep - another bright, sparkly gem.

Looking forward to more from that old notebook.

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Hi, Bob.

This was fascinating to listen to - partly because it doesn't sound that much like your contemporary songs. Lyrically, it's not that far off, but rhythmically - to me, anyway - it feels like a different writer. It seems to take sound less naturalistic by letting rhythm take the lead.

Very cool, thanks for revisiting and posting this! smile

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Whoah Nellie!! There's a songwriting man-monster up there in them Woodstock woods and he's writing himself 12 songs a day.

Some kind of alien songwriter from another time zone and parallel universe!!

Bob Dylan done called me and said please make him stop he's stealing my catalog!! Paul Simon simply said: with my new found religion I can tell you that the scriptures predicted this, and the end is near.

It might be time to call up David Snyder and get him to write another Bob Dean song and this time make it 4 days long. Arlo Guthrie be damned. That seems to be the only way out of here!!!!

No but seriously, this is another great addition to the Bob Dean canon, and I love to hear these things rolling in!!!!

How many thousands of pages of lost song lyrics do you have man? Do you have this huge barn behind your house with 800 boxes of song lyrics in it or ssomething??

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Yep. You are not Bruce, but Bruce ain't you either. David is right. You are a song-writing machine, Bob Dean. AND you're not just writing throw-aways. A friend from the 60s always reminds me how we wrote like 5000 surfer songs, and I tell him we wrote one 5000 times. You're also a lyric master, and this one is easy to quote for evidence.
"Give me some time
To sort out the crime
The light from a flicker
Of lost signals and missed signs"

Thanks for being such a fine inspiration.


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Bob,

So you've been a Hell of a Writer for a very long time.

How you did not get a deal (back then) is a mystery...

LOVE the lyric.
I felt the melody (or overall rhythm and feel) did not "fit" the lyric. (the lyric could work for a more up-tempo song)

SO cool that you are pulling these out! Keep It Up.

fj

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Ron,

Thanks - much appreciated.

Bob

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Another original lyric, free from cliche.
Well done, Bob.

Vic

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You're a genius. Period. Full stop. QED.

Anything more I can and would say would just sound trite.

BRAVO.

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I'm a bit jealous that you (like Floyd) have a drawer from which you can pull songs whenever you feel like it.
I always have to start from scratch with every song cry

I love the stories you tell and the images you create. That's pretty good stuff.
The song could have a bit more dynamic variation, but that's my only nit.
Beautiful!


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Alan,

Thanks - I always appreciate your kind words.

Bob

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David,

Thanks. Yes, I tried to stay true to the original song layout. It was a bit jarring at first, but it's funny how you remember sound and feel years later.

Appreciate the kind words.

Bob

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It’s true you are a lyric monster. Great idea to revisit the past. These songs hold up well with the new arrangements. This one sounds great with your choice of instruments. Loved it, Tom

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David,

LOL! Thanks, I appreciate it.

Not exactly a barn or 800 boxes, but at least a couple of old suitcases full... smile

Bob

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Bob, what a great story set to music!
You are a fantastic lyricist.
Those backing tracks were absolutely fantastic - brilliant!
Super mix also.
One of if not your best.


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Marty,

Thanks - that is very kind.

Bob

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Floyd,

Thanks - much appreciated.

I figured I would present this as written, but agree on tempo / rhythm.

Bob

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Vic,

Thanks very much.

Bob

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Hello again Bob!

Well, I'm glad the signals weren't lost.
They were very, very nice.
Your lyrics are subtile, but strong.
They always paint a technicolor landscape in my mind, depending on the topics you're singing about.
That is very nice to experience.

Thanks,
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