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Great song Tom. Fabulous writing and put together with an arrangement that you don't just hear the words - you feel them. Top notch.

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Originally Posted by WaoBand
Brilliant song from a great idea. Does Alan get 1% of the royalties? laugh
Chay, thanks for the nice comments. Yes Alan gets 1% of nothing. lol

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Originally Posted by Al-David
HI Tom,

It gives me a ton of satisfaction to know a simple comment of mine led to something this wonderful. And - you proved my point!

When you sent me the preview, I told Di about it. She listened and gave it two thumbs up.

All I did was throw a seed out there. You picked it up, planted it, and nursed it into this. Seeds are a dime a dozen. Turning them into something else is a talent. And you have a lot of it. Nicely done!

Alan
Thanks for everything Al.

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Originally Posted by BabuMusic
Yeah, I blame everything on Alan --also give him credit. Credit is definitely due you, too, Tom. Challenge accepted and expectations exceeded. Well done <-- that's the next title Alan gave you.
Thanks Marty!

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Tom

You know ole Alan was correct! But he didn't have to tell us what we already knew! Everything you do is absolutely top shelf stuff! This track sounds wonderful in all aspects! Lots of clever stuff in the lyrics here! I always admire your work Tom!

Take care, TB




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Originally Posted by BlueAttitude
Hi Tom,

Love the guitar hook! And I'm pretty sure I say that on all of your songs wink

Nice backstory with the shoebox comment from Alan, it turned into a pretty good song I think.

Enjoyed!
Dave, I’m glad you liked it.

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"She wants to see the mountains to find her family’s roots
spent half her weekly tips on her Danner hiking boots"

Nice.

"She no longer sleeps at night and now she has to choose
Between the thrill of the danger or one more poor excuse"

Nicer, yet.

A strong write.

Terrific tracks. Impeccable mix.

An excellent listen.

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Originally Posted by DC Ron
Another WOW! Great song, fantastic vocals and harmonies, killer guitar hook, tight mix...

Yep, think you knocked that one WAY out of the ballpark.
Thanks Ron. I’m glad you liked it.

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Originally Posted by Dewey_MI
Great job finding inspiration in a comment for another song! Very creative and well delivered.

Dewey
Thanks Dewey, I have been enjoying your songs also.

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Originally Posted by Elliott Kayne
Mix sounds great. The Drums and guitars, sound so pro quality. This lyrics tell the story. Excellent Job on this one.
Can I ask where you got the Loops from?
Elliot, Thanks for listening and commenting. The elec guitars and steel are all processed using Scuffam Amps S-Gear. The acoustic is doubled with the Logic Pro legacy effect. The drums are Drums on Demand & Logic Pro Loops-The kit is Kyle. Processed with Waves CLA, Waves BB Magna Tubes, & Neutron 4.
Originally Posted by David Snyder
Man, this is great!

I like both the musical hook and of course that empty shoe box hook is just wonderful for the lyric.

This is one great sound and tune all around.

Man I tell you Tommy, you could probably write a song about an old empty toilet paper roll and it would sound great.

I'm not trying to egg you on or anything or say that you might want to think about this, but all I'm saying is man you could probably write a song about an old empty toilet paper roll that someone forgot to replace and it would sound awesome.

Not that I think you should actually do it but I think you could write a song about an empty toilet paper roll sitting there and it gives a person some memories of the last sheet of toilet paper that they used in their life before they became so broke they had to start using the newspaper or tree leaves because America was in such bad shape economically or something.

Yeah I'm not saying you should do something like that, but all I'm saying is that man is as much talent as you got you could probably write a song about the decline of America just by writing about an empty toilet paper roll sitting there in an abandoned gas station with a person sitting there wondering where all the good stuff went to, while the creaky old metal door of the dirty gas station bathroom is wide open and they're looking out over a desperate landscape of an American apocalypse and an old empty toilet paper roll while some guy is sitting there without any toilet paper strumming his guitar writing a song about America.

I'm not saying that you should actually do that but man I know that you could, just write a song about an old empty toilet paper roll.

EDIT

P.S. Never mind...Tommy I wrote the toilet paper roll song last night, I couldn't hold off. Be back next week.

You Inspire me man!!!!!!!

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David, I have a real funny story about an empty tp roll when I had the tourista disease in Mexico. I don’t think I’m going to tell it here. I also don’t think I’m going to write a song about it either. Stay crazy!
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Hi tommyad,

Very endearing song. I like the lyrics and the sweetness of the melody. I appreciated. Well done.

Jani
Thanks for the kind words.

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Love these lyrics, Tommy.
Right up my street.

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Priceless opening two lines that set up the listener for a fantastic write. It takes a creative mind to make a song from Al's comment. Jolly good!

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Originally Posted by Brad Williams
Great song Tom. Fabulous writing and put together with an arrangement that you don't just hear the words - you feel them. Top notch.

Brad
Thanks Brad for your support and your very generous words.
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Tom

You know ole Alan was correct! But he didn't have to tell us what we already knew! Everything you do is absolutely top shelf stuff! This track sounds wonderful in all aspects! Lots of clever stuff in the lyrics here! I always admire your work Tom!

Take care, TB
Thanks Torrey. I admire your work also.
Originally Posted by floyd jane
"She wants to see the mountains to find her family’s roots
spent half her weekly tips on her Danner hiking boots"

Nice.

"She no longer sleeps at night and now she has to choose
Between the thrill of the danger or one more poor excuse"

Nicer, yet.

A strong write.

Terrific tracks. Impeccable mix.

An excellent listen.

fj
Thanks floyd. I’m glad you liked it.

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Well thank you Al for starting this!

As always it’s a wonderful story.
We could spend a long time trying to nail our fav lines but, man, this one is standout.
“now she has to choose between the thrill of the danger or one more poor excuse”

Another vignette like something out of “Travels with Charley.”

Excellent vocals, guitars, and steel all put together in a great mix.
Sounds like a fine live band in a small venue.

And we love the cover art!

Enjoyed it,

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Originally Posted by vicarn
Love these lyrics, Tommy.
Right up my street.

Vic
Thanks Vic. Hope you’re feeling better.

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Originally Posted by Ezekiel's Storm
Priceless opening two lines that set up the listener for a fantastic write. It takes a creative mind to make a song from Al's comment. Jolly good!
Thanks Scott. I appreciate your support.
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Well thank you Al for starting this!

As always it’s a wonderful story.
We could spend a long time trying to nail our fav lines but, man, this one is standout.
“now she has to choose between the thrill of the danger or one more poor excuse”

Another vignette like something out of “Travels with Charley.”

Excellent vocals, guitars, and steel all put together in a great mix.
Sounds like a fine live band in a small venue.

And we love the cover art!

Enjoyed it,

J&B
You can tell I’ve been in a few truckstops. Thanks for the great review.

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Wow cool country tune. Boy do I like the mix on this Tommy. Its like you can pick the different instrumentation out of the air. Excellent vocal and lyric. Guitar was excellent.


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