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Here's a new one guys hope you like it. All comments welcome. Rob. https://soundcloud.com/ironbarkbob/smiling-faces-by-robert-stanleySmiling faces The floor boards are lifting the paints almost gone. Its the place they would dance to their favorite song. The chairs are all empty the band stand is broke. I lean against the door frame on my tears I choke. Old signs are hanging above on the wall. A notice proclaiming the very last ball. Swallows are nesting on beams up above. Though the old folk are missing I still feel their love. Where are the people I knew as a boy. Those smiling faces that filled me with joy. Banter and laughter now seem so surreal. Compared to this harsh world was any part of it real. Fill No longer a two step glides cross the floor. No sign of a large crowd whose Sunday best wore. My foot steps they echo as I walk away. I wonder if others remember those days? ****** Song Summary ************* Title: Smiling faces File:Those smiling faces.SGU Key=C , Tempo 130, Length (m:s)=3:10 2 bar intro, 133 bar chorus, from bar 3 to bar 135. Repeat x1 chorus No Melody No Soloist track. Song is saved with Volume, Pan, Reverb, Chorus, Bank0, Style is _CFPBTFW.STY (FastCtryWltz 2FngerPkGuit[140RS]) RealTracks in style: ~~1122:Bass, Acoustic, CountryWaltz Sw 110 RealTracks in style: 1298:Pedal Steel, Rhythm CountryWaltz Sw 140 RealTracks in style: ~~2054:Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking CountryWaltzBrent Sw 110 RealTracks in style: ~~826:Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking Country Waltz Sw 110 RealTracks in song: 2116:Guitar, Resonator, Soloist CountryWaltzRob Sw 085 RealDrums in style: NashvilleWaltzSw^5-a:Sidestick, Hihat , b:Snare, Hihat ******************* Written with Band in a Box and Real Band. Mixed with Reaper Vocals and solo my self.
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It amazes me how each of your songs grasp a style and feel from some time long ago. Your song begins and a movie, tv show, singer or place pops in my mind. This makes your songs very easy to relate to. This has the B-movie/Saturday morning western vibe to me.
Enjoyed this. Good mix and production.
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It amazes me how each of your songs grasp a style and feel from some time long ago. Your song begins and a movie, tv show, singer or place pops in my mind. This makes your songs very easy to relate to. This has the B-movie/Saturday morning western vibe to me.
Enjoyed this. Good mix and production.
Charlie Could not have said it better... great stuff. Bob
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Bob, you continue to produce such a wide range of material, each new song with a subtle difference in genre. Thanks for sharing this one.
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It amazes me how each of your songs grasp a style and feel from some time long ago. Your song begins and a movie, tv show, singer or place pops in my mind. This makes your songs very easy to relate to. This has the B-movie/Saturday morning western vibe to me.
Enjoyed this. Good mix and production.
Charlie They are really kind comments. Thanks Charlie. Rob.
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Nice country watz, I can relate well to this song. The pedal steel gives it that ole country feel.
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It amazes me how each of your songs grasp a style and feel from some time long ago. Your song begins and a movie, tv show, singer or place pops in my mind. This makes your songs very easy to relate to. This has the B-movie/Saturday morning western vibe to me.
Enjoyed this. Good mix and production.
Charlie Could not have said it better... great stuff. Bob Thanks Bob. Always appreciate your comments. Rob.
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Hi, Rob.
I enjoyed the song a lot. Nice write, good production and singing - the harmony is really nice.
Some small nits: The vocals seemed a bit overwhelmed by the instruments at time, and the fade was a bit abrupt.
You've got a number of lines that feel forced:
I lean against the door frame on my tears I choke.
No longer a two step glides cross the floor.
Banter and laughter now seem so surreal
No sign of a large crowd whose Sunday best wore
But that's a personal preference, so... not really a big deal.
Well done! Thanks for posting.
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Bob, you continue to produce such a wide range of material, each new song with a subtle difference in genre. Thanks for sharing this one.
Trev Thanks Trev. Appreciate your comments. Rob.
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Rob,
The chorus lifted this song a few more notches!
You certainly have the style and feel for this lovely retro sound.
A good drinking song with a drunken chorus from the boys at the end. LOL
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A good the-way-things-used-to-be song, Rob. The waltz is the perfect vehicle for it.
You might consider looking for something to replace "on my tears I choke"... backwards phrases will interrupt your listeners...
Your solo is a nice touch. It needs to come up in the mix...
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Hi, Rob.
I quite enjoyed this number. I thought the resonator guitar was a nice touch.
Thanks for the music,
Dan
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A good the-way-things-used-to-be song, Rob. The waltz is the perfect vehicle for it.
You might consider looking for something to replace "on my tears I choke"... backwards phrases will interrupt your listeners...
Your solo is a nice touch. It needs to come up in the mix...
floyd
+1 , Rob I liked it a lot. The steel and reso work well here. How about " As I lean on the door frame my tears make me choke". You've got a good handle on this old time Country genre. Nice one. Tom
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Hello Rob,
I like this song, it's got a nice atmosphere and a good chorus. One small comment on the mixing, both lead and backing vocals on the choruses could be a little bit less loud.
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Rob
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It amazes me how each of your songs grasp a style and feel from some time long ago. Your song begins and a movie, tv show, singer or place pops in my mind. This makes your songs very easy to relate to. This has the B-movie/Saturday morning western vibe to me.
Enjoyed this. Good mix and production.
Charlie +1. Always enjoy hearing you sing them too. If this were a song with a more modern feel I'd be more concerned about the "choke" line. Good to keep in mind for future writing. However, if folks are going to start nit picking lyrics, then Rob you should also know you're not the first on here to do that - it's seen on a regular basis and so is using archaic overly poetic word choices where they don't belong - so I wouldn't sweat it too much.  I enjoyed the song. Josie
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Bob, you continue to produce such a wide range of material, each new song with a subtle difference in genre. Thanks for sharing this one.
Trev Hello Trev. Thank you for your encouraging comments. Rob.
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Hi, Rob.
I enjoyed the song a lot. Nice write, good production and singing - the harmony is really nice.
Some small nits: The vocals seemed a bit overwhelmed by the instruments at time, and the fade was a bit abrupt.
You've got a number of lines that feel forced:
I lean against the door frame on my tears I choke.
No longer a two step glides cross the floor.
Banter and laughter now seem so surreal
No sign of a large crowd whose Sunday best wore
But that's a personal preference, so... not really a big deal.
Well done! Thanks for posting. Thanks David. You always give me plenty to think about. Rob.
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A good the-way-things-used-to-be song, Rob. The waltz is the perfect vehicle for it.
You might consider looking for something to replace "on my tears I choke"... backwards phrases will interrupt your listeners...
Your solo is a nice touch. It needs to come up in the mix...
floyd
Thank you Floyd. I'll have another listen. Appreciate your advice. Rob
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A nice waltz. We don't hear that many on
the forum.
I like the as floyd said "way things used to
be" theme. I've tried to write my share of
them often finding it difficult but this is a
fine one!!
We enjoyed it. Nice vivid imagery.
J&B
PS: One tiny nit that you have nothing to do with and
probably just me as an old upright bass player
being fussy. I've noticed with several of the non-
jazz acoustic bass RT's that the notes often sound
unbalanced in gain. I've gone as far as to volume
shape the whole track but often a little compression
will even things out. Not a big deal at all.
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Hey Rob.
A great country song, nicely conceived and executed.
As soon as the track started playing I instantly thought of Jim Reeves. Once, many years ago, I stood in on bass in a Jim Reeves cover band and played lots of songs which had just this kind of feel to them.
One of your best in my opinion.
ROG.
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