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Please Won't You Let Me Go Home #462871 03/18/18 08:31 PM User Showcase
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1,719 New Zealand RichMac OP Expert
OP RichMac Expert Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1,719 New Zealand	Hi, had been thinking of something like this for a while and Dave Brooks 'On My Way Back Home' reminded me to get on with it. Shirley-Louise just turned 82 and this song has a few of the things she sometimes says in it. The idea was for her to sing the chorus but it was a bit much for her although we used some of her vocal. (She's not going just yet) Drums - Nashville Classic Waltz Bass- RT 1122 - Acoustic Country Waltz Autoharp - RT 1109 - Old Time Slow Waltz Guitar - RT 828 - Country waltz Hope you enjoy it. Comments and criticism welcome. https://soundcloud.com/tuigorge/please-wont-you-let-me-go-home Please Won't You Let Me Go Home please \| E let me go \| home to my \| mother \| I \| don't like it \| here any \| B more \| \| Let me go \| home to my \| brother \| \| why can't i \| open the \| E door \| \| let me go \| home to my \| little son \| john i \| A loved him so \| much but he \| died \| and i \| E cried and i \| cried and i \| cried \| \| B please won't you \| let me go \| E home \| she \| dances like \| sun on the \| water \| \| A sings the sweet \| song of the \| stars \| the \| E little girl \| runs too \| B enchanted to \| walk but \| she's run so \| fast and so \| far \| please \| E let me go \| home to my \| mother \| I \| don't like it \| here any \| B more \| \| Let me go \| home to my \| brother \| \| why can't i \| open the \| E door \| \| let me go \| home to my \| little son \| john i \| A loved him so \| much but he \| died \| and i \| E cried and i \| cried and i \| cried \| \| B please won't you \| let me go \| E home \| she \| sits looking \| out of the \| window \| \| A waits for the past to app \| ear \| she \| E lives it \| again sweet \| B memories \| flow then \| peacefully \| sleeps in her \| chair \| please \| E let me go \| home to my \| mother \| I \| don't like it \| here any \| B more \| \| Let me go \| home to my \| brother \| \| why can't i \| open the \| E door \| \| let me go \| home to my \| little son \| john i \| A loved him so \| much but he \| died \| and i \| E cried and i \| cried and i \| cried \| \| B please won't you \| let me go \| E home \| \| B please won't you \| let me go \| E home A \| E \| https://soundcloud.com/tuigorge

Re: Please Won't You Let Me Go Home RichMac #462899 03/19/18 03:57 AM User Showcase
Joined: Feb 2017 Posts: 3,414 Deryk - PG Music PG Music Staff
Deryk - PG Music PG Music Staff Joined: Feb 2017 Posts: 3,414	Wow - this is a great tune, RichMac There are some incredible lyrics in this one, and it sounds so hauntingly beautiful paired with the gentle music. I enjoyed everything about this. Your mother's vocals were a great addition too. Fantastic job on this - thanks for sharing! Cheers, Deryk

Re: Please Won't You Let Me Go Home RichMac #462931 03/19/18 06:59 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,921 Florida floyd jane Veteran
floyd jane Veteran Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,921 Florida	Richard & Shirley-Louise... Beautifully done. Loved hearing the two of you singing together! A sad song. Sounds like Shirley has been threatening to leave for a long time... This really sticks in your head... fj 150+ Songs produced using BIAB RealTracks And 50 more... and some more...

Re: Please Won't You Let Me Go Home RichMac #462941 03/19/18 07:40 AM User Showcase
Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 8,196 Sacramento, California dcuny Veteran
dcuny Veteran Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 8,196 Sacramento, California	Really touching lyrics, and great tune. -- David Cuny My virtual singer development blog Vocal control, you say. Never heard of it. Is that some kind of ProTools thing? BiaB 2025 \| Windows 11 \| Reaper \| Way too many VSTis.

Re: Please Won't You Let Me Go Home RichMac #462985 03/19/18 12:33 PM User Showcase
Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 5,665 United States Torrey Bliss Veteran
Torrey Bliss Veteran Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 5,665 United States	Rich, as others have noted, you have some nice lyric content here and I like your instrumentation choices! Thanks, Torrey https://torreybliss.bandcamp.com/

Re: Please Won't You Let Me Go Home RichMac #463020 03/19/18 03:01 PM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,491 North Carolina David Snyder Veteran
David Snyder Veteran Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,491 North Carolina	Man I love this! The vocals from Shirley-Louise really make it. Thanks for doing this. I thoroughly enjoyed it! David Snyder Songwriter/Renaissance Man Studio + Fingers https://davidsnydersongs.com/ https://spoti.fi/359Gigs www.davidsnydermusic.com/ www.reverbnation.com/davidpsnyder www.soundcloud.com/david-snyder-gigs4 https://www.songtradr.com/user/profile/david.snyder

Re: Please Won't You Let Me Go Home RichMac #463033 03/19/18 06:39 PM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,647 Sydney Australia PeterF Veteran
PeterF Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,647 Sydney Australia	Rich Very touching and well done. As floyd said it sticks n your head. Nice vocal interplay. Peter

Re: Please Won't You Let Me Go Home Deryk - PG Music #463046 03/19/18 09:58 PM User Showcase
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1,719 New Zealand RichMac OP Expert
OP RichMac Expert Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1,719 New Zealand	Hi Deryk, I'm delighted that you enjoyed this. The lyrics are all part of my wife Shirley-Louise's story. She's 82 and i'm 78. Old people. Thank you for your support. Cheers. https://soundcloud.com/tuigorge

Re: Please Won't You Let Me Go Home floyd jane #463047 03/19/18 10:06 PM User Showcase
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1,719 New Zealand RichMac OP Expert
OP RichMac Expert Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1,719 New Zealand	Hi Floyd Thanks for your sympathetic comments. Shirley's become a child again and needs most of my time and energy. Thank goodness she's still mainly a happy person. Frustrating at times though. Ah well, we all get old if we don't die first. Cheers. https://soundcloud.com/tuigorge

Re: Please Won't You Let Me Go Home RichMac #463053 03/19/18 11:20 PM User Showcase
Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 3,615 Murgon Queensland Australia Rob4580 Veteran
Rob4580 Veteran Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 3,615 Murgon Queensland Australia	Lots of sentiment in those lyrics. Great effort both you. Rob https://soundcloud.com/ironbarkbob https://open.spotify.com/artist/6IPuZM4B48Drnd38DEWC7L https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoXdTc0EC_3aaZSqT4dyzug Using Studio One.

Re: Please Won't You Let Me Go Home RichMac #463065 03/20/18 12:50 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 2,369 Charlotte, NC Tano Music Veteran
Tano Music Veteran Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 2,369 Charlotte, NC	So glad I decided to listen in on this, and to understand the story behind it! Loved the autoharp component. Also loved how lyrically you approached the topic. I'll bet Shirley loves hearing what you've done together. Your project will stick with me. Windows 11, Intel Core i5-8600T 2.3Ghz, 16 gig ram, BIAB 2025 MegaPak, SampleTank 4, Keystation49 Kybd, Neewer NW-800 mic

Re: Please Won't You Let Me Go Home RichMac #463109 03/20/18 05:42 AM User Showcase
Joined: Jun 2017 Posts: 3,007 BC Ember - PG Music PG Music Staff
Ember - PG Music PG Music Staff Joined: Jun 2017 Posts: 3,007 BC	The lyrics are so beautiful! It sounds like they were really thought out. Really fantastic job! Cheers, Ember

Re: Please Won't You Let Me Go Home RichMac #463139 03/20/18 08:41 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 16,132 GA USA Janice & Bud Veteran
Janice & Bud Veteran Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 16,132 GA USA	Man, does that ever pull at the heartstrings. We're glad for you, for her and all of us that you "got on with it" because it resulted in a very touching production that gives us all pause for reflection. "Thank goodness she's still mainly a happy person." Indeed. Thanks for sharing this with us.... J&B Our albums and singles are on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, Pandora and more. If interested search on Janice Merritt. Thanks! Our Videos

Re: Please Won't You Let Me Go Home RichMac #463147 03/20/18 09:04 AM User Showcase
Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 10,858 Middlesex, NC Guitarhacker Veteran
Guitarhacker Veteran Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 10,858 Middlesex, NC	Cool tune. Very folk orientated. Good job to both of you. You can find my music at: www.herbhartley.com Add nothing that adds nothing to the music. You can make excuses or you can make progress but not both. The magic you are looking for is in the work you are avoiding.

Re: Please Won't You Let Me Go Home RichMac #463160 03/20/18 10:00 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 8,330 Edmonton, Ab, Canada Scott C Veteran
Scott C Veteran Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 8,330 Edmonton, Ab, Canada	Very cool tune Richard. Love the feel of the backtrack. Very emotional lyric. Super vocals. Well done.. Scott Collingwood https://soundcloud.com/scottt709 https://soundcloud.com/spiritlevel-ca https://www.youtube.com/@SpiritLevel-ge3hm/

Re: Please Won't You Let Me Go Home RichMac #463174 03/20/18 10:51 AM User Showcase
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 4,335 Florida tommyad Veteran
tommyad Veteran Joined: May 2011 Posts: 4,335 Florida	Richard, I bet Shirley will enjoy singing along with this in the future so it’s a good thing you got it down on tape. You handled the content well. You definitely have a knack for that sort of thing. I enjoyed my listen and I hope you both remain happy, Tom

Re: Please Won't You Let Me Go Home dcuny #463188 03/20/18 11:34 AM User Showcase
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1,719 New Zealand RichMac OP Expert
OP RichMac Expert Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1,719 New Zealand	Hi David, Thank you for listening. We're glad you enjoyed it. Cheers. https://soundcloud.com/tuigorge

Re: Please Won't You Let Me Go Home Torrey Bliss #463190 03/20/18 11:36 AM User Showcase
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1,719 New Zealand RichMac OP Expert
OP RichMac Expert Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1,719 New Zealand	Thanks Torrey Your comments are appreciated. Cheers. https://soundcloud.com/tuigorge

Re: Please Won't You Let Me Go Home David Snyder #463194 03/20/18 11:41 AM User Showcase
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1,719 New Zealand RichMac OP Expert
OP RichMac Expert Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1,719 New Zealand	Thanks David Shirley gave up singing quite a few years ago but happy to say she enjoyed this little song so I must try to write some more for her. Cheers. https://soundcloud.com/tuigorge

Re: Please Won't You Let Me Go Home PeterF #463195 03/20/18 11:44 AM User Showcase
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1,719 New Zealand RichMac OP Expert
OP RichMac Expert Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1,719 New Zealand	Hi Peter Been trying to write more memorable songs for a while now. It seems simplicity and repetition are the key. Cheers. https://soundcloud.com/tuigorge

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