All I Wish For You

Pop with a parenting theme.
There`s a denser backing track to this than I`ve tried before - it seemed to work to squish the mix more than I usually do... how does it sound?
Thanks for your listens and comments.

Key=A , Tempo 118, Length (m:s)=3:15
8 bar intro, 78 bar chorus, from bar 9 to bar 94. Repeat x1 chorus
No Melody
No Soloist track.
Song is saved with Volume, Pan, Reverb, Chorus, Bank0,
Song is saved with bar changes for Volume Changes,
Style is _TAKEOFF.STY (Takeoff Alternative Pop Rock)

RealTracks in style: 1522:Bass, Electric, PopPower8s Ev 120
Loop in Song: House-Techno-Trance\House - crunchy_120_drums ev16.wav
RealTracks in style: 1524:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm PopPowerPushClean Ev 120
RealTracks in style: 1527:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm PopPowerBrightClean Ev 120
RealTracks in song: 2510:Viola, Background PopEven Ev 120 (1TrackStringQuartet)
RealTracks in style: 691:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming AcRockBright Ev 120
RealDrums in style: BluesRockEv^1-a:Snare, HiHat , b:Snare, Open HiHat
RT1260:Guitar, Electric, Soloist PopShining Ev 120
RT1528:Guitar,Electric,Rhythm,PopPowerBrightGritty120
RT1535:Piano,Acoustic,Rhythm,PopPowerPushA-BEv120


All I Wish For You

so you passed the test for gold
in a child`s eye
but my candle burns down now
and I can`t deny

all I wish for you
all I wish for you

its like a letter from tomorrow
urging you to start
gird your sweet grace with grit
I know you`re whip smart

with your hat turned back
and your lines down pat

there`s a wave of this world
I`ve seen it coming for you
with your sky blue hair
and rebel stare

can`t wait to see you ride it through
ride it through
its all I wish for you

so you passed the test for gold
in a child`s eye
but its the patient effort of your heart
breaks me down each time

with your hat turned back
and your lines down pat
its all I wish for you
all I wish for you



© Robert Cordrey June, 2016

Great guitar in this Robert. I like whole song too.

Awesome lyrics.

Hello, Robert

Very nice Folk Rock tune like The Byrds.
The modulation at end of A part is so impressive.
I also like this genre of your music.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.

Best Regards.

Shigeki Adachi

Hi Robert,

Lyrics are spot on as usual.

I enjoyed...
"with your hat turned back
and your lines down pat"

Loved the solo guitar, great tone. Is that you playing?
The vibe kinda reminded me of an REM song.

Good job,
Jez

Good song! Nice production also, I liked the way you mixed the vocals.

I have the same question as Jez about the lead guitar, sounds real? Nice playing if so.

Excellent song Bob. Excellent vocal, lyric and guitar. I agree has a Byrds feel to it

Hmmmmm....we like the write, the vocal, the arrangement and the mix!

That's a lot of tracks...I over load at around five or six

As you said It does tend to the dense side of mixing but on our monitors I felt that it worked well. The piano was cutting through nicely. And the aforementioned guitar solo is a great complement to the song.

We enjoyed it!!

J&B

David - Many thanks for your listens and support!

Shigeki - I`m glad you heard the Byrds in there- one of my favourite 60`s bands. This was quite a different style for me: I`m happy you enjoyed!

Jez & Dave - I really appreciate your listening and commenting...oh lord, if only I could play lead like that!!
Just a few regenerations of a fantastic RT.

Scott - Thank you! When I first thought about the arrangement I was hoping for the guitar driven sound of Robin Lane & The Chartbusters, but the Byrds is probably closer to how it ended up.

J&B - Very kind comments -I thank you and will not go entirely back to planet folk song! This was fun as a trial at throwing lots of instruments into the mix...and way more vocal processing than I usually use.

Robert,

I like it! A lot.

The band is well done. Rockin'. And a great compliment to your lyric, I think. Gave me a sense of early Genesis. Poetic lyric to a rock musicscape. Very cool.

The vocal sounds great. For this style, I think it should be "in the mix" a little more (less "up front"). Perhaps down 1.5 dB (but that is objective, of course).

This is terrific! I hope you will do more like this...

fj

Glad you liked this Floyd... not sure if there`s more along these lines in my future, but all the great BiaB styles make it tempting to try a different take on some of my older folk tunes.
Thanks for the vocal levels tip.. will give your suggestion a listen.

Robert

Robert,
An impressive production very full sounding and an interesting progression.

Peter

Very nice, Robert. Excellent production, lyrics, guitar. Great job. Keep 'em coming.

Bob

Robert,

All has been already written about this beauty.

Enjoyed this a lot!

Have a good Christmas!

Alyn

Thanks for your listen, Peter - glad you liked the fat sound.

Robert

Bob,
Thanks! I have to credit your nice clear recent post on beginning mixing tips... this would be the first time I`ve paid any attention to panning
and it really helped.

Robert

Alyn,

Thank you - and a Merry Christmas to you in Boogaloo!

Robert

Robert, it sounds great, very good use of all these backing tracks, the piano and solo guitar especially cut thru and sounded good. Like the lyrics, youth's rite of passage?
Whatever the message, it is delivered very well.
Enjoyed.

Kenny

Robert, I also enjoyed the fat sound. Nice mix and and a great sounding vocal. Merry Christmas, Tom

Kenny,
Your listen and comments are much appreciated... yes, bull`s eye on the lyrics.

Robert

Thanks, Tom and Merry Christmas to you too!

Robert

Robert, I think this is my favorite tune of yours that I have heard so far. I really like the feel of this song and especially liked the unexpected turn the chords took in the chorus. Truly enjoyed it! Thanks, Torrey.

Thank you, Torrey!
I`m pleased the way the tune turned out as its quite different from most of my material..and of course that`s mostly due to BiaB taking me in new directions.

Robert

+1!

I agree. I hear a little Genesis, little Bryds, little Moody Blues, and A LOT of things I like. The arrangement is busy but not in a bad way. It provides a great texture for the song. Very cool write. Probably my fave of yours, though you have a lot of good ones! Take care. Greg

Thanks for your listen, Sundance!

Greg,
Glad you liked it!
I think its sounds better now that I`ve followed up on Floyd`s tip and backed off the vocals a little.
For some reason I never listened much to Genesis in my youth- have to go back there to see what I missed.

Robert

Hi Robert,

Nice to "meet" you! We've been members here for a while but have been hiatus most of this year mostly due to health issues. Nice to be back and hear new music.

Great song ... and we liked the mix and backing tracks. Everything sounded terrific. Great job!

Merry Christmas and wishes for a great 2017.

Alan & Di

Alan & Di,

Yes, there`s a ton of songs posted now so I really appreciate you giving a listen to mine and happy you enjoyed it.

All the best to you for Christmas and the coming year.

Robert

Hi Robert. Found this quite delightful.
Like the lyrics and the vocal and backing top notch. Cheers.

Hi Robert,

Very enjoyable. I really love the way that you manage to thread a hint of folk through the light rock backing. As Torrey has noted, some of the chord progressions take a pleasantly unexpected turn.

May Christmas bring all that's good your way.
Noel

Thanks and Merry Christmas Tauranga!

Robert

Hi Noel,
Thanks for your listen and kind comments...sending you all good wishes too!

Robert