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Losing Ground
© 2017 Kenny Leverett

Wake up California cause the sun is going down
But the sky it is not falling look around
Way down in the valleys and on the mountains high
So many counting on you, forget your alibis

Ooh Ooh look around
Cause you’re losing ground

Your suitors have stopped calling
Hollywood is gone
Big deals done in Texas
What went wrong
Wake up California cause the sun is going down
Look around

Ooh Ooh look around
Cause you’re losing ground

Broken down on that stretch of road
Trying to carry a heavier load
Than you could bear
Sometimes change is hard to face
Gotta get back up again
Get in the race

Wake up California cause the sun is going down
But the sky it is not falling look around
Way down in the valleys and on the mountains high
So many counting on you, forget your alibis

Ooh Ooh look around
Cause you’re losing ground

Wake up California cause the sun is going down
And you’re losing ground
Wake up California cause the sun is going down
Look around

Bass 1036 Northern Rock Ballad
Guitar 806 Driving Country Ballad Dirty
Drums Nashville Even 16
Guitar 1598 Rhythm Pop 16ths Gritty
Guitar 1596 Acoustic Strumming
Other Guitar me

As always, thanks for listening, appreciate your comments

Kenny

Kenny

Great guitar work in the intro, and I really liked the driving bass, it gave the song punch.

All around, this is really well done.

Kenny,

Love this song! Great lyrics, melody and production. Plus, another awesome vocal.

Excellent!

Bob

Kenny,

Excellent! A great listen.

Terrific production and arrangement. The opening - nice!... you guitar work (here and throughout) is really well done. The BAND is perfect. Everything at the right level (including drums). The longer leads could come up (volume) just a bit.

Your vocals are stunning. Nice harmony ooohhs...

Man! this is GOOD!

floyd

Man! This is good beyond good!

Love your vocal, and killer guitar work too. Great song!

Very cool Kenny. Super vocal. Guitar was excellent. Backtrack was excellent as well

Kenny,
Such a great band feel on this excellent, moody song and your guitar is killer - but the standout for me is your vocal.Grabs the attention from the first line and doesn`t let up.
One of your best.

Robert

Kenny. What a great production. And your husky vocal is just perfect for the song. Loved your backing vocals too. Enjoyed it very much!

Thank you so much, I really like those bass lines too.

Thanks Bob for those very kind words

thanks! always appreciate your comments, this was a fun song to do.

Kenny

Great vocal - really nice write - sounds great. A top composition.

Peter

Oh heck yeeh!!!

Awesome man.

Great lyrics, great vocals, great guitar.

THIS IS GREAT:

Wake up California cause the sun is going down
But the sky it is not falling look around
Way down in the valleys and on the mountains high
So many counting on you, forget your alibis

Eagles good man!!!



Now here comes Joe on guitar...:)

Thanks Dave for the very kind words




Thanks Scott, appreciate that

Kennny, this is very good! Very good vocals, and very professional use of the real tracks. Sort of a Joe Walsh thing.

Thanks Robert for the kind words

Kenny,

Wow! This is powerful music. Everything about it shines. Your vocals are incredible and the arrangement and production sound really professional here on my speakers. Definitely one to be proud of!

I enjoyed this journey a lot.

Regards,
Noel

Great work Kenny, guitar, vocal, arrangement and production are all fantastic! Thanks, Torrey

Thanks Joanne

Thanks Peter, appreciate the kind words

thanks for listening and commenting, always appreciate your kind words

Wow, the message, the vocals, your guitar and the production are all high bar. This tune has such a pro studio "finished" and polished sound on our monitors.

Like Noel said, "one to be proud of."

And one to add to our SC playlist!

J&B

Excellent stuff, Kenny. Some fine lead as well.


Regards,


Bob

Thanks Noel, I always appreciate your comments

Torrey, thanks man
I appreciate your kind words

wow, thanks guys, I'm flattered I always appreciate your listening
and commenting.

I think your voice brings such a punch of emotion to the song.

HiI Kenny,

Very cool! Your raspy voice is the grit that makes this exceptional. As a lead guitarist myself (Alan), I'd love to have heard the lead riffs just a bit louder. Your backing tracks are perfect for the aura.

You did a terrific job on this. The lyric, melody, arrangement and presentation were all spot on. Thanks ... we enjoyed this a bunch!

Alan & Di

I'm glad I took the time to drop in and listen.

This reminded me of Neil Young from the start.... then when you hit the Ooh Ooh... I immediately thought.... ALABAMA.... the Neil Young song, not the band.

Yep I really like this because the style and groove are right up my alley. I was, and still am, a huge Neil fan. And this song has Mr Young's style all over it.

The lyric writing is really good and on target with a great message in there. I agree with David Snyder that the opening first "verse" is "eagles" good.

Melody and instrumentation, and lead work is also good.

Thoughts from inside my head..... I would have shortened it up a bit. 5:26 is a bit long. Repeating the first verse, because it IS so good, definitely contributed to that length. It used to be really common to repeat verses but that seems to have been replaced by writing equality good 2nd and 3rd verses. Resist the temptation to repeat your verses. I'm a big fan of long songs, especially when a good part of that lets me play my guitar. But again..... And much of this nit picking is dependent on what you plan to do with the song. For non-commercial writing... ignore it all.

I'm curious how you define the structure in this song. What you consider to be the verse, the chorus, and the bridge. This one confuses me a bit in that regard. I still like it a lot.

Yep, well done.

Thanks Bob, appreciate the mention of my guitar playing.

Marty, thanks for listening and commenting

Thanks! it's great to hear someone say bring the lead guitar up in the mix!
I agree

Thank you so much for the kind words,
I'm so glad that someone picked up on the inspiration from Neil Young's Alabama.
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Hello, Kenny

Very cool and good production!
As Robert said,
Such a great band feel on this excellent, moody song and your guitar is killer - but the standout for me is your vocal.
Your husky vocal is so nice.
And your guitars really blend well with the back track.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.

Best regards.

Shigeki Adachi

Thanks for the kind words