Won't Bring Her Home

A tale of love lost:

Leon wrote the lyrics and sang.
I sang a bit and played the guitar solos.

The Band
RealTracks in style: 1580:Bass, Electric, Folkie16ths Sw16 085
RealTracks in style: 790:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm CrossoverGrooving Sw16 075
RealTracks in style: 2547:Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm GroovinFolk Sw16 085
RealTracks in style: 2543:Pedal Steel, Background ModernCrossover Sw16 090
RealTracks in song: ~688:Organ, B3, Background Pop Ev 065
RealDrums in style: NashCrossovrSw16^05-a:Snare, Closed Hat Skip Beat 1 , b:Ride Cymbal,


Won’t Bring Her Home

Yesterday I was a rooster
Today I’m just a feather duster
Rising from my bed this morning
Took all the willpower I could muster
But all the willpower in the world
Won’t bring back my darling girl
All the messages I left upon her phone

Won’t bring her home
Won’t bring her home

I begged for her forgiveness
Said it didn’t mean a thing
But she just looked right through me
Slipped off her wedding ring
All my tears and my excuses
They won’t ever change her mind
Beg her to think about the happiness we’ve known

Won’t bring her home
Won’t bring her home

Yesterday I was a fool
All the things I took for granted
How did I slide so far down?
From the heights that I commanded
All the stupid little lies
All the hurt I trivialized
Blame it all upon that damn y chromosome

Won’t bring her home
Won’t bring her home
Won’t bring her home
Won’t bring her home

Nice one!

Some very cool lines, I especially like the opening line "Yesterday I was a rooster
Today I’m just a feather duster" and the closing line "All the hurt I trivialized
Blame it all upon that damn y chromosome"

Lovely fluid and melodic guitar playing, just the way I like to hear it.

Good tune you two, enjoyed!

Leon & Peter...

Cool song. Rhyming chromosome/home was original!

Very cool instrumentation. Excellent mix. Good vocal.

SUPER nice guitar! Sounded like George Harrison was in the studio!!! Terrific.

floyd

Great vibe, and some really creative lyrics!! Love that Harrison/Clapton vibe on the solos-SOOOOOOOOO-SWEEEEEEEET!! Very cool stuff guys!! Take care. Greg

A slightly restrained blues and very tasteful.
Nice laid back vocal and cool guitar.
Cheers.

Clever write Peter. I really liked the chord progression and the drum groove.
And of course the guitar work was excellent.
Great write my friend. Rob

Thanks Dave - glad you liked the guitar parts.

Peter

I couldn't agree more. A really good write, arrangement and delivery. It has it all. Cool song and great job by both of you. Merry Christmas,

Alan

Awesome tune. Excellent vocal and lyric. And the harmonies Well done. Love the sound of your guitar Peter. Super tone and loved your phrasing..

Peter & Leon,
Who could resist that opening line? - brilliant!
I liked the "won`t bring her home" refrain ( catchy in a foreboding way) and I always enjoy Leon`s vocal style.
Then there`s the guitar playing; up there with your best, Peter!

Robert

Thanks floyd I'm very happy to take the George Harrison compliment!

Peter

Really enjoyed this Peter & Leon.

You delivered something from inside the box but outside the square .

Cool guitar lines, a bit of Santana might have snuck in there even, and all wrapped up with a top drivin' beat.

Great effort.

Really cool song! You've got some sweet licks riding through this one!

Good work on this one guys. Powerful song. Good job on everything. Punchy mix!

Smokin' guitar.

Greg
Thanks - made my day.

Peter

Dear "PeterF" and Leon...

The downwardly spiraling sense of despair over the loss of someone's love is vividly dramatized in your song, "Won't Bring Her Home". The music implacably drives home the finality of the situation.

Leon, your vocal performance would convince a doctor that you were in a state of shock over "her" departure. "PeterF", your guitar solos were like licks of flame rising out of the pit of the private hell of a man who is so desperately, agonizingly sorry for his mis-steps on the path to happiness that he can't believe he did it to himself:

"Yesterday I was a fool
All the things I took for granted
How did I slide so far down?
From the heights that I commanded"

Oh, yes. The guilt is as thick as steam. Sleepness nights and fatigued-blurred days are definitely in this poor man's future. I think it would be a good idea for someone to empty out his medicine cabinet and put a trigger guard on his pistol...don't you?

Sorrowfully ,

LOREN

Hello, Peter

Very nice bluesy rock!
Super lead guitar!
As floyd said, sounded like George Harrison was in the studio!!!
The minor cliché chord progression on bass is also very effective.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.

Best regards.

Shigeki Adachi

Thanks Rich much appreciated.

A stratosferic song!! everything is perfect: vocal, sound, mixing and solo guitar tone.
Congratulations.

Sergio

Thanks for the review Rob much appreciated.
Peter

Hi Peter and Leon.
Enjoyed this very much. That guitar is fantastic. A very nice write. Bluesy and laid back. Good one.

Thanks Alan and Merry Christmas to you and Di.
Peter

Hi Peter,

Awesome lead guitar, great arrangement and tension.
Also loved the organ.
This is again a super professional recording!

Rob and Anne-Marie

Thanks Scott appreciate the support.

Peter

I really liked the choices of Real Tracks here. The drum break was nice. Some great guitar playing. Nice vocals and lyrics. A real good listen, Tom

Thanks Robert much appreciated.
Peter

Thanks Trevor appreciate those comments.

Peter

"All the hurt I trivialized
Blame it all upon that damn y chromosome"

One of the coolest lines we've heard in a LONG time! And it's embedded in a very creative write and performed with an equally cool vocal.

And what Dave said "Lovely fluid and melodic guitar playing, just the way I like to hear it."

You two are on a LONG winning streak!

Great band, vocal/guitar performances and overall production.

Keep 'em coming...

J&B

Thanks Lawrence appreciate your comments.

Peter

Thanks David.

Peter

Hi, Peter & Leon !:))

What a nice tune you´ve
come up with !
I just hope that this
tune will bring her home
somehow !

Cheers
Dani

The breakdown before the solo worked a treat. Lovely tone on the solo as well.
Cool.

Loren
Thanks for the wonderfully entertaining and complex review. Loved it.

Peter

Peter, great work! That descending chord structure works so beautifully in this and and really sets the mood for all the Claptonesque guitar work. By the way that guitar sounds perfect for this! As others have noted, there are some really clever lyrics in this tune! Thanks, Torrey

Thanks Shigeki glad you liked this one.

Peter

Thanks for the kind words Sergio.

Peter

Thanks a lot Joanne.

Peter

Rob and Anne-Marie
Appreciate all those comments.

Peter

Nice Guitar!

I like the progression, nice melody

strong vocals

enjoyed the listen,

Kenny

Thanks Tom - nice to see you back.

Peter

Janice & Bud
Thanks for the ongoing encouragement. It's nice to have someone do the hard work and write such strong lyrics for me.

Peter

Thanks Dani - I don't think she is coming home....

Petr

Appreciate your comments Ray.

Peter

Thanks Torrey - appreciate the Clapton reference!

Peter

Thanks Kenny

Peter