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So I am sure most of you know by now that our beloved Nelson Mandela passed on this Thursday. I was thinking how to keep his legacy alive but of course the answer, at least to me, is quite simple. I have to keep making small changes in my own life. So I sat down and wrote this song this weekend to remind me to do this. Everyday.

Realtracks are
RealTracks in style: 366:Bass, Electric, Country Ev 065
RealTracks in style: ~364:Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking Ev 065
RealTracks in song: ~702:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming Spirited Ev 065
RealTracks in style: ~369:Pedal Steel, Background Ev 065
RealDrums in style: NashvilleEven16^5-a:Snare, HiHat , b:Snare, Ride

Lyrics are on Soundcloud
As always comments are appreciated

Walk the change (for Mandela)

The Video on Youtube

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Joanne:

I like your song. Very nice.

I especially like the last line:

Now I can dine
at the table you laid

Good job. I hope a lot of people hear this tune.

John

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Hey Joanne,

Very catchy tribute. I like the chord changes and the way you brought in the backing. Mix sounds good to me and whatever settings you're using really compliment your voice.

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Joanne,

Terrific.
Terrific vocal.
Terrific harmonies.
Terrific production.
Terrific mix.

Great song!

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Wonderful tribute. Excellent song. Well written, played and sung


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Hi Joanne,

beautiful tribute. Everything top notch.
I can't hear a pedal steel, but I hear a violin.

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Joanne, Great job all around. What a great tribute to a towering figure. Just outstanding. Tom

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Joanne,

In every aspect IMHO this may just be your greatest effort yet!

Later,

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Danny, John, Floyd, Tommy, Scott, Josie and Guenter

Thanks so much. I appreciate all your kind comments. It is really a bit of an emotional time but I guess an emotional time is a good time to write a song. I just hope I can touch a few of the hardened hearts, especially here.

I have now included a VIDEO that I quickly put together. The link is in the first post.


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Beautiful. Top lyrics vocal and backings. The prosody is there to see!

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Wonderful tribute!!!!!! And a fine production with the audio and vid to go with it. Thanks!


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"A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination."
Nelson Mandela

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Joanne:

I just saw the video. Only heard the song before.

Nice job on the video as well. I liked how you added several video layers and included some video for the call and answer.

Like I said earlier, I hope a lot of people hear/see this.

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Well done, all around. Good mix, excellent vocals, and heartfelt.

Sometime less really is more, and this is an great example.


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Excellent job on the video well done


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Rich, Janice and Bud and David - Thanks for have a look at the song. Appreciate your comments.

Scott - Thanks for listening a second time!

John - The video production was a little easier this time!! I think I have mentioned before that I use NCH video pad software for making the videos.

I think the thing that made it easier this time is that I put the main video where I needed most of the synching on the time line. I put the entire clip on here and then lined that up with the audio. I “detached” the audio from my recorded clip and deleted that (if you leave that audio in and just mute it you get some clicks).

I then layered the additional clips over the basic clip and lined that up where necessary, also detaching and deleting all the audio on the other clips. I then put the fades and effects on the overlay clips. The thing I cant figure out yet is how to “fade” from the main clip to a clip that has been overlaid. You only seem to be able to put a fade on one entire clip so that doesn’t help.


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Joanne,

Both of my ears agreed that that was the best song of yours they've heard! I support their conclusion. It was top shelf all around.

Very impressive work on so many levels!

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What a fantastic song, and tribute. Loved the harmonies and the dubs, and the video was really sensitively done. Superb lyrics. Congratulations.


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Joanne,
The world has lost a great man and leader. Your tribute is truly outstanding! Thank you for this wonderful reminder of what it takes to make a difference in the world. May we all learn this lesson.

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Hi, Joanne !

I think everyone here can say this better than me
but I think your song is a most fitting tribute
to an extraordinary person ! Just Great ! Joanne !

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Thank you for listening and your kind comments.


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