Well, sometimes it is the simple things.

I had another back of the cocktail napkin lyric song and I recorded it, and HATED IT. I was like, man, this horrible. Garbage can. No way to fix it. Then I went to sleep.

When I woke up, an angel whispered in my ear:

Don't do it in C. Just change it to the key A and you will be fine.

So I did. Now I don't think it is quite so horrible anymore. Just a key change. Who would have known???

LOVE WITHOUT PAROLE

By David Snyder

https://soundcloud.com/david-snyder-gigs4/love-without-parole

V1

Yesterday we were eighteen, I can smell that summer rain
I still miss your breathless kiss, and how your sweetness felt like pain
And yeah, I remember you, and when I do, I feel in debt, but no regrets
So how come you're the thing that hurts me
the most when I look back
why would a loving Universe make a heart that works like that

CH

I think you own some part of me and I can't buy it back
I'm a hostage to your memory, why did you do that
and there's some tiny hole inside my heart where you will always be
and I'm doing love without parole, oh yeah
And no one knows but you
how much I loved you
and no one knows but you
what love without parole has done
to me

V2

They say the man upstairs, always has a plan
But the way he makes our hearts, I just don’t understand
One day the world is young, next day the world is old
One day your heart’s on fire, next day it’s all gone cold

CH

I think you own some part of me and I can't buy it back
I'm a hostage to your memory, why did you do that
and there's some tiny hole inside my heart where you will always be
and I'm doing love without parole, oh yeah
And no one knows but you
how much I loved you
and no one knows but you
what love without parole has done
to me
to me, oh oh
this love without parole
this love without parole
is killing me

All words and music copyright 2024 by David Snyder

David Snyder: Vocals, instrumentation, arrangement, production, mixing and mastering


RealTracks in style: 3404:Bass, Electric, LoungeFunkAlex Ev16 080
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RealTracks in style: 1840:Synth Pad, PopModernGrooveMellow Ev16 075
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RealTracks in song: 1543:Synth Pad, PopBelieve Ev16 065
RealDrums in Song:ModernCountry16ths^1-a:Closed Hat, Snare , b:Ride & Snare

Also put a Liverpool Piano, but snagged the midi and ran it through one of my pianos, as I always do

David,

Love this... It sounds like it could be one of those songs in a hit summer movie.

Great vocal and mix. The piano is excellent.

Bob

Beautiful, really beautiful.
The music's outstanding, the lyrics are great and you sing it like you really mean it.
Must have been a special angel!

Rob and Anne-Marie

Garbage Can? OMG, NO!!

Kiss that angel good morning.
This is Killer...
An incredible Write. Your Best. SO much Heart.
Chills.

WOW.

Pitch this.

fj

Love Without Parole - a stroke of genius, right there. BRAVO.

Absolute genius, from the first note to the last, from the first word to the last. Hats off to you, sir, a thousandfold.

P.S. Floyd has it SPOT ON. What more can I say? Nothing more. BRAVO.

Sounds like you are really feeling the lyrics on this one Dave. I hear pain, anquish, hurt, depths of emotions. Glad you pulled that napkin out of the can, and produced it into a song.

Hey thanks Bob!!

I am glad you liked it.

Yes, I had almost given up on it, until that angel whispered in my ear, and I said, yeah, it's in the wrong key!!!

🙂

Oh doh!!

HI David,

What a great lyric and tune! Excellent choice of backing tracks. This is 0one of your better vocals - none of them are bad - but this one really shines. I like your voice in the lower register.

And yeah, sometimes I wonder what His plan is. But, it seems to end up better than if I'd followed my thoughts.
Great choice dragging this out of the trash can.. You're sounding better and better - I know, it's hard to improve on excellence - but you somehow manage.

Best to you,

Alan

Nice work.

Hi, David.

What they said - good write, emotionally sung.

Yeah, changing key can make a huge difference - even with "robot" vocalists. I've put tracks together and the worked on the vocal and it sounded bad. Change key, and Wow, what a difference.

Good think that messenger got to you in time!

And you can grab MIDI for those piano tracks? Something I need to remember.

David, "I'm doing love without parole", what a great line.
I'm glad you didn't give up on this one.
Outstanding song.
PS - God works in strange ways doesn't he.

David, it’s always a good idea to take a second look at the throwaways. This is really good with a fine emotionally delivered lyric. I keep saying this, one of your best, Tom

David, love everything about this song. It's just ridiculously awesome. I probably would have loved it in C, too. Nice one!

Hello David,

The way you create your songs sounds familiair, except for the angel.
I walk across all the keys, find one that looks alright, change it again and often I come back to the first key I started when making the song.
What does that tell me? Nothing else than I have to walk that path of trial and error, again and again.
No angels, no nothing, else then my battered head that can turn a problem into something creative...

But since you have that angel, you are a lucky guy. The song is very good, the lyrics too and you sing it like out of the bottom of your heart and toes.
So, like I said, (again) a very good song. That's actually what I can expect from you and you always deliver ;-)

Hans

Hey Rob and Anne-Marie,

Great to see you. Thank you so much. That is very sweet!



Glad you liked it.

David

Thank you of this song
Beautiful and touching

Jona

Thanks Floyd! I appreciate it, man!

That's good advice on the angel.

Should I also love her like the devil when she gets back home???

Excellent write, and I really like the way you deliver these lyrics.
I think it was a good idea to go 3 semitones down, because (at least in my opinion) your voice sounds better there without losing its emotional impact.
Good stuff!

David,

The melody and lyrics are somewhat reminiscent of John Lennon.
it's very beautiful.
And it's a slightly sad love song.
The accompaniment is also perfect for this song.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.

Best regards.

Shigeki Adachi

Who would have known??? Your angel, I guess. And now us. Love the title, then the song strengthened that feeling. I really like the melody on this one, too. Man, I like how you produce it all with such a good vocal. Feelings. Honest feelings. Loved it all, David.

Hey thanks James! I am so glad you liked it!

Hey Thanks Elliott,

I really appreciate the kind words!

It means a lot. You sure have been on a roll this year!

The 1st bar or so sounds a bit "crisp".
After that all is fine with the world because the song wins and that is the key.
I've been two & a half months without a decent listening computer...today I'M BACK!
Excellent David - there's a little sibilance here n there as well and a squeak or two but you did a fine, fine job.

Thanks Alan.

Well as John Mayer says,

"Guitar is easy. Vocals are a ........."



Glad you liked it.

Copy that.

Thanks David.

Yes on the piano tracks I haven't found one yet that doesn't have a midi attached to it, I think it's probably because they played all of the piano on electronic pianos and captured the MIDI by default for all of the recordings.

I could be wrong about this but I highly doubt they mic'ed any real pianos.

At any rate if you're in band in a box all you have to do is solo the track and save the file as MIDI and you have that track as MIDI.

Or if you're in Real Band, you can simply generate a track and make sure you have the generate a real chart item checked as well and it will provide the real track and the midi right below it.

I've used this feature hundreds of times, and I almost always use the piano parts as midi which I then run through my Abbey Road Grand software.

David

I'm glad you didn't throw that away because I wouldn't have had the opportunity to hear this and also regret that I didn't think of that awesome title!
It's a lovely ballad with the right amount of emotion in the vocal and melody!
David, you're on fire these days, rolling out one great tune after another!

Take care, TB

Hey Tommy,

Thanks so much for this!! I really am glad you enjoyed it bro.

Thanks DC!

That is so nice of you to say!

You made my year!

Have a great one, man!

David..."love without parole"...great hook...really nice track...lyrically stellar...I love the piano work here...great write David!

Thank you Hans!

I am glad you liked it, and I appreciate those kind words!

Hope you are great brother!

Beautiful song. Kinda reminds me of the 80s era love songs, on MTV!!

Wow, really good, David!

Loved your vocal, and really loved the write!

Excellent.

Well, aren’t you happy that this did not end up in the garbage?! Lovely lyric and melody.

The key of A suits you well and your vocal sounds full of heart and soul.

Good one!

J&B

No matter what key, this song would speak to me, nothing horrible, just superb love song full of true questions - very easy to relate to. "why would a loving Universe make a heart that works like that", that is the ultimate question... and if Universe would answer, the answer would be 42.

Title, the band (amazing piano), chords, melody, vocals (great falsetto note) - all are exceptionally great for another classic pop song which even John Lennon would be jealous that he didn't write it. Now I'm all tears, maybe I should write lyrics on this handkerchief and wait for an angel whisper...

Just listened "Don't Blame Me When I Fall" again earlier today and this one is there on the same top level of quality and emotion. Thank you!

Janne

Thank you Jona.

I really appreciate that, sir. Very kind of you to say.

I am glad you liked it.

David

Very nice! An excellent write, and deserving of the accolades.

Well done.

Peter

Hey Thanks Brian Brain!

I really appreciate that, sir!

Thank you Shigeki,

I really appreciate it! I am so glad you liked it.

Very kind words my friend!

David I am so glad you received the late night vision and were able to turn this into a very cool tune. Just loved the title of the song. Excellent vocal and lyric. Super backtrack and production. Loved when the drums kicked in. Well done..

Hey Marty,

Thank you so much! I really appreciate that my friend!

You always have such heartwarming things to say!

Thanks Ray C!

I will make sure to look at those improvements you suggested.

Thanks again for the listens and all of your kind words.

David,

This song fits your vocals so well but I am even more impressed with the hook and it's one I wish I had thought of!

Dewey

Dear Torrey, Dan, and Ronnie,

Thanks so much for the kind words fellows.

I am glad you liked it!

Hey Dan,

Thanks a lot for the listening for those kind words.

I really appreciate it man!!