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Sorry folks, right now I only have time to post this, but I see some new faces here along with old friends posting new ones. You know i'll be back to listen to them ASAP. Just spent a few days in hospital and... well, the good news is my lungs and brain are okay. Enough about me. My Old Country on Soundcloud
My Old Country on YouTube Everyone has an “old country” even if they live in the same house where they were born. This song is embracing it without giving it too much credit or blame. Style is _UKES110.STY (Folk Swing w/ Ukulele) RealTracks in song: 408:Guitar, Resonator, Background Allis Ev 120 RealTracks in style: ~1142:Ukulele, Strumming FolkSwing Sw 110 RealTracks in song: 4045:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm ContradanceReelSwing Sw 135 RealTracks in song: 4199:Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm SongwriterGentleRnBChop Sw 110 RealDrums in Song: NashvilleRadioShuffle^3-Stck,Rd RealDrums in style:NashvilleBrushesHillbillySwing: a: Sidestick, Brushes b: Brushes, Stick was used in the redesign in EZDDrummer. (zydecoal) Bill Davis added pedal steel and sang harmony and I played bass and sang --also played the role of a few neighbors. And a big thanks to Bill for taking my harmony guys for a ride on the same bus his guys rode. Bill is relatively a neighbor, and My Old CountryWell, we used to keep our doors unlocked, and keys were kept in cars. The streets were meant for walking nights when we could see the stars. Often we would close some streets to party on the block. Then quiet nights spent on the porch where we'd just sit and talk. Well, I love my old country, yeah, the way it used to be. Neighbors helping neighbors like one big family. Old party lines on neighbors' phones were used for catching up, and all the guys at the barber shop played chess and other stuff. Well, the air outside was crisp and clean and clothes hung out to dry. Sheets back then smelled of nature's charm, and dreams could reach the sky. V-- [(C F)3 G C]3 CH-- C F C G C F G C SOLO-- (C F)3 G C C F C G
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Marty,
Glad to hear you are out of the hospital and hopefully on the mend.
This is a very sweet song with a great vocal and excellent mix. I love the harmonies and the gentle backing.
A new favorite...
Bob
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Marty,
Love the write.
A lifetime of memories captured in a handful of words. Songwriting as it should be.
Well sung - fun vocals.
Good BAND.
Bill's steel is sweet.
Solid mix.
Much enjoyed.
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I've already said all the good things I thought about your song, Marty.
The chorus makes you want to sing and the lyrics are very positive.
In short, it's a very good song. Take care my friend.
Laurent
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A great taste of Americana or Italiana or Germania or whatever your old country used to be...the world has become like the "old gray mare" she ain't what she used to be but songs like this do remind us how good we had it and perhaps remembering that could help us return the good parts of that lovely picture...really nice as usual...love the pedal steel...made it sound like "old country".
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Wonderful song with halcyon lyrics and a comfortable melody. Worth several listens. Should we be worried about you? Lungs and brain okay, what about the rest of you? PM me if you'd rather. Bob
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Nostalgia for a new age.
This has all of the important Marty bits and a neighbourhood singing along too.
Lovely stuff - as expected.
Cheers
rayc
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What a fun song! Super vocals and lusciously ragged harmonies. Nice band, and excellent pedal steel and bass. The grace note at the end made my smile turn into a laugh. Cool message, expertly rendered.
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Hey Marty,
Lots of nostalgia in those words. And yeah, things are much different from when we grew up - a loss of innocence and respect. Your neighborhood choir rocks! Your songs are always so much fun to listen to.
Hope all is well in the big picture and you're back to full steam real soon. Take care, my friend.
Alan
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Nice one. The music suites the lyrics. Specially I liked the mandolin in rhythm and harmonies in chorus. One thing I would add: banjo pickin'.
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Love it Marty!
First off, sorry about your health issue! I hope you are fully on the mend! You are in my thoughts!
I love the laid back happy feel of this one! The harmony is outstanding! The pedal steel is perfect for the icing on this cake! It's always good to hear your voice on a new one!
Take care of yourself my friend! TB
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Marty.
As long as we have ok lungs and brain that's a good percentage of our functioning ability. I wish you more continuing good health.
Your song is joyful and well mixed as usual and the lyrics an apt comment on what most of us feel, although I remember other things,
like where I was born there was coal dust in the air and on the washing that was hung out to dry.
When I lived in London there was traffic and factory smoke pollution.
I didn't breathe much clean air until I moved out of the towns and city. That's where all the clean air was.
Nice one.
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Great song 'n' theme 'n' production. So glad I was born decades before the mobile phone and locked doors! … Vibin' for your good health. We both turn 74 this year and none of us oldies can guarantee surviving another one.
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A great write, with a truck load of nostalgia.
The feel-good lyrics are not misplaced in this number.
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Pure nostalgic vibe, I love your "everything used to be better" lyrics, the way you sing is _perfect_ for the song, always that little smile on your face. Enjoyed my listen. A lot! Get well soon, my friend. And off my lawn! 
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From one dinosaur to another—the good ol days were so good! What I liked best about this: the gentle, simple structure that totally supported the lyric story; the chorus of “neighbors” that sounded so relaxed and realistic; and your little humorous tag at the end. So glad I tuned in!
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Great song! I think we were raised in the same place!  Hope the old body recuperates quickly!
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Marty, I pray that you will completely recover and live a long and happy life.
You song brought back a ton of great memories. I lived those lyrics and I sure miss those good ol' happy and safe days.
Oh ya, the song. You guys knocked it out of the park. Everything is perfect.
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Love the lyrics Marty and the old vibe - coupled with your usual
high qualities, lovely reminder of how things used to be!!
Hope you're recovering well after the visit to the medics -
keep well old friend!!
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Sorry about lumping y'all together here, but my time at the computer is still pretty limited. Not sure if anyone ever comes back for my reaction to your comments, but I always go back after commenting on your songs to see the comments of others that follow. I've learned so much from you folks. I also make a list of any new post that I haven't heard yet so as not to miss anything. Over the last (too many) days, that list is grown to 15! But I'll get to hear them all.
Bob, thanks so much. It amazes me how you're first to comment on almost every song, and the machine-like way you consistently produce such wonderfully sing-along songs yourself.
Floyd, heck almost everything about you amazes me. Thanks. Love the comment about how songwriting should be.
Laurent, thanks, man. Yes, sing along, my friend. You are surely a good neighbor here.
Dan. Dan, Dan Dan. Yeah, if amazing isn't your middle name, your first name is TheAmazing... Thanks, Dan.
Bob, Tune Monger and a student of The Bard. Thanks so much. Here i thought halcyon was a type of light bulb. You broaden my appreciation, Bob.
Ray C. You know I follow you around to see all of your comments here. You've accelerated my knowledge of so much. Thanks.
DC Ron, thanks for getting the idea that some of the neighbors are not really good at keeping time. At the end I was gonna add, "Key-ah-key, Call for Jeff," but most folks think Lassie started with Timmy. haha. Now there's a reference to OLD nostalgia.
Alan, I can't even think of you without a smile. You actually remind me of a composite of all the best ingredients of 3 of the neighbors from when I was growing up, and you are also an amalgam of all the best friends since then.
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