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Another new song ” Let it shine”



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Let it shine, all day through
Let it shine , shine on you
Let it shine , through the hurt and pain Let it shine , it’s not in vain
Fill this land with your mighty glory
Flood the nations with grace and
mercy, and let my light shine , i’m gonna let it shine .

I made an embarrassing mistake while singing. I am singing ” Let my light shines” . I had written "let my light shine" correctly. But for some reason, when recording, i sang wrong. And I only noticed it when the song was released…..
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Timo, Jukka, and Jona, I really liked this one. Great Wah Wah guitar intro. The bass was outstanding. Great vocal and I loved the lyrics. (I feel your pain about singing the wrong lyrics - been there an done that). Good mix also.
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Hi Timo, Jukka, and Jona!
This is a great 'song of praise' - the feel of the music matches and supports the message in the lyrics. Oh I wish more church music was like this - a lot of what I hear is like Hillsong and it all sounds the same after a while - but this song is fresh and uplifting.
Well done!
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Right from the cool feel in the Intro I was boppin' with ya, Jona. HA! I didn't get the "Timo, Jukka, and Jona" reference which Mario and Andrew mention. Yeah, good bass and piano too. Well, that investigation put your song in the background while I searched so I pushed Play again. Hey, just want to say it is also a good background song for anything from meditation of house cleaning. smile I agree with Mario about the wah-wah, and with Andrew about wishing more church music like this. This shines brightly, JONA.


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Hi Jona,

A lovely song, a nice funky melody and a funny story about you sang the lyrics other than had to.
Sometimes that happens to me too, though just some words. In my last song I had to sing what is going through my mind, but instead I used 'heart' and decide to leave it that way. No one noticed. I think here it will be the same. Your vocals shine and the song was joyful.

But speaking about that, during the time I listened to the song I was wondering if the song wasn't too joyful, compared with the lyrics.
Don't you think the song should have been a little more subdued?

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Hi there Jonathan. Thanks for this rousing, joyful, funky song of praise. It got my hands up and brought a smile to my face.

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Thanks again Mario and for the words of encouragement, Timo’s bass was spot on here too.!!
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Oh, it feels good if we're really that successful In ”song of praise”
I feel the same about Hillsong.
But many people like that style

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Really enjoyed this, every aspect.
Liked the chord scheme for the bridge very much.
Well-selected horn RT and effective how you used it.
Great work!


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Hi, Jona.

Nice feel, everything fits together, and your vocal sounds great. 👍


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Hi Joan

Great funky groove to this. Your vocal is so consistently smooth. Really enjoyed, great work. Kind regards.

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Jona, love the funky feel and your vocals are GREAT! That's a lively band, with very fine "live" playing complemented perfectly by the BiaB parts. A great production. Nice job on the long fade ending, too. That's a great effect that we don't hear enough any more. Super song!


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Vow ,
This is the first time I've heard that our music can be listened to in as many different ways as you said!!!
Thanks for feedback Marty!

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Hi Hans!
And thanks for your comments!
Well, it's always been a little”problem” for me, these minor songs and major lyrics..
Or major songs and minor lyrics.. sorry my English…
Here in Finland, there is a strong influence of Slavic song culture, which is melancholic.
So very often my songs are a mix of melancholy and major-key singing….

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Okay! Then the song has succeeded in its mission…..

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Very uplifting and well produced all around.
Excellent piano/bass performances along with your fine vocals.
Your BiaB session guys earned their pay. smile

Well mixed. The funk vibe was a very creative and effective choice to deliver the tune.

Enjoyed it!

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Beautiful song with a positive vibe and groove.
I really liked your vocals and the way you arranged the song.
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Oh thanks!
Have a nice week ahead .
and great new moments with music!

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Thanks David!
All the best to you and have great times making music.…

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Hey! thanks for your feedback.
have fun making music!

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