Hi Noel. I like this song a bunch. The lyrics, arrangement, and mix are all great. Since you asked for comment and I usually like to add food for thought- I'll mention something about your vocal that you could think about. It's like when I used to teach guitar years ago and I would try and impart a really important message to my students- that being feeling. Feel the notes. Feel the music. Players who are just learning don't even grasp that- it's not even in their minds at that point. When we begin to master our chosen instrument, the technical finally gives way to the soul of the artistry- the feeling that comes from within the artist. Their true expression comes forth. And then, their playing comes to life- it becomes music. It speakes with true feeling.

This is also true with the art of vocal, whether on recording or live on stage. Recording however, is a much trickier thing to convey feeling without actually seeing the artist. Like anything, it takes lots of practice and a concious effort to get better at it. It has nothing to do with the quality of the voice. It's all about the vocalist actually feeling what they're singing. You can speak a lyric without melody and have tremendous effect, frankly. But this time around I'll suggest you take more interest in this area of vocal interpretation. Take a week or two and listen to a ton of Sinatra. Even if he's not you thing, try doing it. Even Frank admitted he doesn't have the greatest voice. But what he does have is the ability to interpret and phrase a lyric like no other. So much can be learned from studying his phrasing and then looking at our own approaches to our vocals and applying it.

What I hear with this one is an ok vocal with good lyrics, but a disconnect from the spirit of the meaning of this tune. I don't wish to hear a vocal have instrument-like phrasing as though the notes were written on a staff. I want to hear someone tell me the very pognient message you put forth- we'll never be on the roads we travel a second time. Life comes and goes and you can't get the time back once it gone. I try to tell my daughter this occasionally- she's 20 now. I don't hear the person singing this actually feeling it- taking it to heart, and making me feel it too. The lyric is worthy of more feeling in the vocal- more intimacy. All lyrics to all songs should be worthy and treated that way. Feeling, coupled with phrasing techniques to have more dramatic impact, make a vocal come to life- and therefore the song come to life. Otherwise, it's just a cute vocal that phrases as though it read from a page.

Food for thought Noel, that's all. Why do I bother digging in with you every song? Well, not to be a schmuck! It has a lot to do with my producer instincts, and it's also because you're doing quality work and quality work demands a certain level of excellence to make it pop. That's a good thing- that's what makes us keep getting better. Keep up the great work and keep all this in mind and I promise you, your songs will be even better! And if this kind of thing doesn't interest you, forget I mentioned it! LOL!

Dan

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