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This is my song from the recent songwriting course.
Totally enjoyed it and now doing the 'Introduction to Improvisation'. Certainly keeps me out of mischief.

Various midis mainly with
Guitar - RT 933 jazz waltz
Bass - RT 929 jazz waltz
RD - Nashville and midi drums mix

The Band Plays On

They ga - ther in a sec-ret place
that o - ver - looks the bay
Sing their songs with style and grace
A blos-som blooms so gay
New - ly - weds prance on the bed
New life be-gins to-day

And the band plays on un-til the dawn
none left to sing the song
The band plays on and on and on
and on and on and on

The fam-ily nest o-ver - flows
with love and life and laughs
Child-ren grow with pals and beaus
Soon they'll seek the path
Quest leads them on then they're gone
Home-life softly slows

And the band plays on un-til the dawn
none left to sing the song
The band plays on and on and on
and on and on and on

They flut-ter in the sitt-ing room
old pals a - drift in time
They rem - in - isce, and sing a song
still quaff-ing last years wine
Bliss-ful peace creeps like a thief
Stars fade be-fore the sun

And the band plays on un-til the dawn
none left to sing the song
The band plays on and on and on
and on and on and on
and on and on and on

Richard

RichMac,

A nice lyric and just the right melody to carry it. A very interesting production as well. I enjoyed the listen. - floyd

Hi Richard,

A nice lyric and an interesting production. I enjoyed listening.

Guenter

Hi RichMac,

Great to see you getting in there and applying the Pat Pattison principles!

I love the simile "blissful peace creeps like a thief". It's incredibly visual for me and flows from the tongue in a really comfortable, singable way.

I'm not sure if this is how you intended the concept of "the band" but, for me, it was a metaphor for "Life" as it continues, never-ending and relentlessly travels the years. Loved the concept

Very creative!

All the best,
Noel

Floyd and Guenter thanks for the comments. I try to make things sound a little individual. Looking for a sound and a style of my own I quess.

Thank you Noel for seeing the theme. Yes that was my 'boxes' concept
We get married, have kids, family life, kids go, we get old, die.
Before, during, and after, and whatever we do, life goes on.

Cheers
Richard