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Here's a song I wrote in 1981 (I think). I recently re-discovered it on a piece of paper I had stashed away, I kind of remembered how it went and what I didn't remember (melody), I just re-wrote.  This arrangement is probably quite different than I envisioned when I wrote it, but I really like how it turned out. I'm playing all electric guitar tracks and of course all vocals. RT's I used are below. All comments welcome. Greg http://achordmusic.mymusicstream.com/track/wait-seeRealDrums-NashvilleEven8^5 RT 1759 Bass RT 663 Guitar, Acoustic RT 1119 Guitar, 12-String Acc RT 1610 Piano, Acoustic RT 1276 Piano, Acoustic, PopUplift RT 671 Organ, B3 WAIT & SEE TEMPO:110 I SIT HERE ALONE THINKIN ABOUT LOVE AND DAYS GONE BY OF HOW WE USED TO LAUGH AND SING AND HOW WE USED TO CRY OH THAT I COULD ONLY HOLD YOU THE WAY I USED TO DO I DON'T BELIEVE I'M EVER GONNA FIND ANOTHER QUITE LIKE YOU TRUE LOVE IT NEVER DIES AND I HOPE YOU REALIZE THAT I'VE LOVED YOU OH HOW I LOVE YOU TRUE LOVE IT NEVER ENDS WHEN YOU BELIEVE ITS HEAVEN SENT LIKE I BELIEVE WE WERE MEANT TO BE / JUST YOU WAIT AND SEE I CALLED YOU UP JUST TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH IN THE WAY THAT I FEEL NO ONE GIRL HAS TAKEN YOUR PLACE AND NO ONE EVER WILL THOUGH I KNOW YOU LIE IN THE ARMS OF SOMEONE OTHER THAN ME I KEEP HOPIN THAT SOMEDAY SOON YOUR GONNA SEE TRUE LOVE IT NEVER DIES AND I HOPE YOU REALIZE THAT I'VE LOVED YOU OH HOW I LOVE YOU TRUE LOVE IT NEVER ENDS WHEN YOU BELIEVE ITS HEAVEN SENT LIKE I BELIEVE WE WERE MEANT TO BE / JUST YOU WAIT AND SEE (RIDE) WILL YOU EVER WANT ME THE WAY THAT I WANT YOU TO STEP BACK INTO MY LIFE NO ONE ELSE WILL DO TRUE LOVE IT NEVER DIES AND I HOPE YOU REALIZE THAT I'VE LOVED YOU OH HOW I LOVE YOU TRUE LOVE IT NEVER ENDS WHEN YOU BELIEVE ITS HEAVEN SENT LIKE I BELIEVE WE WERE MEANT TO BE / JUST YOU WAIT AND SEE (x3) ©2013 Greg Achord
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Very nice. Excellent love song. Well done. Nice listen
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Greg,
Man! That's got "early 80's pop love song" written all over it!
Everything about it. The guitars, the leads, your vocal. I got a picture of you looking a bit like Duran, Duran... HA!!
Great mix! Everything balanced perfectly. A very enjoyable listen...
Tasty playing from every angle.
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Floyd, Thank you so much. I'm laughing because of the Duran, Duran comment... I probably had more of a .38 Special look going on back then, but one of our bass players had the haircut and bandanna's tied all over and bought a Warlock bass... Funny stuff.  I was in my twenty's and in a "happenin" band in the '80's... and man did I have FUN! ... The parts I remember anyway?  Thanks again, Greg
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Scott,
Thank you for the compliment and taking time to listen.
Greg
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Greg, Nice playing and vocals. The mix sounds good. Interesting chord progression. The overall sound transports me back 30 yrs ago. You couldn't have gotten a recording this good back then without the big bucks. Nice job and thanks for posting. It was uplifting. Tom
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Nice job....
I dig out the old songwriting notebooks from decades gone by and think I might find a salvageable gem hidden in there every now and then..... so far nada.... just old memories of what I was doing when I wrote it.
I enjoyed the vibe of the tune, and you have some really interesting chord changes in there.
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Hi Greg,
I like your guitars and vocals.
Good mix.
Enjoyed it.
Guenter
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Hi, Greg ! :))
I´ll give you another laugh when
I tell you I heard a little Huey Lewis
in your voice ?? That was a compliment, Greg)
Huey has always been one of my favourites !:))
I liked this tune and ....yes true love
really lasts forever......:))
Cheers
Dani
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Greg,
Great song and excellent arrangement. Isn't it great when you find gems like this in your old notebooks. I've rescued several songs from my old catalog from the 70s/80s. There like time capsules. Cool stuff.
SD
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Excellent,
nice guitar work
I really like the background vocals which you can just hear, I like that "subliminal" effect.
Must dig into my piles of song ideas to see what I have hidden.
I thoroughly enjoyed this song
Thanks for sharing
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Great sounding track Greg.
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Tom - Thanks. I have a few songs from the 80's where I came up with an interesting progression. I didn't have the big bucks back then (still don't)... I love BIAB! Herb - Thanks for the listen & taking time to comment. Guenter - Thank you very much. Dani - Thank you, I've always been a big fan of Huey Lewis too... We covered them allot in the 80's. SD - Thanks for the compliment. I have found other gems from the past, but this one was really a pleasant surprise. Alyn - Thanks allot. I did two tracks on my harmony vocals and then panned them pretty far L & R to get that spread out "subliminal" effect.  Josie - Thanks girl.
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Hi Greg, First off, your production really rang out confident, clear and full in my headphones. What you've put together is up there in the top ten productions I've heard in the forum. Really, really good! Then I started paying attention to the melody, harmony, lyrics and performance. All are top notch! Wow! This genre was made for you. You sound so incredibly comfortable and natural performing this song. In a nutshell, I loved it  All the best, Noel
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Good song, very nice playing to boot!
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Noel - Well I'm blushing  after your top 10 statement. Thank you very much for the wonderful comments. Danny - Thanks for the listen. I appreciate it.
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Enjoyed that. Crisp and cruisy!Lovely clean lead guitar sound.
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Nice recovery for sure. The deeper I dig into my old stuff the worse it gets! This is an "every thing works" production with cool guitar/vocals and a nice blend of RTs. Much enjoyed it.
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Nice recovery for sure. The deeper I dig into my old stuff the worse it gets! This is an "every thing works" production with cool guitar/vocals and a nice blend of RTs. Much enjoyed it. +1. Nice work Greg! It's also inspired me to have a rummage into some old stuff I still have from the 60s! John
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Rich - Thanks for stoppin by for a listen. Bud - Thank you. I much appreciate the kind words. John - Thanks... Hey you never know when you might find a hidden gem! Greg
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