Originally Posted By: FredM
Quote:
despite all the changes
she hasn't had.. a change of heart


Great line!

Happy Birthday Floyd and Tom!

+60 songs on the forum already...
Since december I have the pleasure of following the songwriters on this forum. It has been a pleasure and a good learning experience.

Again you deliver a classic song. Think I like this one even more because it really rocks! Tommy's guitar makes the difference I guess? BIAB is a super band, but in support of the live singer and soloist, it is at it's best!

A basic line up of the band, but very well produced, and live sounding!

On to the next 60 ! Fred

Fred - thanks for all that.. and for your continued support... appreciate it...


Originally Posted By: Pat Marr
Wow.. over 60 songs??? You are a song-writing MACHINE, Floyd! I am totally impressed!

Well, HAPPY BIRTHDAY to both of you! Two fine song writers, good people, and I'd like to think personal friends! You both amaze and humble me on many different planes... (keep it up.. it ain't a bad thing to be humbled and amazed. )

Conceptually what I like most about this song is that it deals with a topic that would speak to a lot of people... Especially anybody entering the mid-life years where it's almost a rite of passage to redefine ourselves. And, in typical Floyd Jane style, you also made it into a love song.. the woman who changes everything else stops short of changing her man. Good ol' heartland values to seal the deal! We can complain about our spouses, but by damn, we ain't givin' up on 'em!

So you've handed your audience something to identify with, something to smile about, and ultimately, something to affirm the values of your majority audience. That's not just a home run, that's a grand slam!

Tommy, your guitar playing sure did make it sound "live".. in fact, if you subtract out the vocals, there were many places where the song sounded like Fleetwood Mac to me... They have a signature exchange between the guitar, bass and drums, and this song mirrored that. Whether it was intentional or not, I don't know, but if you're trying to find common identification ground with an older audience, Fleetwood Mac is a good starting point. They are one of the few universally loved bands.

Awesome job... I've said that probably 60 times already, it needs to be said again!

Pat - always love to see your thoughts on a song... and once again, you make a very good point/observation...the aspects of a song that "speaks to people" is an important one... if you can make that general enough to include a wide audience, but specific enough to have the listener relate on an individual level, then you've got a winner. And that is always best done from a positive perspective. And, as you note, I generally turn that into a love song - that's a "market" thing.

Tom did a great job of punctuating this... the FM thing would be all his doing...

Thanks for listening and commenting...

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