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Excellent interpretation.
Very interesting arrangement and selection of instruments. Janice sounds as though she is pouring her heart out.
Thank you! I felt like she did also. Bud Excellent all round as usual.
Lovely lyrics beautifully interpenetrated.
Top marks to all on this one.
Rob
We appreciate that! J&B We trust we did it justice. YUP you did Great write by Lawrence and superb interpretation by Janice's vocals. Damn she has a nice voice and vocal technique, wish I could sing like she does  excellent as I expected from you 2 Alyn Alyn, I just showed Janice your comments and you got a BIG smile from her. We thank you for the very kind words. Bud
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Thank you to Janice and Bud for recording this song. It is a real honor. And what a super job!
And thank you to everyone for listening and for all of the kind words.
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I think you nailed this one pretty well. Nice job.
I'm trying to catch up on my listening here..... been busy and missed quite a few....
You can find my music at: www.herbhartley.comAdd nothing that adds nothing to the music. You can make excuses or you can make progress but not both. The magic you are looking for is in the work you are avoiding.
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Hi Janice, Bud and Lawrence, I nearly missed this. Glad I didn't. With a song by Lawrence and a vocal by Janice, I knew it would be great. And IT WAS!! Really nicely done. I love the longing and heartbreak in the lyrics, and Janice delivers beautifully. Arrangement and mix are great. Enjoyed very much!! Another great one in the wave of collabs. Guenter
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Beautiful. Every aspect.
The write. Beautiful.
The arrangement and instrumentation and mix. Beautiful.
Vocal (do I need to say it?) - Beautiful.
The video is just what a lyric video ought to be. Show the lyric to the song without getting in the way of hearing the music. A single picture is all you need - any more would take your attention from the write, the music, the singing - the song.
Great combination.
Beautiful.
floyd Thank you floyd. Your positive comments go a LONG ways toward offering us some validation of what we are doing. We do appreciate it. J&B Janice, Bud and Lawrence.
This is just terrific. Terrific write, terrific vocals and terrific production. Loved it.
Me too. Plus #1 from me. Great arrangement and production. Charlie Thanks Charlie! J&B
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J & B & L, A terrific project. Great mix and a great write. A vocal that is among your best. This is pro quality from every angle. Nothing more than downright excellent. Tom Thank you Tom. Considering the quality of your work we are even more appreciative! J&B Nice presentation from start to finish! I love the photo of Janice! Even when she doesn't smile with her mouth, she smiles with her eyes! That's the perfect cover for her next album... (hint hint)
aside: JUMPSTART can provide crowd funding to cover studio costs for talented artists who don't have deep pockets. Just sayin'.
Janice could sing the phone book and it would melt my heart... but when she teams up with a song writer of Lawrence's ability, it really sparkles! Every verse had a clever line... my favorite being " I drank to happiness, then I drank to excess..." that's downright inspired!
I'd never seen the format you used for the video.. with a photo on the right accompanied by a verse at a time on the left, presented in a matching font! Now that was artsy!
And I also really like the idea of reinterpreting the songs of others on the forum. It brings a newness to a song when somebody else presents it in a different style.
What can I say? Lawrence is one of my very favorite forum song writers, Bud always has he magic production touch and Janice is one of my favorite singers... that was a total pleasure! Thanks to everyone involved!
Pat that is all very kind of you. And yes her eyes do indeed smile! Lawrence certainly wrote a good one and we are really glad that we had this chance to record it. Singing the phonebook? Hmmmmm now that might be just the ticket for my songwriting frustrations. We appreciate you! J&B
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Janice & Bud,
This is an outstanding version of Lawrence's song. Excellent arrangement and beautiful delivery by Janice. And I love the lyric video - so well done!
Bob
+1! Josie
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Thank you to Janice and Bud for recording this song. It is a real honor. And what a super job!
And thank you to everyone for listening and for all of the kind words. All the thanks to you for offering us this opportunity!! I think you nailed this one pretty well. Nice job.
I'm trying to catch up on my listening here..... been busy and missed quite a few.... Thanks Herb J&B
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Hi Janice, Bud and Lawrence, I nearly missed this. Glad I didn't. With a song by Lawrence and a vocal by Janice, I knew it would be great. And IT WAS!! Really nicely done. I love the longing and heartbreak in the lyrics, and Janice delivers beautifully. Arrangement and mix are great. Enjoyed very much!! Another great one in the wave of collabs. Guenter Thanks Guenter. This collab wave has been entertaining, indeed. Janice & Bud,
This is an outstanding version of Lawrence's song. Excellent arrangement and beautiful delivery by Janice. And I love the lyric video - so well done!
Bob
+1! Josie Thanks Josie! J&B
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Hi folks, I cleaned up the video a bit via changing some font sizes, etc. Thanks fj for the great feedback on the vid. So, here's a link to the new vid since youtube doesn't allow replacing files. Missing You J&B
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Janice & Bud,
This is an outstanding version of Lawrence's song. Excellent arrangement and beautiful delivery by Janice. And I love the lyric video - so well done!
Bob
+1 Josie
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Hi J&B&L !:))
A very fine production
from all involved !:))
Liked it very much !:))
I´ve missed you also !:))
Cheers
Dani
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