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If #385978 12/23/16 02:24 PM User Showcase
Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,357 Robertkc OP Veteran
OP Robertkc Veteran Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,357	If My last song post of the year goes out with a big Thank You! to those who have taken the time to listen and/or give feedback to my creations this year - you have rescued me from trying to figure out if my stuff is working from the squawks of the birds around the house. This song was a kind of exercise I did when first starting to write; take the chords of I song I liked, ( in this case the late, great John Martyn`s May You Never ), write my own lyrics, keeping the feel of the song that inspired them... and see where it went. Key=D , Tempo 112, Length (m:s)=3:38 2 bar intro, 96 bar chorus, from bar 3 to bar 98. Repeat x1 chorus No Melody No Soloist track. Song is saved with Volume, Pan, Reverb, Chorus, Bank0, Style is _SMILES.STY (Smiles Upbeat Train Fingerstyle) RealTracks in style: 2421:Bass, Acoustic, RockabillySlapBoomChicka Ev16 100 RealTracks in style: ~1437:Piano, Electric, Rhythm JazzFunkGroovin Ev16 110 RealTracks in style: 2514:Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking BoomChickJoe Ev16 110 RealTracks in style: 1155:Organ, B3, Rhythm Reggae Ev16 100 RealTracks in song: 1880:Guitar, Resonator, Soloist CountryTrainRob Ev16 130 Loop in Song: House-Techno-Trance\House - crunchy_120_drums ev16.wav RealDrums in style: CountryTrain: a: Brushes Soft b: Brushes Hard If if your biggest secret should be told may your greatest gift allow a smile for the judge and no tears for the crowd if you play the fool for a raging bull may you find a friendly gate where you stand your ground the other side of hate you`re such a sweet soul you`re the fire to my coal and I`m leaving you way too soon I never learned to cook there`s no time to write a book so I`ll leave you with this tune and if the worst comes to be may life do for thee what your guitar does for my poetry and spring does for the cherry tree if push comes to shove on the dance floor of love may you never miss a beat you win or you lose but you land on your feet and if your greatest misfortune be to wake monday morning after two days of rain may your umbrella of song open the same you`re such a sweet soul you`re the fire to my coal and I`m leaving you way too soon I never learned to cook there`s no time to write a book so I`ll leave you with this tune and if the worst comes to be may life do for thee what your guitar does for my poetry and spring does for the cherry tree © Robert Cordrey Dec.1997 Last edited by Robertkc; 12/23/16 07:46 PM.

Re: If Robertkc #385994 12/23/16 04:29 PM User Showcase
Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 8,673 South Carolina C Charlie Fogle Veteran
Charlie Fogle Veteran C Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 8,673 South Carolina	I'd not heard of John Martyn before so I shot over to Youtube to give your reference song a listen. Both songs are interesting and unusual. I preferred your song over his. Enjoyed my listen. Charlie BIAB 2025:RB 2025, Latest builds: Dell Optiplex 7040 Desktop; Windows-10-64 bit, Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz CPU and 16 GB Ram Memory.

Re: If Charlie Fogle #386027 12/23/16 07:55 PM User Showcase
Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,357 Robertkc OP Veteran
OP Robertkc Veteran Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,357	Thanks for your listen, Charlie. I`ve added a link to the John Martyn song for those who aren`t familiar- his early work was really good but never made waves outside UK. We`d sit around singing his songs along with Neil,Dylan & Donovan... Clapton had a minor hit with this one. Robert

Re: If Robertkc #386059 12/24/16 03:35 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,437 Florida floyd jane Veteran
floyd jane Veteran Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,437 Florida	"if push comes to shove on the dance floor of love may you never miss a beat you win or you lose but you land on your feet" "what your guitar does for my poetry and spring does for the cherry tree" Robert - that is impressive stuff for "when first starting to write"... The BAND works well for this... the organ is nice and the dobro was a good addition. And this is well mixed. Enjoyed it. (Also enjoyed hearing your inspiration) fj 150+ Songs produced using BIAB RealTracks And 50 more... and some more...

Re: If Robertkc #386073 12/24/16 04:01 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 7,969 Edmonton, Ab, Canada Scott C Veteran
Scott C Veteran Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 7,969 Edmonton, Ab, Canada	Very cool tune. Awesome lyric and vocal Scott Collingwood https://soundcloud.com/scottt709 https://soundcloud.com/spiritlevel-ca https://www.youtube.com/@SpiritLevel-ge3hm/

Re: If Robertkc #386122 12/24/16 06:45 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,330 North Carolina David Snyder Veteran
David Snyder Veteran Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,330 North Carolina	Great work Robert. You have written some great songs this year! Happy Holidays! David Snyder Songwriter/Renaissance Man Studio + Fingers https://davidsnydersongs.com/ https://spoti.fi/359Gigs www.davidsnydermusic.com/ www.reverbnation.com/davidpsnyder www.soundcloud.com/davidsnyderchannel https://www.songtradr.com/user/profile/david.snyder

Re: If floyd jane #386224 12/24/16 04:42 PM User Showcase
Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,357 Robertkc OP Veteran
OP Robertkc Veteran Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,357	Floyd, Maybe it helped that I was a wannabe songwriter for a lot of years before I knuckled down to learn enough guitar to find the chords for the tunes in my head... no magic chord wizard back then! Many thanks for your listen and comments. Robert

Re: If Scott C #386225 12/24/16 04:45 PM User Showcase
Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,357 Robertkc OP Veteran
OP Robertkc Veteran Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,357	Scott, I am grateful for your listen.. and happy I passed your "cool" test! Robert

Re: If David Snyder #386231 12/24/16 04:57 PM User Showcase
Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,357 Robertkc OP Veteran
OP Robertkc Veteran Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,357	David, The very best to you too! Thanks to the unflagging support of yourself and other forum listeners ... I`ve got a whole stack more coming to the Tower of Song in 2017. Come on Santa, where`s that new microphone? Robert

Re: If Robertkc #386499 12/26/16 02:05 PM User Showcase
Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 5,468 United States Torrey Bliss Veteran
Torrey Bliss Veteran Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 5,468 United States	Robert, good work!! you have a talent for interesting lyrics and putting them in an entertaining musical vehicle! For some reason I was reminded of Don Mclean on this one. Thanks, Torrey.

Re: If Robertkc #386521 12/26/16 03:03 PM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 7,043 Davis, CA G Greg Johnson Veteran
Greg Johnson Veteran G Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 7,043 Davis, CA	and if the worst comes to be may life do for thee what your guitar does for my poetry and spring does for the cherry tree Some really cool lyrics!! This is a very interesting write. You always have some really unique and thoughtful lyrics. Love the sound of the resonator. Been enjoying your tunes through the year! Nicely done!! Take care. Greg

Re: If Robertkc #386557 12/26/16 08:26 PM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,644 Sydney Australia PeterF Veteran
PeterF Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,644 Sydney Australia	Robert May You Never is one of my favourite songs liked both the Martyn & Clapton cover. Sounds like the exercise worked - nicely done - a really good listen. Peter

Re: If Robertkc #386582 12/27/16 03:00 AM User Showcase
Joined: May 2014 Posts: 4,052 The Netherlands RnAM Veteran
RnAM Veteran Joined: May 2014 Posts: 4,052 The Netherlands	Robert, A smart idea to take the chords of an existing song and create something new with it. Commercially speaking, that is allowed since chordprogressions are not copyrighted ;-) I'm always struck by the drama in your voice, which is very cool. Good work, looking forward to hearing more in the new year. Rob We are Rob Meulman and Anne-Marie Bovenkamp from The Netherlands. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1gsdNLE7_Gy8qavoOplQow/videos http://rnam.net/

Re: If Robertkc #386604 12/27/16 06:18 AM User Showcase
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 4,335 Florida tommyad Veteran
tommyad Veteran Joined: May 2011 Posts: 4,335 Florida	Robert, I liked the lyrics on this one. You have written some impressive songs in 2016. I have enjoyed them. Tom

Re: If Robertkc #386635 12/27/16 09:08 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 15,386 GA USA Janice & Bud Veteran
Janice & Bud Veteran Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 15,386 GA USA	"if push comes to shove on the dance floor of love may you never miss a beat you win or you lose but you land on your feet" floyd has already quoted this...but, hey, we gonna do it also! Nice. We've enjoyed your music and look forward to more during the New Year. This was a great way to close the year. Strong write, vocal, and arrangement wrapped up in a mix that sounds really good on our monitors. Kudos!! J&B Our albums and singles are on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, Pandora and more. If interested search on Janice Merritt. Thanks! Our Videos are here on our website.

Re: If Robertkc #386658 12/27/16 11:13 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 8,068 Northeastern, USA rsdean Veteran
rsdean Veteran Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 8,068 Northeastern, USA	Robert, I really enjoyed this one - love the way it moves along. Cool vocal and arrangement. Bob Robert S. Dean - SoundCloud Song Channel

Re: If Torrey Bliss #386712 12/27/16 02:35 PM User Showcase
Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,357 Robertkc OP Veteran
OP Robertkc Veteran Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,357	Torrey, Glad you were entertained.. I only know one Don Mclean song so you have prompted me to investigate! Robert

Re: If Greg Johnson #386715 12/27/16 02:38 PM User Showcase
Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,357 Robertkc OP Veteran
OP Robertkc Veteran Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,357	Greg, Thank you -I`ve been enjoying getting to know your songs as well ( lots on your SoundCloud that I missed being a newcomer here). Robert

Re: If PeterF #386717 12/27/16 02:41 PM User Showcase
Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,357 Robertkc OP Veteran
OP Robertkc Veteran Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,357	Peter, I wondered if I`d find another John Martyn fan by posting this and happy you found something likeable in my take on his one hit. Robert

Re: If RnAM #386722 12/27/16 02:47 PM User Showcase
Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,357 Robertkc OP Veteran
OP Robertkc Veteran Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,357	Rob & Anne-Marie, Wow, I`m really happy you like the vocals... recording better vocals is one area I want to improve this year. I`m not entirely sure I used the same chords as on the JM song... I didn`t know very many when I tried to work them out! Robert

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