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Passing Through Key=A , Tempo 70, Length (m:s)=3:54 Chord Progression taken from FLYAWAY.STY Style is _ESCAPE.STY (Escape New Age Folk) RealTracks in style: ~2475:Bass, Acoustic, HeldSimple Ev 085 RealTracks in style: 1542:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm PopBelieve Ev16 065 RealTracks in style: 1840:Synth Pad, PopModernGrooveMellow Ev16 075 RealTracks in style: 1035:Banjo, Rhythm NorthernRockBallad Ev 065 Loop in Song: Chillout\Chillout - colours_75_drum_loop_a_minor ev16.wav RealDrums in style: BrushesFolk16ths: a: Brushes b: Brushes Tap Passing Through (Intro) Another new town today; cold rain falling and snow’s on the way Meet you on the street feel your gaze; amazing grace staring me face to face You could win me easily; don’t do it, I’ll just bring you misery I’m a man with a heart of stone; come sunrise, I’ll be gone; I’m just passing through I’m passing through Girl don’t set your sight on me; let me hurt you so needlessly I’m just passing through (Break) I’m passing through; I’m passing through I’m just a player in the band; don’t give your heart to a one night stand; I’m just passing through I’m passing through Girl don’t set your sight on me; I’ll just hurt you so needlessly I’m just passing through (Outro)
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Charlie,
Very nice! Love the feel of this one - the banjo is also a great addition. Cool vocal and mix as well.
Bob
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Charlie,
This is SUPERB!
A very interesting opening. The bass and brush made me think you might be doing a Tom-Waits-thing...and then it wasn't...the addition of banjo and chord piano was excellent. And the underlying synth, too...
The mix is excellent. The vocal sits perfectly.
The chord progression has a Jimmy Webb (Glen Campbell) feel to it.
A stellar write! When I first looked at the lyric, I wondered how this was going to work. Boy! did it! One of the best of the forum, I think - and that's some stiff competition.
You've talked a lot lately about "doing it right once". This fits the bill. But, boy! I hope you do it many times over...
This. Is. Excellent.
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Hi, Charlie !:))
This is just great music !
I liked everything about it !
this must be one of your
absolute best !:))
Happy New Year !
Cheers
Dani
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Charlie
Really good mix of instruments - the brushes and the banjo really gell.
Excellent mix and a nicely written lyric.
Top quality all round.
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Charlie,
Very nice! Love the feel of this one - the banjo is also a great addition. Cool vocal and mix as well.
Bob Thanks Bob. This is the first 'new' song I've written in quite a while. Glad you enjoyed it. Charlie,
This is SUPERB!
A very interesting opening. The bass and brush made me think you might be doing a Tom-Waits-thing...and then it wasn't...the addition of banjo and chord piano was excellent. And the underlying synth, too...
The mix is excellent. The vocal sits perfectly.
The chord progression has a Jimmy Webb (Glen Campbell) feel to it.
A stellar write! When I first looked at the lyric, I wondered how this was going to work. Boy! did it! One of the best of the forum, I think - and that's some stiff competition.
You've talked a lot lately about "doing it right once". This fits the bill. But, boy! I hope you do it many times over...
This. Is. Excellent.
floyd
Wow Floyd. Thank you so very much. I had no idea or hope of such a positive review from anyone on the forum. It's so encouraging because this song is a new write completely. I can't think of any other song I've posted that wasn't either a re-write of an old tune or simply upgraded remake using BIAB. I truly appreciate your comments. Thanks. Hi, Charlie !:))
This is just great music !
I liked everything about it !
this must be one of your
absolute best !:))
Happy New Year !
Cheers
Dani Dani, I'm glad you enjoyed it. I've really enjoyed your new song too. Always good to hear from you. Charlie
Really good mix of instruments - the brushes and the banjo really gell.
Excellent mix and a nicely written lyric.
Top quality all round.
Peter Thanks Peter. I appreciate you taking time to listen and comment. The banjo really caught my ear too.
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Charlie, I love the choice of instruments. The mix is perfect. The arrangement, together with the fine vocal, and the economy of words in the lyric set this up to be a beautifully executed mood piece. This is no doubt among your best. Great work! Tom
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Vey nice. Excellent vocal
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Great sound, very different than what I expected. Strong write and performance.
I see that I'm not the only one who will sometimes take an interesting part of a
chord progression from one song in BIAB and use it with a different style.
Very creative, enjoyed it!
Kenny
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WOW this is top shelf all the way!
What a super combination of sounds and your vocal is perfect. A very nice chord progression as well.
This is a keeper.
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Charlie,
Very atmospheric opening and as others have said, those are some sweet chord changes which really add to the wistful mood.
Your vocal is excellent.
! look forward to more of your new songs.
Robert
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Charlie, I love the choice of instruments. The mix is perfect. The arrangement, together with the fine vocal, and the economy of words in the lyric set this up to be a beautifully executed mood piece. This is no doubt among your best. Great work! Tom Thanks. I always look forward to your comments and taking time to listen. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Charlie Vey nice. Excellent vocal Thanks Scott. I appreciate that. Charlie Great sound, very different than what I expected. Strong write and performance.
I see that I'm not the only one who will sometimes take an interesting part of a
chord progression from one song in BIAB and use it with a different style.
Very creative, enjoyed it!
Kenny I'm glad it was a nice surprise Kenny... Yes, I do a lot of auditions and troll the User Showcase looking for chord progressions and interesting instruments. The changes in 2017 Style Picker helped me a lot. Thanks for listening. Charlie WOW this is top shelf all the way!
What a super combination of sounds and your vocal is perfect. A very nice chord progression as well.
This is a keeper. Thanks Mario. It was a fun project. Glad you enjoyed. Charlie Charlie,
Very atmospheric opening and as others have said, those are some sweet chord changes which really add to the wistful mood.
Your vocal is excellent.
! look forward to more of your new songs.
Robert Thanks for stopping by Robert. I appreciate your comments. Charlie
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I really like this! You had me hooked right from that very cool intro and it just got better from there. Nice changes and instrumentation, and good lyric and vocal. On my second listen!
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I really like this! You had me hooked right from that very cool intro and it just got better from there. Nice changes and instrumentation, and good lyric and vocal. On my second listen! Thanks for stopping by. I appreciate it. Charlie
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This is superb. By any yardstick measuring any aspect it is superb.
The write, the performance and the band are all in the pocket and hittin' the note.
We'd rather listen again than parse it out.
I think we mentioned superb!
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This is superb. By any yardstick measuring any aspect it is superb.
The write, the performance and the band are all in the pocket and hittin' the note.
We'd rather listen again than parse it out.
I think we mentioned superb!
J&B I really appreciate the nice comments and I'm glad you enjoyed the song. It was a fun project to do. Charlie
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Hi Charlie.
Enjoyed this very much. So different. Nice laid back feel. Well done!
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Charlie,
Great chord progression and vocal on this one. One of my favorites of yours.
Excellent.
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Hi Charlie.
Enjoyed this very much. So different. Nice laid back feel. Well done! Glad you enjoyed it Joanne. My wife told me it was different too. Charlie Charlie,
Great chord progression and vocal on this one. One of my favorites of yours.
Excellent. I appreciate your comments David. Thanks for stopping by. Charlie
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Charlie, this is a sensational write.
Fantastic lyrics, and the choice of style and especially tempo fits absolutely perfectly.
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