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Losing Ground
© 2017 Kenny Leverett

Wake up California cause the sun is going down
But the sky it is not falling look around
Way down in the valleys and on the mountains high
So many counting on you, forget your alibis

Ooh Ooh look around
Cause you’re losing ground

Your suitors have stopped calling
Hollywood is gone
Big deals done in Texas
What went wrong
Wake up California cause the sun is going down
Look around

Ooh Ooh look around
Cause you’re losing ground

Broken down on that stretch of road
Trying to carry a heavier load
Than you could bear
Sometimes change is hard to face
Gotta get back up again
Get in the race

Wake up California cause the sun is going down
But the sky it is not falling look around
Way down in the valleys and on the mountains high
So many counting on you, forget your alibis

Ooh Ooh look around
Cause you’re losing ground

Wake up California cause the sun is going down
And you’re losing ground
Wake up California cause the sun is going down
Look around

Bass 1036 Northern Rock Ballad
Guitar 806 Driving Country Ballad Dirty
Drums Nashville Even 16
Guitar 1598 Rhythm Pop 16ths Gritty
Guitar 1596 Acoustic Strumming
Other Guitar me

As always, thanks for listening, appreciate your comments

Kenny

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Kenny

Great guitar work in the intro, and I really liked the driving bass, it gave the song punch.

All around, this is really well done.


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Kenny,

Love this song! Great lyrics, melody and production. Plus, another awesome vocal.

Excellent!

Bob

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Kenny,

Excellent! A great listen.

Terrific production and arrangement. The opening - nice!... you guitar work (here and throughout) is really well done. The BAND is perfect. Everything at the right level (including drums). The longer leads could come up (volume) just a bit.

Your vocals are stunning. Nice harmony ooohhs...

Man! this is GOOD!

floyd

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Man! This is good beyond good!

Love your vocal, and killer guitar work too. Great song!

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Very cool Kenny. Super vocal. Guitar was excellent. Backtrack was excellent as well


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Kenny,
Such a great band feel on this excellent, moody song and your guitar is killer - but the standout for me is your vocal.Grabs the attention from the first line and doesn`t let up.
One of your best.

Robert

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Kenny. What a great production. And your husky vocal is just perfect for the song. Loved your backing vocals too. Enjoyed it very much!


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Originally Posted By: VideoTrack
Kenny

Great guitar work in the intro, and I really liked the driving bass, it gave the song punch.

All around, this is really well done.








Thank you so much, I really like those bass lines too.

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Originally Posted By: rsdean
Kenny,

Love this song! Great lyrics, melody and production. Plus, another awesome vocal.

Excellent!

Bob


Thanks Bob for those very kind words

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Originally Posted By: floyd jane
Kenny,

Excellent! A great listen.

Terrific production and arrangement. The opening - nice!... you guitar work (here and throughout) is really well done. The BAND is perfect. Everything at the right level (including drums). The longer leads could come up (volume) just a bit.

Your vocals are stunning. Nice harmony ooohhs...

Man! this is GOOD!

floyd


thanks! always appreciate your comments, this was a fun song to do.

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Kenny

Great vocal - really nice write - sounds great. A top composition.

Peter

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Oh heck yeeh!!!

Awesome man.

Great lyrics, great vocals, great guitar.

THIS IS GREAT:

Wake up California cause the sun is going down
But the sky it is not falling look around
Way down in the valleys and on the mountains high
So many counting on you, forget your alibis

Eagles good man!!!

smile

Now here comes Joe on guitar...:)

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Originally Posted By: BlueAttitude
Man! This is good beyond good!

Love your vocal, and killer guitar work too. Great song!


Thanks Dave for the very kind words


Originally Posted By: Scott C
Very cool Kenny. Super vocal. Guitar was excellent. Backtrack was excellent as well


Thanks Scott, appreciate that

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Kennny, this is very good! Very good vocals, and very professional use of the real tracks. Sort of a Joe Walsh thing.


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Originally Posted By: Robertkc
Kenny,
Such a great band feel on this excellent, moody song and your guitar is killer - but the standout for me is your vocal.Grabs the attention from the first line and doesn`t let up.
One of your best.

Robert


Thanks Robert for the kind words

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Kenny,

Wow! This is powerful music. Everything about it shines. Your vocals are incredible and the arrangement and production sound really professional here on my speakers. Definitely one to be proud of!

I enjoyed this journey a lot.

Regards,
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Great work Kenny, guitar, vocal, arrangement and production are all fantastic! Thanks, Torrey

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Originally Posted By: JoanneCooper
Kenny. What a great production. And your husky vocal is just perfect for the song. Loved your backing vocals too. Enjoyed it very much!


Thanks Joanne

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Originally Posted By: PeterF
Kenny

Great vocal - really nice write - sounds great. A top composition.

Peter


Thanks Peter, appreciate the kind words

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