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Excellent write, arrangement and performance. Made me think about my first meeting with my financial adviser. Fortunately for me, he said I actually could retire...... so I did.
Great song and pretty much nails what retirement should really be all about....
Love to share this with my financial adviser, He'd get a kick out of it.
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Greg, This is outstanding. New Orleans style, laid back easy delivery. It sounds like a Randy Newman Co-write. I believe he would have been proud to be a part of this one. Fabulous lyrics and vocal. What's not to like in this wonderful listen and look into your current state of mind. A superb piece of art. Tom Well stated by Tom... Into my 18th year of retirement (went out at 53 with 31 years) I can assuredly recommend it.  Had it been money driven I would have stayed a bit longer but..."I’ll find my pleasure in the flowers…" Amen!! There are so many good lines in this write as always with your compositions. The choice of backing tracks is perfecto (great decision to use the Dixieland) for the vocal, the lyric and the entire vibe. "The “help me please” after "equities, annuities, securities" was off-the-charts good" Yep, fj picked a stellar line to comment on...nice! Superb write, performance, arrangement and production. J&B
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Greg,
Loved it! Great set of lyrics - beautifully sung (and spoken) great stuff.
Peter Thanks Peter. Much appreciated! Loved your blues guitar on your last one with J and B!! Take care. Greg
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Greg,
This is just too much fun!
Love everything about it, especially the horns. Reminded me of Randy Newman, and I can see this/hear this in a Woody Allen movie.
Great job!
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Greg,
This is great - love the vibe... Outstanding vocal and mix.
Excellent!
Bob
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Greg,
This is a fun change from the other songs I`ve heard by you.
The lyrics tell a good story (I hope the news from your advisor wasn`t that bad!) and you got the style and tone just right on the vocals - nice chorus parts too.
I think I can hear a bass line, but it seems far back,otherwise I liked your backing and especially the tuba (if that`s what it is).
Robert We think Robert had this right. Great song - loved it! Great vocal over a super vocal. You had asked what we thought about the mix. The only thing we noticed was that it sounded as though the tuba had some reverb on it. If so, perhaps back off of that just a bit. If no reverb on the tuba, ignore that - our 70 year-old ears sometimes are a little out of adjustment. I've (Alan) been retired a little over 10 years. Di has been medically retired since 1996 - 100% disabled. It's nice making out your own calendar/agenda. But, it's easy to lose track of the days! Almost every day's a weekend!!! Great fun here. loved the song! Best to you ... Alan & DI Thanks guys! It has been great to have you around so much. I've been pretty blown away by some of the great songs Al wrote! Keep posting! Take care. Greg
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Greg, This is outstanding. New Orleans style, laid back easy delivery. It sounds like a Randy Newman Co-write. I believe he would have been proud to be a part of this one. Fabulous lyrics and vocal. What's not to like in this wonderful listen and look into your current state of mind. A superb piece of art. Tom Thanks Tom. That's a very kind and flattering review! I always got a kick out of Randy Newman and a comparison is a great compliment. Much appreciated! Love Devil's Whiskey!! Take care. Greg
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Super vocal Greg. Loved the tune Greg. Retirement has been sneaking into my thought allot more frequently lately. Well done Thanks Scott! Thanks for your consistent support on the forum. Yes, retirement is sounding very nice! Hope to get there pretty soon. Take care. Greg
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Greg, this is another fabulous write from you.
I really like the 'unexpected' stops and the overall tacit delivery on 'how life is supposed to be'.
The fading horn at the end made all the right statements too.
A great write, and an excellent delivery too.
Thanks for your very kind words Trevor!! Always appreciate your thoughtful comments! Take care. Greg
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I was thinking Randy Newman, but I see Tom beat me to it A fun listen! Thanks so much Dave!! Just listened to your new one-fantastic!! Take care. Greg
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I think that this such a clever write
and wonderfully performed
and how appropriate for all of us old geezers here
lots of humor, lots of truth and wisdom
very cool song Greg, enjoyed the listen
Kenny Thanks Kenny. I love the fact that all us geezers hang on this forum! Thanks for the kind words. Loved your last one! Take care. Greg
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Greg, This is outstanding. New Orleans style, laid back easy delivery. It sounds like a Randy Newman Co-write. I believe he would have been proud to be a part of this one. Fabulous lyrics and vocal. What's not to like in this wonderful listen and look into your current state of mind. A superb piece of art. Tom Tom hit all the salient points... DRIPPING Newman! Phenomenal write. Clever and tight. The “help me please” after "equities, annuities, securities" was off-the-charts good. The perfect instrumentation. Wonderful vocal. And fun! Great listen. Thanks so much Floyd for the very kind review. Always appreciate your wonderful support! Take care. Greg fj
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hi Greg a great vocal and lyrics the mix sounds great on my system retirement oh yeah its not ugly for sure its been 4 weeks for me staying busy lots of honey do,s thanks for sharing love your stuff eric
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This is great Greg!! Most of us regular folk can relate to this one. For some reason I was thinking Jim Croce in this one, which is a compliment to any song writer! Thanks, Torrey Thanks Torrey! Appreciate the kind words. It's been great having you on the forum-lots of really great songs! Take care. Greg
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The key word here is clever. I totally enjoyed this song. From the soft easy vocal delivery to the trumpet at the end.
And some sage advice in there too.
It's something that I have been contemplating.... as I have reached the "official" retirement age..... I have to wonder if I even wish to retire at this point because I still enjoy getting up and going out to help people solve their issues and concerns.
Back to the song..... loved it. Thanks Herb! I too am struggling somewhat with the balance of work/enjoyment. At this point, I'm looking forward to retiring but some days I really enjoy working. I guess I'd say the good days are as good as ever but my tolerance for the bad ones is declining. Take care. Greg
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Hi Greg,
very nice song, well sung as usual.
Excellent chord line; a very gentle song.
Also for me retirement is the favourite subject, but unlucky I have to work for other 10 years about.
A life...
Thanks Sergio! I'm closing in on it but I always fear running out of money. Probably 2 years. Just heard your new one-very nice!! Take care. Greg
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Hello, Greg
As Robert said, this is a fun change from the other songs I've heard by you.
Something may happen to your living environment?
But still positive and your vocals are awesome ahead.
Dixieland style sound is also very fun.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.
Best regards.
Shigeki Adachi Thanks Shigeki! No, I'll be all right. Just having some fun with the concept. Always love hearing your music! Take care. Greg
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First of: You don't sound nearly as old as your words suggest you must be!
Love the whole mellow vibe... and that tuba is just a stroke of brilliance!
Just because you can, doesn't mean you should!
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Stellar song - very Harry Nilsson in the melody & lyrical wryness.
There're a couple of harsh esses that could be addressed but otherwise tres bonn.
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Very nice work Greg and definitely different from your other stuff!
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