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#422405 07/19/17 09:42 AM
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My, friends !

I must confess that
the reason for my absence
has been mostly due to
deterioriating voice and
power, something that probably
comes with aging ! A time ago
I also suffered a severe infection of
my throat, which took away my
singing voice and capability to
control it completely. I have
fought to be able to post this
song and though I could not do it
the way I wanted I think it is
acceptable for posting ! Please
forgive me for having been away but
I am sure you can understand the
frustration this has posed on me.

http://soundcloud.com/user-337827005/cant-sing

http://app.box.com/s/st5df6dwgzup9ygiqctgktoawuk13pls

The Style is : _JBallad. Sty and the instros are:

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Recorded with Mixcraft 7 Pro, reverb and compression used.

Cheers
Dani

Here are the lyrics:

COULDN´T SING ( MUSIC AND WORDS BY NORMAN WIBE)

Hi, friends, some time ago
I couldn´t sing at all
´cause I lost my voice
only noise
you could hear
comin´out of my mouth
I was frightened and full of fear
thought this was, the end of song
my comfort for so long
did not seem a way out, so
I left it all behind

Don´t know what brought it on
it surely brought me down
hadn´t it been for you
I would still be blue
though I´m here, recov´rin´
I owe you everythin´
please my darlin´ sweetheart Li
won´t you come to me
so I can bring you all my love
for being more than kind (to me)

I love you always day and night
you make my heart so light
you´re like a shinin´star
shinin´bright and far

Don´t know what brought this on
it surely brought me down
hadn´t it been for you
I would still be blue
though I´m here, recov´rin´
I owe you everythin´
please my darlin´ sweetheart Li
won´t you come to me
so I can bring you all my love
for being more than kind (to me)
My Love

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This is beautiful!

I hear your voice and super melody

more than acceptable!

glad to hear from you again,

Kenny

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A beautiful song with a lovely melodic tune. I hope you get your voice back in due course as it's a very fine tenor voice.


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What a gorgeous tune, Dani smile Even if your vocal delivery isn't up to what you consider your standards, it manages gives it an eary and unique quality that I absolutely love. Most aren't very familiar with the artist - but you remind me of Sparklehorse a bit here.

Thanks so much for sharing! Also, the fact you're not giving up even after having lost your voice is inspiring smile


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Hi, Kenny !

Thanks for your most
kind comment ! I´m glad
to hear from you too !

Cheers
Dani

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Nicely done.
Thanks for the back story.
Rob

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Hey Dani,

This is really touching and beautiful and my heart goes out to you.

Hope you get better real soon!!!

smile

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It's definitely beautiful! Lovely harmonies.
Sorry to hear about your health problems, but in this song you still sound great, and vulnerable too, which gives this song a beautiful touch.

Rob


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Hi Dani,

This sure is pretty! And those harmonies are fabulous. This is excellent.! Hope you regain your full ability to sing. We missed you! Wishing you the very best.

Alan & Di


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Dani,

Good to hear you again - hope you are on the mend. Loved the song - you still can sing and have an incredible voice.

Bob

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Don't worry Dani. You still got it! Very smooth and as always I enjoyed and am always surprised by your chord progressions. Keep on keeping on. Tom

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Dear Lambada !

Thank you for your most kind
words and for your well wishes
and hopes of me recovering
my former capability regarding
the ability to control my
singing voice and singing in tune !

Thank you !

Cheers
Dani

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Hi, Deryk !

Thank you for your
most kind comments !
This may sound okay
but in reality I´ve
put down extremely
much work just to be
able to show that I´m
still "true to the cause
and this site" !

I also want to thank you
for your kind well wishes
I do not want to give up
but if the downhill continues
I am not sure what I can do.

I have written pieces I cannot perform
at least the way they should !

Cheers
Dani

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Dani,

A very cool sound on this. Your voice is the main instrument in this - sounds great. Beautiful melody.

The strings work great. The guitar, too!

Smooth. A good listen. Keep at it, buddy...

floyd

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Glad to hear you're recov´rin´.

As others said - nice harmonies.


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Dear "dani48"...

Emotions are feelings, and vice-versa. The sound of those feelings could range from a whimper to a shout, but what penetrates the listener is the feeling within the sound.

Far as I'm concerned, you could have hummed, or whistled, even, the melody to Mr. Wibes lovely, wistful song, and no one within range of hearing it would be able deny the effect it had on their hearts. Your warm vocal harmonies infuse sweetness into the semi-bitter lyrics.

Whatever problems you believe are affecting your singing voice are more than resolved by the obviously direct pipeline that exists between your heart and the way you express what's in it. Nonetheless, I hope that you find relief from whatever is ailing you, and soon.

"bluage" (a.k.a. Loren)

P.S. The photo of you and your partner on the song's SoundCloud page is worthy of a song in itself!


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Hi Dani.

Beautiful.

It may not have your usual power, but for this song it doesn't suffer at all from that.

You voice lends a lilting and magical quality to the whole thing and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Whatever you do, don't give up - we need you here!

Cheers, ROG.

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Welcome back Dani

I think your voice is fine, maybe you are being too critical of yourself.

Another very beautiful melody, thoroughly enjoyable.


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Thank you Rob
so much for your
most kind comment !

Cheers
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Thank you David
for your compassionate
and kind words ! One
can always hope, but
after having listened to
Brian Wilson over in Pori
recently I understand that
our voices just weakens over
time, that is a natural
thing but very hard to
accept for a person who has
been " living on his singing
voice" !

Cheers
Dani

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