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Charlottesville #461427 03/10/18 03:09 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 8,970 Northeastern USA rsdean OP Veteran
OP rsdean Veteran Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 8,970 Northeastern USA	Hi All, Here's something new - this is called Charlottesville. The sun sinks low in Charlottesville On an evil August night You can smell the citronella You can see it burning bright The fear is rising slowly From the windows up above You can almost hear the footsteps And their words have run amok The sun comes up in Charlottesville There's a new day ahead You can see the strangers gather You can almost feel the dread The streets are filling slowly From the first light of the day You can read the printed signposts And the flags now on display The sun comes up in Charlottesville In the middle of the day You can see the monsters prowling You can smell the pepper spray The crowd is in slow motion From the blinding metal weather You can see the flowers scatter And the tears upon the heather The sun sinks low in Charlottesville On a somber August night You can see the shadows running You can feel their vile delight The house is in disorder From the streets and all around You can hear the voices singing And the rising of this town The sun sinks low in Charlottesville The sun sinks low in Charlottesville The sun sinks low in Charlottesville The sun sinks low in Charlottesville The sun comes up in Charlottesville The sun comes up in Charlottesville The sun comes up in Charlottesville All BIAB Tracks: 1253: Bass, Electric, PopShiningHeld Ev 120 1262: Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm Ev 120 634: Guitar, Electric, Rhythm PopAmericanMuted Ev 120 RealDrums: MetalSlowTomGroove: a: Toms, b: Busy Toms As always, thanks for listening. Bob Robert S. Dean - SoundCloud Song Channel

Re: Charlottesville rsdean #461431 03/10/18 04:21 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,491 North Carolina David Snyder Veteran
David Snyder Veteran Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,491 North Carolina	Great lyrics. One thing that bothered me personally about the whole scene was that Time magazine photo center spread of some twenty something year olds smiling and cheering while a young person beat a crippled old man with a crutch while he was lying on the street helpless and undefended. No one stepped in to say don't beat an old man with a baseball bat. No, they cheered and smiled while old old man was beaten and it is all on camera. But hell, at least they were on the right side. Media Heroes. I am sure Jesus was very impressed and will show them which door to take when they make it to the other side. If I could move to a different planet I would. This one is messed up. Glad you kept the song murky because it is all murky. Murkier than Satan's innermost hellhole. David Snyder Songwriter/Renaissance Man Studio + Fingers https://davidsnydersongs.com/ https://spoti.fi/359Gigs www.davidsnydermusic.com/ www.reverbnation.com/davidpsnyder www.soundcloud.com/david-snyder-gigs4 https://www.songtradr.com/user/profile/david.snyder

Re: Charlottesville rsdean #461563 03/11/18 12:57 AM User Showcase
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 6,062 Ontario, Canada BlueAttitude Veteran
BlueAttitude Veteran Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 6,062 Ontario, Canada	Excellent writing! Spoken word really works well here. Man, what a powerful song! On my second listen .... Dave Blue Attitude Website Blue Attitude YouTube channel

Re: Charlottesville rsdean #461591 03/11/18 06:48 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 16,128 GA USA Janice & Bud Veteran
Janice & Bud Veteran Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 16,128 GA USA	Wow! That is strong stuff. The spoken word, the band and the arrangement are all in sync with the ominous feel. This deserves a ton of listens! The mix is pro level sounding on our monitors and is a classic example of how often less is more. Great! 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

Re: Charlottesville rsdean #461593 03/11/18 07:10 AM User Showcase
Joined: May 2008 Posts: 5,086 Nashville, TN Sundance Veteran
Sundance Veteran Joined: May 2008 Posts: 5,086 Nashville, TN	Heavy and deep. Not easy to write a song about tragedies like this. Impressive how you wrote this through unbiased eyes of a poet capturing the high emotion with such great imagery. Great job on the arrangement and production too Bob. Youtube Channel Soundcloud

Re: Charlottesville David Snyder #461608 03/11/18 09:30 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 8,970 Northeastern USA rsdean OP Veteran
OP rsdean Veteran Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 8,970 Northeastern USA	David, Thanks - much appreciated. I like your description of murky... I also wanted to take a bit of a LoFi approach with the mix / recording. Thanks again. Bob Robert S. Dean - SoundCloud Song Channel

Re: Charlottesville rsdean #461611 03/11/18 09:50 AM User Showcase
Joined: Apr 2014 Posts: 433 Montréal Quebec Canada LPman Journeyman
LPman Journeyman Joined: Apr 2014 Posts: 433 Montréal Quebec Canada	Hi rsdean I've wanted to post some of my political views, in my songs. I mentioned a one world order religion, that I wondered was doomed to fail... My song (hello world), but I think your song is better fashioned for that, kodos to you. Tethered 2018- Band-in-a-Box 2018 Source Files

Re: Charlottesville rsdean #461654 03/11/18 01:06 PM User Showcase
Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 1,057 Maryland SpaceDog Expert
SpaceDog Expert Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 1,057 Maryland	Great writing. I wish i had the courage to write on such an important topic. Well done.

Re: Charlottesville rsdean #461697 03/11/18 02:56 PM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 8,330 Edmonton, Ab, Canada Scott C Veteran
Scott C Veteran Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 8,330 Edmonton, Ab, Canada	That blew me away Bob. As soon as the started I sat up in my chair. What a powerful song. Life at is worse and song writing at its best. Well done. Incredible delivery.. Scott Collingwood https://soundcloud.com/scottt709 https://soundcloud.com/spiritlevel-ca https://www.youtube.com/@SpiritLevel-ge3hm/

Re: Charlottesville rsdean #461705 03/11/18 03:06 PM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 7,052 Davis, CA G Greg Johnson Veteran
Greg Johnson Veteran G Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 7,052 Davis, CA	Powerful lyrics Bob!! This is a fantastic production, and great mix. One of my faves of so many by you that I really like!! Take care. Greg

Re: Charlottesville BlueAttitude #461716 03/11/18 03:22 PM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 8,970 Northeastern USA rsdean OP Veteran
OP rsdean Veteran Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 8,970 Northeastern USA	Dave, Thanks - much appreciated. Bob Robert S. Dean - SoundCloud Song Channel

Re: Charlottesville rsdean #461721 03/11/18 04:46 PM User Showcase
Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 3,615 Murgon Queensland Australia Rob4580 Veteran
Rob4580 Veteran Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 3,615 Murgon Queensland Australia	You painted a word picture masterpiece. Very clever write this one. Very moody and captivating. Thanks for listing. Rob. https://soundcloud.com/ironbarkbob https://open.spotify.com/artist/6IPuZM4B48Drnd38DEWC7L https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoXdTc0EC_3aaZSqT4dyzug Using Studio One.

Re: Charlottesville rsdean #461727 03/11/18 07:23 PM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,921 Florida floyd jane Veteran
floyd jane Veteran Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,921 Florida	One of your all-time best, Bob - and THAT is saying a lot... Excellent write - start to finish. Excellent production. You used that piano SO effectively...all the instruments for that matter. Exceptional! Powerful writing and producing and vocal. Bravo. fj 150+ Songs produced using BIAB RealTracks And 50 more... and some more...

Re: Charlottesville Sundance #461731 03/11/18 09:04 PM User Showcase
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 20,571 Australia Noel96 Veteran
Noel96 Veteran Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 20,571 Australia	Originally Posted By: Sundance Heavy and deep. Not easy to write a song about tragedies like this. Impressive how you wrote this through unbiased eyes of a poet capturing the high emotion with such great imagery. Great job on the arrangement and production too Bob. Bob, I second Josie's comments. She said exactly what I was thinking as I listened. You've done a spectacular job with this. It's a very powerful composition and your arrangement and your performance catapult it into the territory of exceptional songwriting. Regards, Noel MY SONGS... Audiophile BIAB 2026 audios on Soundcloud

Re: Charlottesville Janice & Bud #461752 03/12/18 12:25 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 8,970 Northeastern USA rsdean OP Veteran
OP rsdean Veteran Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 8,970 Northeastern USA	Janice & Bud, Thanks very much. Bob Robert S. Dean - SoundCloud Song Channel

Re: Charlottesville rsdean #461782 03/12/18 05:28 AM User Showcase
Joined: Jun 2017 Posts: 3,007 BC Ember - PG Music PG Music Staff
Ember - PG Music PG Music Staff Joined: Jun 2017 Posts: 3,007 BC	I had to play this song a few times so that I could really appreciate it. It has so many subtleties that I really appreciate, and I think you did a great job with making the song really pop even with it being more mellow with its sound. Rad job. Thanks for sharing! Cheers, Ember

Re: Charlottesville rsdean #461797 03/12/18 07:19 AM User Showcase
Joined: Sep 2017 Posts: 723 Virginia Belladonna Journeyman
Belladonna Journeyman Joined: Sep 2017 Posts: 723 Virginia	Nice arrangement and song. It's really tough to write a political song. No matter what side of the isle you are on you risk offending at least 50% of your listeners. We always think we're right and have the moral high ground. However a little humility will tell most of us that we all have blind spots, facts we don't know and many issues are very complicated. I remember the old saying "The Road to Hell is paved with good intentions". I think it helped that you kept your lyrics a little vague. I was just reading comments this morning about Tim McGraw as it seems he collapsed on stage in Ireland and some of his fans are done with him and his music due to some recent comments and positions he's taken. We all have a right to our beliefs, but if you're out there making music and money, there's a responsibility to not alienate your fans, unless I guess you've made all the money you want or need and don't really care. My two cents.

Re: Charlottesville rsdean #461799 03/12/18 07:51 AM User Showcase
Joined: Feb 2018 Posts: 65 Livermore, CA, USA K kybordr Enthusiast
kybordr Enthusiast K Joined: Feb 2018 Posts: 65 Livermore, CA, USA	Robert...another excellent, excellent write. You have a real gift for creating strong imagery through verse. There is real craftsmanship here. Not to mention the excellent production. Well done!!

Re: Charlottesville Scott C #461803 03/12/18 08:42 AM User Showcase
Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,357 Robertkc Veteran
Robertkc Veteran Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,357	Originally Posted By: Scott C That blew me away Bob. As soon as the started I sat up in my chair. What a powerful song. Life at is worse and song writing at its best. Well done. Incredible delivery.. Bob, I agree with Scott and those that appreciate how fine a line you`ve balanced in writing this. Wonderfully stripped down production... the pulsing end without a solo instrument allows the effect of your lyrics to sink in. Definitely up there with your best work. Robert

Re: Charlottesville rsdean #461811 03/12/18 09:27 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 3,365 York, England ROG Veteran
ROG Veteran Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 3,365 York, England	Hi Bob, A very intimidating song, but in a very good way. Bearing in mind the subject matter, the feel is spot-on. A very clever write which is thought provoking and leaves you with an uneasy feeling, but also with the need to play it again. Excellent. ROG. Free online guitar lessons. Cours de guitare gratuit en ligne.

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