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Too Lovely For Words Style is _RISING.STY (Rising Fingerpicking w/Drums) RealTracks in style: ~2474:Bass, Acoustic, Held Ev 085 RealTracks in style: ~2505:Piano, Electric, HeldChords 085 RealTracks in style: 2914:Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking Folky16thsBrent Ev16 08 RT2338 Violin Pop Low ev085 RT Violin Pop High ev085 chingching loop A love song. Constructive comments welcome. Too Lovely For Words when our hands met it was a May morning touching a November afternoon in your bangles and petals I guess you heard B-side songs from a lonely room you said I can`t make rivers run uphill I`m not much younger than you I`ve seen other dreams show up a day too late a dollar short a little out of tune it all falls away whisper that cliche you are you are too lovely for words too lovely for words from a tower of clouds you can calculate openings in the sky `til someone dances through your design springtime in her eye we rolled up the clouds I lost some grey to the rain and dust our own patch of dirt in flints and flowers somewhere we dug up the boy and girl we were it all falls away whisper that cliche you are you are too lovely for words too lovely for words hold me and say those lovely words © Robert Cordrey June 2018
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Robert,
This is absolutely beautiful...
Love the song, arrangement and your vocal treatment. Great clear mix.
Bob
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My first thoughts were John Denver but this is way more complex vocal wise. The strings are a good touch. Very pretty emotional tune. Really enjoyed my listen. Nicely done. Rob
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Robert,
This has a very haunting sound. The backing, your vivid lyric imagery sung with soft and gentle vocals and the restful flow of lyrics and melody created a very pleasant effect. Your choice of instrumentation was excellent. You captured my imagination!
All the best,
Noel
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Well done! The strings were especially lovely, especially in stereo.
Nicely sung, evocative lyrics.
The sparse arrangement works really well.
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Robert
Beautifully done in all aspects - lyrically, vocally and composition wise.
Lovely sound and excellent work.
Peter
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Very nice, Robert!
As always lots of great lines. My favorite:
"I`ve seen other dreams show up a day too late
a dollar short a little out of tune"
Nice job on the track too, I like it when the strings come in and the chingching loop is subtle and effective.
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Robert,
"Lovely" describes this in so many ways...
A lovely write, a lovely arrangement - perfect RT choices, A lovely vocal...
"in your bangles and petals I guess you heard
B-side songs from a lonely room"
Nice.
(This once brought to mind Murray McLauchlan)
fj
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Robert,
"Lovely" describes this in so many ways...
A lovely write, a lovely arrangement - perfect RT choices, A lovely vocal...
"in your bangles and petals I guess you heard
B-side songs from a lonely room"
Nice.
(This once brought to mind Murray McLauchlan)
fj I agree with all that!! Except I don't know who Murray McLauchlan is. This is so well done in every way. One of my faves of yours for sure!! Take care. Greg
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Robert,
This is absolutely beautiful...
Love the song, arrangement and your vocal treatment. Great clear mix.
Bob Bob, Thank you! I`ve been working on a formula for vocals on the folky tunes that sure makes the mixing easier. Glad you liked this. Robert My first thoughts were John Denver but this is way more complex vocal wise. The strings are a good touch. Very pretty emotional tune. Really enjoyed my listen. Nicely done. Rob Thanks Rob, I appreciate the listen and positive comments. Robert Robert,
This has a very haunting sound. The backing, your vivid lyric imagery sung with soft and gentle vocals and the restful flow of lyrics and melody created a very pleasant effect. Your choice of instrumentation was excellent. You captured my imagination!
All the best,
Noel Noel, Good to hear that the effect was pleasant- funnily enough I found the lyrics on this song difficult ( many rewrites), so thank you for saying the result of my struggles has a flow! Robert
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Hi Robertkc, Great work on this! I really enjoyed the overall tone of this. Fantastic choice of instrumentation. Loved the strings and vocals too. Thanks for sharing!
Cheers,
Joe
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Another winner Rob, keep 'em coming, I'm enjoying listening
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Robert,
"Lovely" describes this in so many ways...
A lovely write, a lovely arrangement - perfect RT choices, A lovely vocal...
"in your bangles and petals I guess you heard
B-side songs from a lonely room"
Nice.
(This once brought to mind Murray McLauchlan)
fj I agree with all that!! Except I don't know who Murray McLauchlan is. This is so well done in every way. One of my faves of yours for sure!! Take care. Greg Everything Greg and Floyd said. There simply aren't enough superlatives to adequately describe the gentle beauty of this song. And wow - what gorgeous vocal! If beauty didn't already have a definition, this would be the perfect way to describe it. Alan
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Such a beautiful song Robert. Just love your folk songs. Such a lovely lyric. Well done...
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Well done! The strings were especially lovely, especially in stereo.
Nicely sung, evocative lyrics.
The sparse arrangement works really well. Thank you, glad you liked this. The high/low violins seemed to work better than cello on this song ( and eliminates that niggly question about panning for the solo). Robert
Beautifully done in all aspects - lyrically, vocally and composition wise.
Lovely sound and excellent work.
Peter That`s very kind, Peter - a big thank you! Robert Very nice, Robert!
As always lots of great lines. My favorite:
"I`ve seen other dreams show up a day too late
a dollar short a little out of tune"
Nice job on the track too, I like it when the strings come in and the chingching loop is subtle and effective. Dave, I`m always pleased when the lyrics stand out... but especially for a guitarist! Thanks for your listen and positive comments. Robert Robert,
"Lovely" describes this in so many ways...
A lovely write, a lovely arrangement - perfect RT choices, A lovely vocal...
"in your bangles and petals I guess you heard
B-side songs from a lonely room"
Nice.
(This once brought to mind Murray McLauchlan)
fj Floyd, And there`s me thinking only Canadians listened to Murray - he wrote some good songs, so thanks for that... and all your supportive feedback. Robert
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Hi Robertkc, Great work on this! I really enjoyed the overall tone of this. Fantastic choice of instrumentation. Loved the strings and vocals too. Thanks for sharing! Thank you, Joe! Another winner Rob, keep 'em coming, I'm enjoying listening I appreciate the listen and comments, Graham. Robert,
"Lovely" describes this in so many ways...
A lovely write, a lovely arrangement - perfect RT choices, A lovely vocal...
"in your bangles and petals I guess you heard
B-side songs from a lonely room"
Nice.
(This once brought to mind Murray McLauchlan)
fj I agree with all that!! Except I don't know who Murray McLauchlan is. This is so well done in every way. One of my faves of yours for sure!! Take care. Greg Greg, Glad you liked this. Murray has a way with folksy wisdom in his lyrics and a very simple style. I haven`t listened to him in years but he`s worth checking out. Robert
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Nice write and vocals.
I liked this and enjoyed it.
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Robert this is sooo pretty. Poetic and earthy - real heart tugger with the vocal and arrangement.
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Robert, you have a powerful talent for visual imagery.
from a tower of clouds you can calculate
openings in the sky
`til someone dances through your design
springtime in her eye
Wonderful.
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Beautiful song Robert, such a top notch vocal to go with the music and lyrics!!
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