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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.

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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)

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Originally Posted By: floyd jane
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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Originally Posted By: rsdean
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
Originally Posted By: Rob4580
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

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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



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!


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Another winner Rob, keep 'em coming, I'm enjoying listening

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Originally Posted By: floyd jane
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.

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Such a beautiful song Robert. Just love your folk songs. Such a lovely lyric. Well done...


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Originally Posted By: dcuny
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).



Originally Posted By: PeterF
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

Originally Posted By: BlueAttitude
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




Originally Posted By: floyd jane
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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Originally Posted By: Joe -PG Music
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!

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Another winner Rob, keep 'em coming, I'm enjoying listening


I appreciate the listen and comments, Graham.

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Originally Posted By: floyd jane
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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