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When You Look At Him #495955 10/14/18 11:01 PM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,647 Sydney Australia PeterF OP Veteran
OP PeterF Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,647 Sydney Australia	When You Look At Him Keeping the Dylan thing going.... I guess this is the "alt take" as I'm going with my guide vocal because I think it was more Dylanish than Leon's take. I tried to be on the right side of parody - hope it works. Leon - lyrics and backing vocal. I sang, played rhythm, and lead gtr & harmonica. The Band: RealTracks in song: 366:Bass, Electric, Country Ev 065 RealTracks in style: 2045:Piano, Acoustic, Solo-Accompaniment CountryPopJohn Ev 085 RealTracks in song: ~688:Organ, B3, Background Pop Ev 065 RealTracks in song: 2542:Pedal Steel, Background ModernBalladAtmosphere Ev16 065 RealTracks in song: 2537:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm ModernPopSlow16thsZane Ev16 075 RealDrums in Song: NashvilleEven8^6-a:Snare, HiHat , b:Snare, HiHat Open Loop in Song: Drums\TambourineEven8ths When You Look At Him All these thoughts that are chasing around And around inside my head Conversations and observations And all the books I’ve read Don’t amount to a hill of beans When all is said and done Never will close the gap between us No matter how fast I run Never gonna see your eyes light up Like they do when you look at him Time to quit and cut my losses Throw the towel in Never gonna see you smile at me The way you smile at him Never gonna see your eyes light up Like they do when you look at him I have loved you from afar Since we were back in school Ironic that you said to me That I was no one’s fool I suspect you realise All the longing I suppress It makes you sad but not enough To change anything I guess Never gonna see your eyes light up Like they do when you look at him Time to quit and cut my losses Throw the towel in Never gonna see you smile at me The way you smile at him Never gonna see your eyes light up Like they do when you look at him I’ve been told you’re calculating Self-absorbed and vain That I’m not the only back up You’ve got on a chain But I’m not one to listen to The gossip that I hear I can’t believe someone so sweet Could be so insincere Never gonna see your eyes light up Like they do when you look at him Time to quit and cut my losses Throw the towel in Never gonna see you smile at me The way you smile at him Never gonna see your eyes light up Like they do when you look at him My friends are saying I can’t see What’s right under my nose But I have no desire to view What they’re eager to expose There are dreams we cling to Thought we know they can’t be true There are lies we tell ourselves In order to get through Never gonna see your eyes light up Like they do when you look at him Time to quit and cut my losses Throw the towel in Never gonna see you smile at me The way you smile at him Never gonna see your eyes light up Like they do when you look at him

Re: When You Look At Him PeterF #495983 10/15/18 03:29 AM User Showcase
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 6,034 Ontario, Canada BlueAttitude Veteran
BlueAttitude Veteran Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 6,034 Ontario, Canada	Yeah! This is great, guys You should handle the lead vocal more often, Peter! I dig Leon's vocals of course but you have something special happening too. Man, great lyrics! Love the harp and guitar work too. Enjoyed! Dave Blue Attitude Website Blue Attitude YouTube channel

Re: When You Look At Him PeterF #495996 10/15/18 04:00 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,883 Florida floyd jane Veteran
floyd jane Veteran Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,883 Florida	Leon & Peter, "There are dreams we cling to Thought we know they can’t be true There are lies we tell ourselves In order to get through" Nice write. Throughout. The production works well. Sort of "defines an era". This sounds like a lost track from The Band. The vocal is nice! The ending harp is terrific - perfect ending... Y'all always deliver. fj 150+ Songs produced using BIAB RealTracks And 50 more... and some more...

Re: When You Look At Him PeterF #496061 10/15/18 07:44 AM 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	Yes, very very Dylan!! In a good way!! Never heard you guys do something like this. A strong effort all the way around....lyric, arrangement, vocal, and instruments. Great stuff guys!! Take care. Greg

Re: When You Look At Him PeterF #496113 10/15/18 01:13 PM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,477 North Carolina David Snyder Veteran
David Snyder Veteran Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,477 North Carolina	Good song Peter! I really like the production on this. The vocals are great ans the lyric and composition are excellent. David Snyder Songwriter/Renaissance Man Studio + Fingers https://davidsnydersongs.com/ https://spoti.fi/359Gigs www.davidsnydermusic.com/ www.reverbnation.com/davidpsnyder www.soundcloud.com/davidsnyderchannel https://www.songtradr.com/user/profile/david.snyder

Re: When You Look At Him PeterF #496129 10/15/18 01:35 PM User Showcase
Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,357 Robertkc Veteran
Robertkc Veteran Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,357	Peter & Leon, Another excellent lyric... Leon does that wry observation thing as well as anyone I can think of. This is the first time I`ve heard you lead the vocal, Peter and I like your twang- sure its Dylanesque, but its still all yours! The rollicking backing is just right for the song - which is catchy as well as smart. Cool, very cool. Robert Last edited by Robertkc; 10/15/18 01:37 PM.

Re: When You Look At Him PeterF #496154 10/15/18 05:36 PM User Showcase
Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 2,360 Middletown, PA. 44kfl Veteran
44kfl Veteran Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 2,360 Middletown, PA.	It does sound like Dylan with The Band cool, strong lyrics and nice vocals enjoyed the listen! Kenny

Re: When You Look At Him BlueAttitude #496172 10/15/18 10:03 PM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,647 Sydney Australia PeterF OP Veteran
OP PeterF Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,647 Sydney Australia	Originally Posted By: BlueAttitude Yeah! This is great, guys You should handle the lead vocal more often, Peter! I dig Leon's vocals of course but you have something special happening too. Man, great lyrics! Love the harp and guitar work too. Enjoyed! Thanks a lot Dave. Just blew into the harmonica and hoped for the best. Peter

Re: When You Look At Him PeterF #496178 10/16/18 01:06 AM User Showcase
Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 4,497 Kyrkslätt, Finland dani48 Veteran
dani48 Veteran Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 4,497 Kyrkslätt, Finland	Hi, Peter & Leon !:)) Those lyrics and that melody ! I could never ever come up with anything even close to that !! Wonderful, guys ! five thumbs up from me !:)) Cheers Dani

Re: When You Look At Him PeterF #496215 10/16/18 05:16 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 16,073 GA USA Janice & Bud Veteran
Janice & Bud Veteran Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 16,073 GA USA	Whoa....man, does that ever capture Dylan's mid 60's period...was that Al Kooper on the organ? As Robert so well stated, "Leon does that wry observation thing as well as anyone I can think of" And, you nailed that Dylanesque vocal feel. Something we should hear more of! Nice guitar, write, vocals, harp...nice everything. Well done y'all!!! 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: When You Look At Him floyd jane #496275 10/16/18 11:27 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,647 Sydney Australia PeterF OP Veteran
OP PeterF Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,647 Sydney Australia	Originally Posted By: floyd jane Leon & Peter, "There are dreams we cling to Thought we know they can’t be true There are lies we tell ourselves In order to get through" Nice write. Throughout. The production works well. Sort of "defines an era". This sounds like a lost track from The Band. The vocal is nice! The ending harp is terrific - perfect ending... Y'all always deliver. Thanks appreciate the support floyd. Peter fj

Re: When You Look At Him PeterF #496374 10/17/18 04:01 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 8,298 Edmonton, Ab, Canada Scott C Veteran
Scott C Veteran Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 8,298 Edmonton, Ab, Canada	Peter I am with Dave on this one. You have an excellent voice. This song has a great vocal, super lyric and excellent backtrack. Loved the guitar dancing in the background Scott Collingwood https://soundcloud.com/scottt709 https://soundcloud.com/spiritlevel-ca https://www.youtube.com/@SpiritLevel-ge3hm/

Re: When You Look At Him PeterF #496382 10/17/18 04:52 AM User Showcase
Joined: Feb 2017 Posts: 3,414 Deryk - PG Music PG Music Staff
Deryk - PG Music PG Music Staff Joined: Feb 2017 Posts: 3,414	Really nice work As others mentioned, this definitely has a Dylan vibe to it. Love the backing tracks, love your vocals, and love the lyrics too. Nicely catchy and really powerful with its delivery as well. Not a thing I'd change on this one - thanks for sharing Cheers, Deryk

Re: When You Look At Him PeterF #496410 10/17/18 08:52 AM User Showcase
Joined: May 2017 Posts: 1,685 beatmaster Expert
beatmaster Expert Joined: May 2017 Posts: 1,685	Dylan sound alike definitely and a song to match the man himself. Good stuff. win 10 64 bit 16gb,i7 chip, ssd 500gb, m-audio air, ,Roland BK-7M, 1000,shure sm7b,sonar,acid,mixcraft, variety of plugins.Sample tank 3,Kontakt. TC Helicon Voicelive 3 2 . https://beatmaster1.bandcamp.com/releases

Re: When You Look At Him Greg Johnson #496438 10/17/18 11:27 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,647 Sydney Australia PeterF OP Veteran
OP PeterF Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,647 Sydney Australia	Originally Posted By: Greg Johnson Yes, very very Dylan!! In a good way!! Never heard you guys do something like this. A strong effort all the way around....lyric, arrangement, vocal, and instruments. Great stuff guys!! Take care. Greg Thanks a lot Greg. Peter

Re: When You Look At Him David Snyder #496439 10/17/18 11:28 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,647 Sydney Australia PeterF OP Veteran
OP PeterF Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,647 Sydney Australia	Originally Posted By: David Snyder Good song Peter! I really like the production on this. The vocals are great ans the lyric and composition are excellent. Appreciate the comments David. Peter

Re: When You Look At Him PeterF #496468 10/17/18 02:35 PM User Showcase
Joined: Sep 2018 Posts: 3,639 Virginia USA Ezekiel's Storm Veteran
Ezekiel's Storm Veteran Joined: Sep 2018 Posts: 3,639 Virginia USA	Great lyrics, especially the chorus. I wish I would have penned that. And yes, very Dylan.

Re: When You Look At Him Robertkc #496608 10/18/18 10:54 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,647 Sydney Australia PeterF OP Veteran
OP PeterF Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,647 Sydney Australia	Originally Posted By: Robertkc Peter & Leon, Another excellent lyric... Leon does that wry observation thing as well as anyone I can think of. This is the first time I`ve heard you lead the vocal, Peter and I like your twang- sure its Dylanesque, but its still all yours! The rollicking backing is just right for the song - which is catchy as well as smart. Cool, very cool. Robert Thanks Robert Peter

Re: When You Look At Him 44kfl #496609 10/18/18 10:55 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,647 Sydney Australia PeterF OP Veteran
OP PeterF Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,647 Sydney Australia	Originally Posted By: 44kfl It does sound like Dylan with The Band cool, strong lyrics and nice vocals enjoyed the listen! Kenny Appreciate the comments Kenny. Peter

Re: When You Look At Him PeterF #496620 10/18/18 12:58 PM User Showcase
Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 1,831 gruverider Expert
gruverider Expert Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 1,831	"My friends are saying I can’t see What’s right under my nose But I have no desire to view What they’re eager to expose There are dreams we cling to Thought we know they can’t be true There are lies we tell ourselves In order to get through" Wonderful writing! Great retro vibe - To the composition and especially the vocal! well done all around! Last edited by gruverider; 10/18/18 12:59 PM.

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